savoir-faire
Learn English With Jokes Placez le pointeur de la souris sur les mots soulignés, sans cliquer. Three French boys are discussing what it means to have savoir-faire GRACE, TACT AND FINESSE . The first boy says, “It is like this. If a man comes home and finds his wife in bed with AU LIT AVEC another man, and quietly SILENCIEUSEMENT he tiptoes MARCHE SUR LA POINTE DES PIEDS away so as to not disturb them LES DÉRANGER then he has savoir-faire GRACE, TACT AND FINESSE .” The second boy says, “No, that is laisser-faire LAISSER FAIRE . If the man tips his hat INCLINE SON CHAPEAU and says, ‘Excuse me. Please continue,’ then he has savoir-faire GRACE, TACT AND FINESSE .” The third boy says, “No. It is like this. If a man comes home, finds his wife in bed with AU LIT AVEC another man, and he tips his hat INCLINE SON CHAPEAU and says, ‘Please continue,’ and the other man keeps at it CONTINUE , then HE has savoir-faire GRACE, TACT AND FINESSE .” ...