saluer — meaning in English
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English meaning
- greet verb To welcome someone in a friendly way, in person or otherwise.
- hail noun Small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
- salute noun A formal gesture of greeting or respect, such as raising a hand to the forehead.
- wave noun A moving ridge on the surface of water, especially the sea.
Senses
saluer is used for these senses in English:
- wave (transitive, metonymic) To call attention to, or give a direction or command to, by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving; to beckon; to signal; to indicate.
greet — full definition
- verb To welcome someone in a friendly way, in person or otherwise.
- verb To be perceived by someone as they arrive somewhere.
hail — full definition
- noun Small, hard balls of ice that fall from the sky during a storm.
- noun A large number of things arriving quickly and forcefully, one after another.
- verb To greet someone or call out to get their attention, often to praise or welcome them.
- verb To come from a particular place originally.