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saurochore
adjective
saurochorous
saurochorie
noun, feminine
saurochory
sauropode
noun, masculine
sauropod (dinosaur of infraorder Sauropoda)
sauropside
noun, masculine
sauropsid
saussurien
adjective
Saussurean
saut
noun, masculine
jump; vault: ellipsis of saut de cheval; rapids (fast section of a river or stream)
saut d'obstacles
noun, masculine
show jumping
saut dans l'inconnu
noun, masculine
leap in the dark, leap into the unknown
saut de cheval
noun, masculine
vault; vaulting horse; vaulting table
swan dive
saut de lapin
noun, masculine
bunny hop
saut de ligne
noun, masculine
line break
saut de puce
noun, masculine
hop; skip
saut en hauteur
noun, masculine
high jump
saut en longueur
noun, masculine
long jump
saut périlleux
noun, masculine
somersault
saut à l'élastique
noun, masculine
bungee jumping
saut à la corde
noun, masculine
jump rope, skip rope (the game)
saut à la perche
noun, masculine
pole vault
saut à ski
noun, masculine
ski jump; ski jumping
saut-de-loup
noun, masculine
ditch, haha; an opening placed at ground level that allows natural light to illuminate a basement
saute
noun, feminine
swing
saute d'humeur
noun, feminine
mood swing
saute-au-paf
noun, feminine
nympho, sex-mad woman
saute-mouton
noun, masculine
leapfrog
saute-ruisseau
noun, masculine
skip-kennel
sauter
verb
to jump, leap; to jump over; to sauté; to bang, hump, have sex with; to skip (pass from one step directly to a later step without going through the intervening ones)
to fall on someone's neck
to be plain as the nose on one's face, to stick out a mile, to stare in the face; to jump out (to be obvious, conspicuous, visible, plain to see)
to take the plunge
synonym of tomber sur le paletot
to jump rope, to skip rope
sautereau
noun, masculine
the jack or hopper of a pianoforte etc.; grasshopper
sauterelle
noun, feminine
bush-cricket; grasshopper, locust; sauterelle (instrument to trace and form angles)
sauterie
noun, feminine
hop (informal dance meeting); ceremony, do
sauteur
noun, masculine
jumper (person who jumps); long jumper, triple jumper; libertine, fornicator
sauteur en hauteur
noun, masculine
high jumper
sauteur en longueur
noun, masculine
long jumper
sauteuse
noun, feminine
female equivalent of sauteur; sautoire (heavy skillet)
sautillant
adjective
hopping; jerky
sautillement
noun, masculine
hopping, skipping; hop, skip
to hop (make small jumps); to skip; to bound
sautoir
noun, masculine
chain (long necklace of pearls); saltire (geometric design in the shape of an X); jumping pit; sautoire
sauté
noun, masculine
sauté (dish cooked by sautéing)
sauvable
adjective
savable (capable of being saved)
sauvage
adjective
wild, untouched, unspoiled, pristine; wild, untamed, not domesticated (often used to qualify a wild alternative or pendant for a cultivated plant or domestic animal); feral; primitive, uncivilized; coarse, unrefined
sauvage
noun, masculine
barbarian, savage; hermit, recluse; Amerindian; an Amerindian language
savagely, wildly
sauvageon
noun, masculine
wildling, plant spawned in nature without human intervention
sauvageon
noun, masculine
youngster left for itself not put into education
sauvageon
adjective
wildling
sauvagerie
noun, feminine
savagery; savagery, barbarity
sauvagine
noun, feminine
waterfowl
every man for himself; devil take the hindmost
sauve-qui-peut
noun, masculine
rout
sauvegarde
noun, feminine
protection, safeguard (protection granted by any authority); certificate, protection (of the writing by which this protection is granted); protection, safeguard (a person or thing that serves as a guarantee and defence against a danger that one fears); back-up, backup, saving (action of keeping important information safe); back-up, backup (the secure data themselves)
to safeguard; to protect; to preserve, to keep intact; to save; to back up
sauver
verb
to save, rescue; to protect; to save; to escape, run away; to save (conserve, prevent the wasting of)
to save face
to save face