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rescue ['reskju:](from danger) sauver; (from captivity) délivrer; (from need, difficulty) secourir, venir au secours de;∎ to rescue sb from drowning sauver qn de la noyade;∎ they were rescued from a potentially dangerous situation on les a tirés d'une situation qui aurait pu être dangereuse;∎ the survivors were waiting to be rescued les survivants attendaient des secours;∎ figurative thanks for rescuing me from that boring conversation merci de m'avoir délivré, cette conversation m'assommait;∎ to rescue sb's name from oblivion arracher le nom de qn à l'oubli;∎ to rescue sb from poverty tirer qn de la misère2 noun(from danger, drowning) sauvetage m; (from captivity) délivrance f; (from need, difficulty) secours m;∎ to go/to come to sb's rescue aller/venir au secours ou à la rescousse de qn;∎ rescue was impossible toute opération de sauvetage était impossible(attempt, mission, operation, party, team) de sauvetage, de secours►► rescue services services mpl de secours;rescue worker sauveteur m
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