salute (redirected from took the salute)

sa·lute  (s-lt)

v. sa·lut·ed, sa·lut·ing, sa·lutes

v.tr.

1. To greet or address with an expression of welcome, goodwill, or respect.

2. To recognize (a superior) with a gesture prescribed by military regulations, as by raising the hand to the cap.

3.

a. To honor formally and ceremoniously.

b. To express warm approval of; commend: salute an agency for its charity work.

4. To become noticeable to: A stench saluted our nostrils.

v.intr.

To make a gesture of greeting or respect.

n.

1. An act of greeting; a salutation.

2.

a. An act or gesture of welcome, honor, or courteous recognition: a musical salute to the composer's 90th birthday.

b. The position of the hand or rifle or the bodily posture of a person saluting a military superior.

3. A formal military display of honor or greeting, such as the firing of cannon.

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[Middle English saluten, from Latin saltre, from sals, salt-, health; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

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sa·luter n.

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salute [səˈluːt]

vb

1. (tr) to address or welcome with friendly words or gestures of respect, such as bowing or lifting the hat; greet

2. (tr) to acknowledge with praise or honour we salute your gallantry

3. (Military) Military to pay or receive formal respect, as by presenting arms or raising the right arm

n

1. the act of saluting

2. (Military) a formal military gesture of respect

[from Latin salūtāre to greet, from salūs wellbeing]

saluter  n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	salute - an act of honor or courteous recognition; "a musical salute to the composer on his birthday" salutation credit, recognition - approval; "give her recognition for trying"; "he was given credit for his work"; "give her credit for trying"
	2.	salute - a formal military gesture of respect military greeting greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting) armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	3.	salute - an act of greeting with friendly words and gestures like bowing or lifting the hat greeting, salutation - (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
Verb	1.	salute - propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year" toast, wassail, drink, pledge give - propose; "He gave the first of many toasts at the birthday party" honor, honour, reward - bestow honor or rewards upon; "Today we honor our soldiers"; "The scout was rewarded for courageous action"
	2.	salute - greet in a friendly way; "I meet this men every day on my way to work and he salutes me" greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone salaam - greet with a salaam
	3.	salute - express commendation of; "I salute your courage!" praise - express approval of; "The parents praised their children for their academic performance"
	4.	salute - become noticeable; "a terrible stench saluted our nostrils" smell - smell bad; "He rarely washes, and he smells"
	5.	salute - honor with a military ceremony, as when honoring dead soldiers greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone
	6.	salute - recognize with a gesture prescribed by a military regulation; assume a prescribed position; "When the officers show up, the soldiers have to salute" present greet, recognise, recognize - express greetings upon meeting someone

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salute

verb

1. greet, welcome, acknowledge, address, kiss, hail, salaam, accost, pay your respects to, doff your cap to He stepped out and saluted the general.

2. honour, celebrate, acknowledge, recognize, take your hat off to (informal), pay tribute or homage to The statement salutes the changes of the past year.

noun

1. greeting, recognition, salutation, address, kiss, salaam, obeisance He raised his hand in salute.

2. homage, recognition, tribute, toast, compliment, testimonial, acknowledgment, eulogy a special salute to her for her protest

Translations

salute [səˈluːt]

A. N (Mil) (with hand) → saludo m; (with guns) → salva f
to take the salute → responder al saludo(en un desfile militar)
to fire a salute of 21 guns for sb → saludar a algn con una salva de 21 cañonazos

B. VT

1. (Mil etc) → saludar, hacer un saludo

2. (fig) (= acclaim) → aclamar

C. VI → saludar, hacer un saludo

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salute [səˈluːt]

n → salut m

vt

(= greet with gesture) → saluer

(= praise, pay tribute to) → saluer

vi → faire un salut

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salute

n → Gruß m; (of guns) → Salut m; he raised his hand in salute → er hob seine Hand zum Gruß; to raise one’s glass in salute → sein Glas zu einem Toast hochheben; flags were raised in salute → zur Begrüßung wurden die Fahnen gehisst; to stand at the salute → salutieren; a 21-gun salute → 21 Salutschüsse; to take the salute → die Parade abnehmen; he gave a smart salute → er salutierte zackig

vt (Mil) flag etc → grüßen; person also → salutieren vor (+dat); (fig liter: = welcome) → begrüßen; courage → bewundern, den Hut ziehen vor (+dat); we salute the glorious dead → wir gedenken der gefallenen Helden

vi (Mil) → salutieren, grüßen

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salute [səˈluːt]

1. n (Mil) (with hand) → saluto; (with gunfire) → salva
to take the salute → passare in rassegna le truppe

2. vt (Mil) (fig) → salutare
to salute the flag → salutare la bandiera

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salute

v salute [səˈluːt]

1 (especially in the forces) to raise the (usually right) hand to the forehead to show respect They saluted their commanding officer. salueer يُحَيّي، يُسَلِّم على، يُؤَدّي السّلام العَسْكَري приветствам salutovat gøre honnør salutieren χαιρετώ (στρατιωτικά) saludar tervitama اداي احترام كردن tervehtiä saluer לְהַצדִיעַ नमस्कार, अभिवादन, सलामी salutirati tiszteleg menghormat heilsa (að hermannasið) salutare 敬礼する 거수경례 하다 sveikinti atiduodant pagarbą sveicināt; salutēt tabik groeten hilse, gjøre honnør (za)salutować fazer continência a saluta приветствовать, отдавать честь salutovať salutirati salutirati göra honnör วันทยหัตถ์ selâm vermek 向...致敬 віддавати честь; вітати سلام chào, chào hỏi 向...致敬

2 to honour by firing eg large guns They saluted the Queen by firing one hundred guns. salueer يُحَيِّي بإطلاق الرَّصاص давам салют pozdravit salutere grüßen αποδίδω τιμές με όπλα saludar aupauke laskma احترامات نظامي به جا آوردن tervehtiä kunnialaukauksin saluer מָטַח כָּבוֹד सम्मानार्थ तोपों की सलामी počasna paljba tiszteleg memberi hormat heiðra með því að hleypa af (fallbyssu)skotum salutare 礼砲を放つ (예포 등으로) 예의를 포하다 sveikinti saliutuojant sveikt ar salūtu memberi tembakan hormat saluutschoten lossen voor hilse med kanonskudd, saluttere oddać salwę honorową na cześć saudar a saluta салютовать pozdraviť izkazati čast salutirati ge salut, salutera ให้เกียรติโดยการยิงปืนใหญ่ selâmlamak 鳴砲致敬 салютувати سلامی کے طور پر توپ سے گولہ اندازی chào mừng 鸣炮致敬

n

an act of saluting The officer gave a salute; a 21-gun salute. saluut, salvo تَحِيَّه بإطْلاق النّار салют pozdrav, salva salut der Salut χαιρετισμός, απόδοση τιμών saludo; salva tervitus, saluut اداي احترام tervehdys salut, salve הַצדָעָה अभिवादन करना salutirati tisztelgés penghormatan það að heiðra saluto, salva 敬礼 경례 pasveikinimas, saliutas sveiciens; salūts tabik hormat saluut(schot) (kanon)salutt salut, salwa honorowa saudação salvă отдание чести; салют pozdrav, salva pozdrav pozdrav honnör, salut การทำวันทยหัตถ์ selâmlama 敬禮 віддавання честі سیلیوٹ یا فوجی سلام کرنا việc chào mừng 敬礼

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salute → يُحَيّي pozdravit hilse grüßen χαιρετίζω saludar tervehtiä saluer pozdrav salutare 挨拶する 인사하다 salueren hilse (på) pozdrowić saudar приветствовать hälsa คำนับ selamlamak chào 敬礼