sauve-qui-peut

French

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sov.ki.pø/
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Noun

sauve-qui-peut m (plural sauve-qui-peuts)

rout
Synonyms: déroute, débandade

Further reading

“sauve-qui-peut”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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