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salvar

to save

verb sahl-BAHR Less Common

Also means

to rescue

Usage Note

Salvar means to save a life or rescue someone from danger, while guardar is used for saving a file or keeping something. The reflexive salvarse means 'to escape' or 'to save oneself.' The phrase sálvese quien pueda ('every man for himself') is a common idiom.

Examples

"Los bomberos lograron salvar al niño."

Natural Translation

The firefighters managed to save the child.

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