saluer

Definitions of saluer
  1. verb
    greet enthusiastically or joyfully
  2. verb
    greet in a friendly way
    synonyms: présenter les armes
  3. verb
    express greetings upon meeting someone
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    donner la main à, se serrer la main
    take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
    présenter les armes
    greet in a friendly way
    présenter les armes
    recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position
    faire le salut militaire, présenter les armes
    honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers
    recevoir, souhaiter la bienvenue
    bid welcome to; greet upon arrival
    dire adieu à
    say good-bye or bid farewell
    souhaiter
    invoke upon
    féliciter
    express congratulations
    congédier amiablement
    end one's encounter with somebody by causing or permitting the person to leave
    type of:
    aborder, s'adresser à
    speak to someone
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