sauter

Definitions of sauter
  1. verb
    be discharged or activated
    synonyms: exploser, éclater
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    type of:
    exploser
    burst outward, usually with noise
  2. verb
    jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
    synonyms: franchir
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    type of:
    bondir
    move forward by leaps and bounds
  3. verb
    move or jump suddenly
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    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
  4. verb
    drop steeply
    synonyms: plonger
    plonger
    fall abruptly
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    type of:
    chuter, descendre, tomber
    move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
  5. verb
    melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
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    type of:
    baisser, défaillir, tomber en panne
    stop operating or functioning
  6. verb
    spring back; spring away from an impact
    synonyms: bondir, rebondir
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    types:
    reculer, repousser
    spring back, as from a forceful thrust
    type of:
    bondir
    move forward by leaps and bounds
  7. verb
    leap suddenly
    synonyms: bondir, rebondir
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    type of:
    bondir
    move forward by leaps and bounds
  8. verb
    move forward by leaps and bounds
    synonyms: bondir
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    bondir, rebondir
    spring back; spring away from an impact
    bondir, rebondir
    leap suddenly
    franchir
    jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
    sautiller
    jump lightly
    cabrioler, faire des cabrioles, gambader
    jump about playfully
    reculer, repousser
    spring back, as from a forceful thrust
    type of:
    bouger, changer de position
    move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
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