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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessaluer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: saluer
"Elle a salué son ami avec un sourire chaleureux."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To address someone with expressions of kind wishes upon meeting.
"She greeted her friend with a warm smile." - 2
To receive or welcome someone in a specified way.
"They greeted the guests at the door."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'greet' originates from the Old English 'grētan', which means 'to approach, address, or salute'. It has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its core meaning of acknowledging someone's presence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Greet" is said worldwide
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saluer
Transliteration: saluer
"Elle a salué son ami avec un sourire chaleureux."
grüßen
Transliteration: grüßen
"Sie hat ihren Freund mit einem warmen Lächeln begrüßt."
salutare
Transliteration: salutare
"Ha salutato il suo amico con un sorriso caloroso."
saludar
Transliteration: saludar
"Ella saludó a su amigo con una sonrisa cálida."
cumprimentar
Transliteration: cumprimentar
"Ela cumprimentou o amigo com um sorriso caloroso."
नमस्कार
Transliteration: namaskār
"उसने अपने दोस्त का गर्म मुस्कान के साथ नमस्कार किया।"
问候
Transliteration: wènhòu
"她用温暖的微笑问候了她的朋友。"
인사하다
Transliteration: insahada
"그녀는 따뜻한 미소로 친구에게 인사했다."
挨拶する
Transliteration: aisatsu suru
"彼女は温かい笑顔で友達に挨拶した。"
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