je-ne-sais-quoi

Submitted by Anaïs Pierre on 2015-04-04

Idiomatic translations of "je-ne-sais-quoi"

Bulgarian
...какво знам аз...
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French
un petit rien
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German
...was weiß ich,...
Italian
un (certo) non so che...
Romanian
[un/ o] nu ştiu ce/ nu-ş' ce
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Turkish
benim bildigim

Meanings of "je-ne-sais-quoi"

English

Literally translates out to "I do not know what", but can be used to describe a lack of something.

Explained by Anaïs PierreAnaïs Pierre on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 00:25
Explained by Anaïs PierreAnaïs Pierre
Japanese

元の意味は「私の知らない何か(Eng. I don't know what)」、転じて「得体の知れないもの」「言葉では言い表せないもの」という意味で用いられる。

Explained by Jelly CatJelly Cat on Sat, 04/04/2015 - 00:38
Explained by Jelly CatJelly Cat
Russian

Похоже на наше "Не знаю почему". Используется для описания чего-то, чему нельзя найти логическое объяснение. Человеческие поступки, чувства и т.п.

Explained by DemoniaDemonia on Mon, 27/03/2017 - 09:44
Explained by DemoniaDemonia