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le flair

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Definition: (figurative) nose, ability; (people) intuition, sixth sense; (dogs) sense of smell

Il a du flair pour la politique - He has a good nose for politics.

Elle a du flair - She has good intuition.

Ce chien a du flair - This dog has a good sense of smell.

Related: flairer - to smell, sniff, scent, sense

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