"sauver" meaning in French

See sauver in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /so.ve/ Audio: Fr-sauver.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Middle French saulver, from Old French sauver, salver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus. In the sense specific to North America, a semantic loan from English save. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|saulver|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French saulver, {{inh+|fr|frm|saulver}} Inherited from Middle French saulver, {{inh|fr|fro|sauver}} Old French sauver, {{inh|fr|LL.|salvō|salvāre|to save}} Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), {{inh|fr|la|salvus}} Latin salvus, {{semantic loan|fr|en|save|nocap=1}} semantic loan from English save Head templates: {{fr-verb}} sauver Inflection templates: {{fr-conj-auto}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], sauver [infinitive], avoir + past participle [infinitive, multiword-construction], sauvant [gerund, participle, present], ayant + past participle [gerund, multiword-construction, participle, present], sauvé [participle, past], sauve [first-person, indicative, present, singular], sauves [indicative, present, second-person, singular], sauve [indicative, present, singular, third-person], sauvons [first-person, indicative, plural, present], sauvez [indicative, plural, present, second-person], sauvent [indicative, plural, present, third-person], sauvais [first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular], sauvais [imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular], sauvait [imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person], sauvions [first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural], sauviez [imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person], sauvaient [imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person], sauvai [first-person, historic, indicative, past, singular], sauvas [historic, indicative, past, second-person, singular], sauva [historic, indicative, past, singular, third-person], sauvâmes [first-person, historic, indicative, past, plural], sauvâtes [historic, indicative, past, plural, second-person], sauvèrent [historic, indicative, past, plural, third-person], sauverai [first-person, future, indicative, singular], sauveras [future, indicative, second-person, singular], sauvera [future, indicative, singular, third-person], sauverons [first-person, future, indicative, plural], sauverez [future, indicative, plural, second-person], sauveront [future, indicative, plural, third-person], sauverais [conditional, first-person, singular], sauverais [conditional, second-person, singular], sauverait [conditional, singular, third-person], sauverions [conditional, first-person, plural], sauveriez [conditional, plural, second-person], sauveraient [conditional, plural, third-person], present indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, present], imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle [indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect], past historic of avoir + past participle [anterior, indicative, multiword-construction, past], future of avoir + past participle [future, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect], conditional of avoir + past participle [conditional, multiword-construction, perfect], sauve [first-person, present, singular, subjunctive], sauves [present, second-person, singular, subjunctive], sauve [present, singular, subjunctive, third-person], sauvions [first-person, plural, present, subjunctive], sauviez [plural, present, second-person, subjunctive], sauvent [plural, present, subjunctive, third-person], sauvasse [first-person, imperfect, singular, subjunctive], sauvasses [imperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive], sauvât [imperfect, singular, subjunctive, third-person], sauvassions [first-person, imperfect, plural, subjunctive], sauvassiez [imperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive], sauvassent [imperfect, plural, subjunctive, third-person], present subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, past, subjunctive], imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle [multiword-construction, pluperfect, subjunctive], sauve [imperative, second-person, singular], sauvons [first-person, imperative, plural], sauvez [imperative, plural, second-person], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [first-person, imperative, multiword-construction, plural], simple imperative of avoir + past participle [imperative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person]
  1. to save, rescue; to protect
    Sense id: en-sauver-fr-verb-nrqnseac
  2. (computing) to save Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms: sauvegarder
    Sense id: en-sauver-fr-verb-vFbiU1oc Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French verbs with conjugation -er, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 18 59 11 13 Disambiguation of French verbs with conjugation -er: 22 32 25 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 14 50 22 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 58 18 12 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (pronominal) to escape, run away Tags: pronominal
    Sense id: en-sauver-fr-verb-2rxT7F~D
  4. (North America) to save (conserve, prevent the wasting of) Tags: North-America Synonyms: économiser, préserver
    Sense id: en-sauver-fr-verb-AJuF8m5K Categories (other): North American French
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sauvable, sauvé par la cloche, sauvé par le gong, sauve qui peut, sauvegarder, sauver la face, sauver la mise, sauver les apparences, sauver les meubles, sauver l’honneur, sauver sa peau, sauvetage, sauveteur, sauveur

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauvable"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauvé par la cloche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauvé par le gong"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauve qui peut"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauvegarder"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauver la face"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauver la mise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauver les apparences"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauver les meubles"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauver l’honneur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauver sa peau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauvetage"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauveteur"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sauveur"
    }
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        "third-person"
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      "form": "sauvâmes",
      "ipa": "/so.vam/",
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    },
    {
      "form": "sauvèrent",
      "ipa": "/so.vɛʁ/",
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        "third-person"
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    {
      "form": "sauverai",
      "ipa": "/so.vʁe/",
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        "indicative",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "sauveras",
      "ipa": "/so.vʁa/",
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      "form": "sauvera",
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      "form": "sauverons",
      "ipa": "/so.vʁɔ̃/",
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    {
      "form": "sauverez",
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    {
      "form": "sauveront",
      "ipa": "/so.vʁɔ̃/",
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      "form": "sauverait",
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      "form": "sauverions",
      "ipa": "/so.və.ʁjɔ̃/",
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      "form": "sauveriez",
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      "form": "sauveraient",
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    },
    {
      "form": "present indicative of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "past historic of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "future of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "sauves",
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    },
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      "form": "sauviez",
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    {
      "form": "sauvasse",
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        "subjunctive"
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      "form": "sauvât",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sauvassions",
      "ipa": "/so.va.sjɔ̃/",
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        "subjunctive"
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    {
      "form": "sauvassiez",
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    {
      "form": "sauvassent",
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    {
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      "form": "imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle",
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    {
      "form": "sauve",
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      "form": "sauvons",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "sauvez",
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      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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      "form": "simple imperative of avoir + past participle",
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        "plural"
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        "second-person"
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    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to save, rescue; to protect"
      ],
      "id": "en-sauver-fr-verb-nrqnseac",
      "links": [
        [
          "save",
          "save"
        ],
        [
          "rescue",
          "rescue"
        ],
        [
          "protect",
          "protect"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "fr",
          "name": "Computing",
          "orig": "fr:Computing",
          "parents": [
            "Technology",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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    }
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  "word": "sauver"
}

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