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saper

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See also: sapér and såper

Aragonese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin sapere (taste, know).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /saˈpe(ɾ)/
  • Syllabification: sa‧per
  • Rhymes: -e(ɾ)

Verb

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saper

  1. to know

References

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  • saber”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /sa.pe/
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Italian zappare (to hoe).

Verb

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saper

  1. (transitive) to sap, do sapping work on (to subvert by digging)
  2. (transitive, figurative) to erode, wear down, undermine
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Unknown.

Verb

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saper

  1. (informal, transitive, reflexive, Europe, Africa) to dress
    Ce type-là est toujours bien sapé.
    That guy is always well-dressed.

Etymology 3

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Verb

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saper

  1. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to eat or chew noisily
  2. (transitive, informal, Quebec) to slurp

Etymology 4

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From sape, from Latin sappa. Compare Italian zappare, Friulian sapâ, Venetan sapar, Romanian săpa.

Verb

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saper

  1. (agriculture) to harvest or reap forage or cereals with a small scythe
Conjugation
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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Interlingua

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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saper

  1. to know

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of saper
infinitive saper
participle present perfect
sapentesapiente sapite
active simple perfect
present sape ha sapite
past sapeva habeva sapite
future sapera habera sapite
conditional saperea haberea sapite
imperative sape
passive simple perfect
present es sapite ha essite sapite
past esseva sapite habeva essite sapite
future essera sapite habera essite sapite
conditional esserea sapite haberea essite sapite
imperative sia sapite

Italian

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Verb

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saper (apocopated)

  1. Apocopic form of sapere

Anagrams

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Borrowed from French sapeur, from Middle French sappeur.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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saper m pers (female equivalent saperka, related adjective saperski)

  1. combat engineer, sapper

Declension

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Further reading

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  • saper in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • saper in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Torres Strait Creole

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Pteropus livingstonii

Noun

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saper

  1. (Eastern dialect) flying fox, fruit bat

Synonyms

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