Saus
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See also: saus
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Saus m
- (archaic) rush (noise), noisy festivity
- 1808, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, “Walpurgisnacht”, in Faust: Der Tragödie erster Teil [Faust, Part One][1]; republished as Bayard Taylor, transl., 1870:
- Ich lobt’ euch, wenn ich euch hübsch in der Mitte fände, / Von Saus umzirkt und Jugendbraus; / Genug allein ist jeder ja zu Haus.
- I'd praise you if I found you snugly in the centre, / With youth and revel round you like a zone: / You each, at home, are quite enough alone.
Usage notes[edit]
Today only used in the idioms in Saus und Braus and in Saus und Braus leben.
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “Saus” in Duden online
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