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Provençal proverb

Aquéu a la sentido.

Philosophers

Maritime Provençal

Aquéu a la sentido.

Meaning

That one has the nose for it.

Theme

Philosophers

Source : La Tour-Keyrié, Recueil de proverbes provençaux (1882), Gallica — public domain. Maritime Mistralian normalisation by Lingua Nostra.

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