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sauve-qui-peut

Pronunciation: /sov.ki.pø/

“sauve-qui-peut” is a French word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. rout

In French

  1. Fuite en désordre de plusieurs personnes, débandade où chacun se tire d’affaire comme il peut.
  2. Mesures prises dans une sorte de panique par plusieurs acteurs en même temps.

Etymology

Substantivized used of sauve qui peut (“every man for himself!”).

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