sauter

sauter
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., éternuer.).
intransitive verb
a. to jump
L'homme a sauté dans le train après qu'il a démarré.The man jumped on the train after it had started moving.
a. to explode
La jeep a sauté sur une mine avant de prendre feu. Heureusement, personne n'a été blessé.The jeep exploded on a landmine before catching fire. Luckily, no one was injured.
a. to blow
Un fusible a sauté dans la grange quand Anouk a branché la machine.A fuse blew in the barn when Anouk plugged in the machine.
a. to flicker
Avant que nous n'ayons le câble, l'image de la télévision sautait par mauvais temps.Before we got cable, the TV picture flickered in bad weather.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., acheter).
transitive verb
a. to jump over
Joël a sauté le ruisseau, mais Hugues a atterri au milieu.Joël jumped over the stream, but Hugues landed in the middle.
a. to skip
Nous avons sauté la dernière session de la conférence et sommes allés à la plage.We skipped the last conference session and went to the beach.
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