What does salut in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word salut in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use salut in French.

The word salut in French means wave, salute, safety, salvation, hi, bye!, Don't say you weren't warned!, Salvation Army, owe your salvation to, owe your salvation to, lifeline, Port Salut, wave, Nazi salute, military salute. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word salut

wave

nom masculin (marque de politesse) (hand)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je lui fis un salut de la main.
I gave him a wave of my hand.

salute

nom masculin (marque de respect)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le soldat fait le salut militaire à ses supérieurs et le salut au drapeau.
The soldier gave a military salute to his superiors and a salute to the flag too.

safety

nom masculin (pour se sortir d'une situation, d'un danger)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le gouvernement a pris une mesure de salut public. Le rescapé ne dut son salut qu'à un tronc d'arbre qui flottait.
The government has put a public safety measure in place. The survivor owed his safety to a floating tree trunk.

salvation

nom masculin (Religion : pour sauver son âme,...)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Priez pour le salut de votre âme !
Pray for the salvation of your soul!

hi

interjection (familier (bonjour)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Salut ! Tu vas bien ?
Hi! How are you doing?

bye!

interjection (familier (au revoir) (informal)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Désolé mais je dois y aller. Salut !
Sorry but I have to go. Bye!

Don't say you weren't warned!

(que celui qui comprend...)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Les personnes intéressées voudront bien se le tenir pour dit une fois pour toutes. À bon entendeur, salut !

Salvation Army

nom féminin (organisation caritative)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'Armée du Salut organise soupes populaires et boutiques de vêtements.

owe your salvation to

locution verbale (avoir été sauvé par)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

owe your salvation to

locution verbale (être sauvé grâce à)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Au moment de mon grave accident de voiture je ne dus mon salut qu'à l'arrêt d'un automobiliste.

lifeline

nom féminin (dernière ressource avant la catastrophe)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Port Salut

nom masculin invariable (marque d'un fromage à pâte dure) (French cheese)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le port-salut est un fromage à croûte orange.

wave

nom masculin (signe de la main)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Nazi salute

nom masculin (salut nazi)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

military salute

nom masculin (geste de la main)

Le salut militaire est dû une fois par jour, par un militaire, à un supérieur.

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