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le savant

scholar, learned person

s a . v ɑ̃
sav know + ant forming present participles and agentive adjectives
noun · masculine Rare #36,054
scholar, learned person Often used to describe someone with a lot of knowledge, especially in a particular field.
FR: C'est un savant respecté dans son domaine.
EN: He is a respected scholar in his field.

M. Jones a été considéré comme un grand savant.

Mr. Jones was considered a great scholar.

Et ils ont mis un grand savant en cage.

And they put a great scientist in a cage.

Le chef du parti est un célèbre savant.

The party leader is a famous scientist.

Un grand savant n'est pas forcément un grand enseignant.

A great scholar isn't necessarily a great teacher.

Il est plus qu'un savant.

He is more than a scholar.

Il passe pour un savant dans notre communauté.

He is considered a scholar in our community.

En fait de savant c'est un comptable.

He’s actually an accountant, not a scientist.

— Solaris (1972)

Sounds similar to

souvent s u . v ɑ̃ savait s a . v ɛ savais s a . v ɛ sachant s a . ʃ ɑ̃ savon s a . v ɔ̃ savez s a . v e savons s a . v ɔ̃