What does such a sap mean

Nicotroll New Member French - Canada. I'd go for ''Pitoyable'' as well. But being "fleur bleue" doesn't automatically imply being "sad and pathetic" - they may be associated or not. As for "nunuche", which is a bit colloquial in french, it rather means "a bit stupid" they say "bird-brained" here, that sounds OK to me , plus a bit affected. To me none of those can be OK here, with not further specified context.

By the way, archijacq, "tu es" doesn't end with a "t" - always an "s" with the singular second person. But the word 'sap', in the way she used it was not meant to mean sad and pathetic. Sap can mean other things in other contexts, but in this case I really think the person wants to convey the meaning I described above.

Oh, OK then. As I came here initially to know the meaning of "sap", I took at face value that it meant "sad and pathetic" which is an easy mnemonic way to remember it, by the way , hence my replies - and I think it may fit here as well as your understanding. Anyway this discussion has been useful, since I and other people coming later have learnt it could have other meanings Thanks mcdonald!

See a translation. Report copyright infringement. The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer. Read more comments. It means that certain things easily create an emotion or reaction in you. I am a sap for movies with dogs it doesn't matter if it is a good movie or a bad movie, if it has dogs in it, I will watch the movie I am a sap for Mets stuff If I see anything with the Mets baseball team logo on it, I will buy it, no matter what it is or if I need it or not She is a sap for a sad story if you tell her a sad story, she will do anything she can to help you.

Summer Edith Wharton. The Daughters of Danaus Mona Caird. Philippine Mats Hugo H. A Hoosier Chronicle Meredith Nicholson. Derived forms of sap sapless , adjective. Word Origin for sap C16 zappe, from Italian zappa spade, of uncertain origin; perhaps from Old Italian dialect zappo a goat. SAP 1. South African Police.

SAP 2. Standard Assessment Procedure, the recognized performance indicator for measuring energy efficiency in buildings.