sauter du coq à l'âne

/so.te dy kɔk a lɑn/

verb B2

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 du coq à l'âne
past
a sauté du coq à l'âne
perfect
sauté du coq à l'âne

Meaning

  1. to jump from one topic to another

    • Pendant la réunion, il saute du coq à l'âne sans arrêt.

      During the meeting, he keeps jumping from topic to topic.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Similar words

bondir

Close, figuratively — both describe a sudden jump, figurative topic-change vs literal leap.

Similar in other languages

English

leap

Close, figuratively — to jump from one topic to another relates to leaping.

Practice

1 What does sauter du coq à l'âne mean?

2 Fill the gap: Pendant la réunion, il ___ du coq à l'âne sans arrêt.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sauter du coq à l'âne?

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