What does savant in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word savant in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use savant in French.

The word savant in French means scholar, knowledgeable, knowledgeable, clever, shrewd, performing, intelligent animal, performing animal, trained animal, clever word, mad scientist, perfect blend, perfect blend of, trained monkey, trained monkey, performing monkey, intellectual term, intellectual word. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word savant

scholar

(scientifique compétent)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pasteur fut un grand savant.
Pasteur was a great scientist.

knowledgeable

adjectif (personne : qui a des connaissances)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Il lit beaucoup, il est très savant.
He reads a lot; he is very learned.

knowledgeable

adjectif (connaisseur)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Nadine est assez savante en champignons.
Nadine is quite knowledgeable about mushrooms.

clever, shrewd

adjectif (qui montre des connaissances)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Grâce à ce calcul savant, j'ai trouvé la solution.
Thanks to this clever calculation, I have found the solution.

performing

adjectif (animal : intelligent, dressé) (circus animal)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Au cirque, il y a souvent un chien savant.
At the circus, there is often a performing dog.

intelligent animal

nom masculin (animal doté d'intelligence apparente)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le singe est un animal savant.

performing animal, trained animal

nom masculin (figuré (animal intelligent, dressé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au cirque, il y a souvent un chien savant.

clever word

nom masculin (appellation scientifique de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

mad scientist

nom masculin (scientifique sans morale)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

perfect blend

nom masculin (mélange complexe)

perfect blend of

nom masculin (mélange élaboré de)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sa sauce est un savant mélange d'herbes et épices.

trained monkey

nom masculin (figuré, péjoratif (individu faisant des tours sans les comprendre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tes actions malicieuses de singe-savant n'impressionnent plus personne !

trained monkey, performing monkey

nom masculin (singé dressé pour un numéro)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait des numéros de singes savants dans les foires autrefois.

intellectual term, intellectual word

nom masculin (vocabulaire : mot soutenu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet écrivain utilise toujours des termes savants.

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