sauter aux yeux

/so.te o zjø/

verb B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
saute aux yeux
past
a sauté aux yeux
perfect
sauté aux yeux

Meaning

  1. to be obvious

    • La solution saute aux yeux.

      The solution is obvious.

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

aller de soi

"sauter aux yeux" and "aller de soi" are close idioms for "to be obvious," largely interchangeable.

paraître évident

"sauter aux yeux" and "paraître évident" are close idioms for "to be obvious," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does sauter aux yeux mean?

2 Fill the gap: La solution ___ aux yeux.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sauter aux yeux?

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