sauter — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blow verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- bound adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- explode verb To burst apart suddenly and violently, often with a loud noise.
- hump noun A rounded raised lump or bulge, such as on a camel's back or in a road.
- jump verb To push off the ground with your legs so your whole body leaves the surface briefly.
- leap verb To jump a long distance, or jump over something suddenly and forcefully.
- mount noun A hill or mountain, especially used before a proper name.
- sauté verb To cook food quickly in a shallow pan over fairly high heat in a small amount of fat, tossing or stirring it so it browns without stewing.
- shag noun A tangled or shaggy mass of hair or fibres, or a thick, rough carpet pile.
- skip verb To move along lightly with a hop in each step.
Senses
sauter is used for these senses in English:
- bail out (intransitive, usually with of) To exit an aircraft while in flight.
- blow (transitive, with "up", or, with prep phrase headed by "to") To cause to explode, shatter, or be utterly destroyed.
- hump (vulgar, slang, transitive, intransitive) To have sex (with).
- jump (transitive) To move to a position (in a queue/line) that is further forward.
- jump someone's bones (idiomatic, slang) To have sex with someone; to initiate the physical move.
- mount (obsolete, transitive) To cause (something) to rise or ascend; to drive up; to raise; to elevate; to lift up.
- mount (transitive) To have or begin sexual intercourse with someone.
- sauté (transitive) To cook (food) using a small amount of fat in an open pan over a relatively high heat, allowing the food to brown and form a crust stopping it from sticking to the pan as it cooks.
blow — full definition
- verb To produce a current of air, especially by expelling breath through the mouth.
- verb To explode or shatter suddenly, or to cause something to do so.
- verb (informal) To waste or squander, especially money or an opportunity.
- noun A hard hit or strike.
- noun A sudden shock or setback.
bound — full definition
- adj Obliged to do something, often by law, duty, or promise.
- adj Heading toward a particular place.
- adj Certain or very likely to happen.
- noun A limit or boundary, often used in the plural.
- verb To leap or spring, moving forward in jumps.