je ne sais quoi
'I do not know what'; indescribable attractive attribute or quality; 'a certain something'.
2006-12-03 06:32:15
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answer #1
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answered by Anonymous
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The spelling is, as many wrote very correctly "je ne sais quoi".
It does mean "that something I can't describe". You can even use the phrase as a noun: "UN je ne sais quoi".
So, you can say, for instance, "il y a je ne sais quoi qui cloche" (there is something wrong, I don't know what"
Or: Elle a "un je ne sais quoi" qui fait tout son charme. (She's got that something"
With almost the same meaning, even if a little weaker, you could say: "Elle a un petit quelquechose" (she has a little something".
2006-12-03 09:55:51
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answer #2
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answered by Beatrice B 2
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As Helen p says:
"It means "I don't know what". It can often be used to describe something with that extra special bit that can't be described. "
in french: "je ne sais quoi" or abbreviated (very casual) "je n'sais quoi"
an example: "il y a chez elle un petit je ne sais quoi qui me plait au plus haut point"
(could be translated as "she has something very special that I like most than anything else") (sorry for my english: i am french speaking)
2006-12-03 07:09:32
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answered by dours 5
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Literal meaning - I don't know what.
Spelling - Je ne sais quoi.
2006-12-03 06:28:41
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answered by JJ 7
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je ne sais quoi= mean the person you talking about have something you cant define but you appreciate it a lot
she have something more than another
source= i am french!!!!
2006-12-03 07:45:33
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answered by steph 5
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Je ne sais quoi.
Something I cannot define.
2006-12-03 08:41:07
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answered by WISE OWL 7
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It means...I do not know. I think the spelling is J' ne sais quoi but my written French is terrible.
2006-12-03 06:28:29
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answered by Anonymous
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Do you by any remote chance mean "Je ne sais quoi", which is French for "I don't know what" ?
2006-12-03 06:29:27
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answered by Anonymous
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It is spelled
"Je ne sais quoi"
It is french for "I don't know what."
2006-12-03 08:01:50
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answered by Rockie 2
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It means "I don't know what". It can often be used to describe something with that extra special bit that can't be described.
2006-12-03 06:31:59
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answered by helen p 4
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