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salvamento

rescue

noun sahl-bah-MEN-toh Rare

Also means

salvage

Usage Note

Salvamento denotes both the act of rescuing people in danger (equipo de salvamento = rescue team) and the recovery of property, especially ships and cargo at sea. It is more formal and official than rescate, which is more common in everyday speech for personal rescues. Salvamento Marítimo is Spain's official maritime rescue service.

Examples

"El equipo de salvamento llegó rápido."

Natural Translation

The rescue team arrived quickly.

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