saluer
Concise Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary © 2009 Oxford University Press:
saluer /salɥe/ (conjugate⇒) transitive verb
- (dire bonjour) to greet [personne];
~ qn de la main to wave to ou at sb;
~ qn de la tête to nod to sb;
~ qn de loin/en passant to acknowledge sb from a distance/in passing;
saluez-la de ma part say hello to her from me;
~ le public to take a bow;
- (dire au revoir) to say goodbye to [personne];
je vous salue I'll say goodbye;
- (accueillir) to greet [personne];
- Mil to salute [soldat, officier, drapeau, navire];
- (accueillir avec satisfaction) to welcome [décision, résultat];
- (rendre hommage) to salute [héros];
to pay tribute to [défunt] ;
to praise [travail, attitude];
je vous salue Marie hail Mary.
'saluer' found in these Oxford entries:
French:
English:
