Polyglot Dictionary

sauter sur l'occasion

/so.te syʁ lɔ.ka.zjɔ̃/

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

Forms

present
saute sur l'occasion
past
a sauté sur l'occasion
perfect
sauté sur l'occasion

Meaning

  1. to jump at the opportunity

    • Elle saute sur l'occasion de voyager gratuitement.

      She jumps at the opportunity to travel for free.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive

Similar words

avoir l'occasion de

"avoir l'occasion de" means to HAVE the opportunity, a state; "sauter sur l'occasion" means to JUMP AT the opportunity, an action.

Practice

1 What does sauter sur l'occasion mean?

2 Fill the gap: Elle saute sur l'___ de voyager gratuitement.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches sauter sur l'occasion?

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