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"Saluer" verb and interjection

Has somebody noticed how ambiguous is that verb... ?

 

I mean, if you use it AS A VERB, it still bears the classical meaning of "honoring", in the past you could even accompany your introductive words with a little bow or "révérence"...

 

"Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâce..."

 

But if you use it as a commonplace interjection : "salut" is an absolutely casual expression you couldn't take the freedom to use in front of a teacher for example !

 

"Salut les gars, salut les amis..." etc

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The verb "saluer" is also translated to English as "hail" (as in your example of "Hail Mary"). 

In English, I can't think of any use of the word "hail" outside a classical context (eg. Hail Caesar!)

 

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salue (c'est t une erreur)

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Je vous salut mon bon roi.. ;-)
Sans vouloir t'offenser
Je m'étais fait la même reflection que Su.Ki !
J'avais lu Charles 5 ! au lieu de Charles Véquelquechose

 

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Charles V, known as « Charles le Sage » king of France from 1364 to 1380?

 

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That's right ; though it has become much more casual and unproper to formal situations.

 

Royal, why, my last name is happening to start with a V !

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