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soigné

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soi·gné also soi·gnée  (swän-y)
adj.
1. Showing sophisticated elegance; fashionable: a soigné little club.
2. Well-groomed; polished: The soigné celebrity granted a brief interview.
[French, from Old French, past participle of soigner, to take care of, of Germanic origin.]
soigné feminine, soignée [ˈswɑːnjeɪ (French) swaɲe]
adj
well-groomed; elegant
[French, from soigner to take good care of, of Germanic origin; compare Old Saxon sunnea care]
Translations
soigné [ˈswɑːnjeɪ] ADJ → pulcro, acicalado
soigné
adj → gepflegt, soigniert (geh)
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The Hearst Family by Gillian Reagan / The New York Observer
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