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1 abismo
m.1 abyss.estar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster2 gulf (diferencia).entre su sueldo y el mío hay un abismo there's a huge difference between our salaries3 hole, empty space, abyss.4 enormous difference, big difference.5 inferno.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: abismar.* * *1 abyss\estar al borde del abismo figurado to be on the brink of ruin* * *SM1) (=sima) abyss, chasmde sus ideas a las mías hay un abismo — our views are worlds o poles apart
2) (=profundidad) depth(s); (Rel) hell* * *masculino abyss* * *= chasm, abyss.Ex. Denying funding for electronic dissemination will create an unbridgeable chasm between those with the resources to buy information products and those without.Ex. By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.* * *masculino abyss* * *= chasm, abyss.Ex: Denying funding for electronic dissemination will create an unbridgeable chasm between those with the resources to buy information products and those without.
Ex: By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.* * *abyssal borde del abismo on the edge of the abyssel abismo que existe entre el ejército y el pueblo the gulf which exists between the army and the peopleentre la teoría y la práctica hay un abismo there is a world of difference between theory and practice* * *
Del verbo abismar: ( conjugate abismar)
abismo es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
abismó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
abismar
abismo
abismo sustantivo masculino
abyss;
abismar vtr LAm to amaze
abismo sustantivo masculino
1 abyss: entre el carácter de tu hermano y el de tu madre media un abismo, your mother and brother's characters are about as dissimilar as they possibly could be
♦ Locuciones: figurado estar al borde del abismo, to be on the brink of ruin
figurado salvar el abismo, to bridge the gulf
' abismo' also found in these entries:
English:
abyss
- chasm
- gape
- gulf
- yawning
* * *abismo nm1. [profundidad] abyss;Figestar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster2. [diferencia] gulf;entre su sueldo y el mío hay un abismo there's a huge difference between our salaries* * *m abyss; figgulf;estar al borde del abismo be staring into the abyss* * *abismo nm: abyss, chasmal borde del abismo: on the brink of ruin -
2 borde
adj.1 rude, impolite, rough.2 stupid.f. & m.ratbag(informal) (unfriendly). (peninsular Spanish)m.1 edge.(lleno) hasta el borde full to the brimal borde del mar by the seaestoy al borde de un ataque de nervios I'm going to go off my head in a minuteestar al borde del abismo (figurative) to be on the brink of ruin o disaster2 border, borderline.3 rim.4 hem.5 outskirt.6 brim, brim of the cup.7 threshold, brink, verge.8 rough person, uncouth person.9 stupid, stupid person.10 margin, acies, labrum, ora.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: bordar.* * *► adjetivo1 (tonto) stupid■ ¡no seas borde! don't be so stupid!2 (antipático) unpleasant; (malhumorado) stroppy3 (planta - silvestre) wild1 idiot————————1 (extremo) edge2 (de vaso, copa) rim4 (de prenda) hem\estar al borde de to be on the verge of* * *noun m.border, edge, brink* * *ISM1) [de asiento, andén, pañuelo] edge; [de plato] rim, lip; [de vaso, sombrero] brim; [de carretera, camino] side; [de ventana] ledge; [de río] edge, banksembró semillas en los bordes del césped — he sowed some seeds at the sides o edges of the lawn
iba andando por el borde de la carretera — she was walking by the roadside o by the side of the road
borde de ataque — (Aer) leading edge
borde de la acera — kerb, curb (EEUU)
borde de salida — (Aer) trailing edge
2)• al borde de — [+ precipicio, lago, cráter] at o on the edge of; [+ quiebra, histeria, crisis] on the verge of
el régimen está al borde del colapso — the regime is on the verge of collapse o on the point of collapsing
su carrera política está al borde del abismo — her political career is teetering on the edge of the abyss
II Espestán al borde de los cuarenta años — they're close to forty, they're hitting o pushing forty *
1. ADJ1) ** (=antipático) nastyestuvo toda la mañana en plan borde — he was in a strop ** o in a foul mood * all morning
ponerse borde (con algn) — to get stroppy (with sb) *, get nasty (with sb)
2) [planta, árbol] wild3) †† [niño] illegitimate2.SMF **¡eres un borde! — you're a nasty piece of work! *
* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex. As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex. The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex. The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex. The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.----* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *masculino (de mesa, cama) edge; (de moneda, pieza, plato) edge, rim; (de taza, vaso) rim; (de andén, piscina) edgeal borde de algo — <de la guerra/locura> on the brink of something; <del caos/ruina> on the verge of something
* * *= edge, rim, fringe, brim, verge.Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.* al borde de = on the verge of, on the brink of, at the side of, on the edge of.* al borde de la carretera = at the roadside.* al borde de la extinción = on the verge of extinction, on the edge of extinction.* al borde de la ley = on the edge of the law.* al borde del camino = at the roadside.* al borde del mar = at the seaside.* borde de la carretera = roadside.* borde de la carretera ajardinado = parkway strip.* borde del camino = roadside, wayside.* borde del río = river bank [riverbank].* borde superior = top edge.* estar al borde de = teeter + on the edge of.* ficha de borde perforado = edge notch card.* llenar hasta el borde = fill + Nombre + to the brim.* lleno hasta el borde = full to the brim.* repleto hasta el borde = full to the brim.* vivir al borde de la pobreza = live on + the poverty line.* * *2 (tonto) stupid1(grosero): los camareros son unos bordes the waiters are so rude(de una mesa, cama) edge; (de una moneda, pieza, un plato) edge, rim; (de una taza, un vaso) rimno te acerques tanto al borde del andén don't go so near the edge of the platformllenó el vaso hasta el borde she filled the glass to the brimla página tiene ilustraciones en el borde inferior the page has illustrations along the bottomnos sentamos al borde de la piscina we sat down at o by the edge of the swimming poolparamos al borde de la carretera we stopped at the roadside o at the side of the roadhabía un sauce al borde del río there was a willow tree at the edge of the river o on the river bankestar al borde de la locura to be on the brink of madnessal borde de la muerte on the point of death, at death's dooral borde de las lágrimas on the verge of tearsCompuesto:leading edge* * *
Del verbo bordar: ( conjugate bordar)
bordé es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
borde es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
bordar
borde
bordar ( conjugate bordar) verbo transitivo ‹sábana/blusa› to embroider;
borde sustantivo masculino (de mesa, cama, acantilado) edge;
(de moneda, taza, vaso) rim;
al borde de algo ‹de la guerra/locura› on the brink of sth;
‹de las lágrimas/del caos/de la ruina› on the verge of sth;
bordar verbo transitivo
1 (una interpretación, un trabajo) to do excellently
2 Cost to embroider
borde 1 sustantivo masculino (de una mesa, un camino) edge
(de una taza, etc) rim, brim
♦ Locuciones: al borde de, (muy cerca de): tiene una casa al borde del mar, he has got a house at the seaside
figurado estuvo al borde de la muerte, she was at death's door
(a punto de) estamos al borde de un ataque de nervios, we are on the brink of a nervous breakdown
borde 2
I m,f fam crude, stupid person
II adj fam stroppy, rude: ¡no seas borde y ven al cine! don't be rude and come along to the movies!
' borde' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- bordear
- canto
- exasperación
- rasa
- raso
- umbral
- afilado
- filo
- flecos
- mellado
- salir
- sobresalir
English:
border
- brim
- brink
- edge
- fill up
- fringe
- hang over
- lip
- madness
- perforated
- rim
- roadside
- stroppy
- surround
- verge
- away
- curb
- edging
- from
- keep
- perch
- road
* * *borde1 nm[límite] edge; [de carretera] side; [de río] bank; [de vaso, botella] rim; Méxlleno hasta el borde full to the brim;al borde del mar by the sea;no dejes que se acerquen al borde de la piscina don't let them go near the edge of the swimming pool;el delantero fue derribado al borde del área the forward was brought down on the edge of the area;el proceso de paz está al borde del colapso the peace process is on the brink of collapse;estar al borde del abismo to be on the brink of ruin o disaster♦ adj[antipático]no seas borde y deja que venga ella también don't be such Br a ratbag o US an s.o.b., and let her come too;no te pongas borde que casi no te he tocado there's no need to get in a huff o Br strop, I hardly touched you♦ nmf[antipático] Br ratbag, US s.o.b.;si encuentro al borde que me ha robado la bicicleta lo mato if I find the rat that stole my bike, I'll kill him* * *1 adj fampersona rude, uncouth2 m edge;al borde de fig on the verge obrink of* * *borde nm1) : border, edge2)al borde de : on the verge ofestoy al borde de la locura: I'm about to go crazy* * *borde1 adj unpleasantborde2 n1. (en general) edge2. (de vaso, taza) rim -
3 estar al borde del abismo
• be at the border of the cliff• be on the brink of ruin• be on the ropes• be on the verge of doomDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estar al borde del abismo
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4 estar al borde del abismo
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5 estar al borde de la ruina
• be on the brink of ruinDiccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > estar al borde de la ruina
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6 ruina
f.1 ruin (quiebra).dejar en o llevar a la ruina a alguien to ruin somebodyestar en la ruina to be ruinedsu negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money2 destruction.el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him3 wreck (person).estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck4 bankruptcy, crash, smashup.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: ruinar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: ruinar.* * *1 ruin, collapse2 figurado fall, end, downfall1 ruins\amenazar ruina to be on the point of collapsing, be on the verge of collapsingestar hecho,-a una ruina figurado to be a wreck* * *noun f.1) ruin2) downfall, collapse* * *SF1) (Econ) ruintanto gastar en viajes va a ser mi ruina — spending all this money on travel is going to cost me a fortune
2) [de edificio] collapseamenazar ruina — to threaten to collapse, be about to fall down
3) [de imperio] fall, decline; [de persona] ruin, downfallel alcohol va a ser mi ruina — alcohol will be the ruin of me, alcohol will be my downfall
4) (=persona ajada)estar hecho una ruina — to be a wreck, look a wreck
6) (Jur) ** bird **, prison sentence* * *1)a) ( estado)la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated
estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)
b) ( bancarrota) ruinc) (causa, origen)2) ( acción) collapse3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)* * *= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.Ex. Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex. What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex. At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex. The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex. The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.Ex. The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.Ex. The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.----* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* la ruina de = the bane of.* * *1)a) ( estado)la región quedó sumida en la ruina — the area was left in ruins o was devastated
estar hecho una ruina — (fam) to be a wreck (colloq)
b) ( bancarrota) ruinc) (causa, origen)2) ( acción) collapse3) ruinas femenino plural (de edificio, ciudad) ruins (pl)* * *= destruction, ruin, downfall, undoing, bust, obliteration, bane, labefaction, rack and ruin.Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.* abandonado y en ruinas = derelict.* causar ruina a = bring + ruin to.* en la ruina = in chapter 11, in dire straits.* en ruinas = in ruins, ruined, in shambles, upside down.* estar en ruinas = be a shambles, be (in) a mess.* la ruina de = the bane of.* * *A1(estado, situación): la compañía está/se ha quedado en la ruina the company is in a terrible mess, the company is in dire straitsconduce al protagonista a la ruina it brings about the protagonist's downfalltras la guerra, esta región quedó sumida en la ruina when the war ended this area was left in ruins o was devastatedlos dejó en la ruina it ruined themdejaron la economía en la ruina they left the economy in ruins2(causa de perdición, desastre): el juego va a ser su ruina gambling will be the ruin of hereste hijo mío es una ruina this son of mine is ruining meeste coche es mi ruina this car is costing me a fortune o is going to bankrupt me ( colloq)B (acción) collapsela casa amenaza ruina the house is on the point of collapseen ruina in ruinsla casa estaba en ruinas the house was in ruins* * *
ruina sustantivo femenino
estar en la ruina [ empresario] to be ruined;
[ país] to be in financial ruin;
d)
en ruinas in ruins
ruina sustantivo femenino
1 ruin
amenazar ruina, to be about to fall down
2 (económica) ruin: la empresa está en la ruina, the company has collapsed o gone bankrupt
3 (de una persona) downfall, ruin: el juego fue su ruina, gambling was his downfall 4 estar hecho una ruina, to be a wreck
5 en ruinas, in ruins
' ruina' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocada
- abocado
- buscarse
- ser
- significar
- borde
- calle
English:
destruction
- ruin
- wreck
- write-off
- down
- make
* * *ruina nf1. [quiebra] ruin;su negocio es una ruina his business is swallowing up his money;la caída de la Bolsa causó su ruina the collapse of the Stock Exchange ruined him;estar en la ruina to be ruined;la epidemia ha supuesto la ruina de muchos ganaderos the epidemic has ruined many cattle farmers;vamos a la ruina we are going to wrack and ruin2. [destrucción] destruction;el alcohol será su ruina drink will be the ruin o ruination of him3.ruinas [de una construcción] ruins;un puente en ruinas a bridge in ruins;amenazar ruina [edificio] to be about to collapse4. [persona] wreck;estar hecho una ruina to be a wreck* * *f1 ( quiebra) ruin;amenazar ruina be on the point of collapse;llevar a alguien a la ruina bankrupt s.o.;estar en la ruina be in dire straits2 persona:estar hecho una ruina be a wreck3 de edificio:ruinas pl ruins* * *ruina nf1) : ruin, destruction2) : downfall, collapse3) ruinas nfpl: ruins, remains* * *ruina n (edificio) ruin -
7 precipicio
m.precipice.* * *1 cliff, precipice\al borde del precipicio on the edge of the precipice 2 figurado on the edge of disaster* * *SM1) [en monte, peñasco] cliff, precipice2) (=situación arriesgada) abyssun país al borde del precipicio — a country on the edge of the abyss, a country on the brink of disaster o ruin
* * *masculino ( despeñadero) precipice* * *= abyss.Ex. By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.* * *masculino ( despeñadero) precipice* * *= abyss.Ex: By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.
* * *(despeñadero) precipiceeconómicamente, el país está al borde del precipicio the country is on the verge of economic disaster o ruin* * *
precipicio sustantivo masculino ( despeñadero) precipice
precipicio sustantivo masculino precipice
' precipicio' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
barranco
- seca
- seco
- caer
- saliente
English:
precipice
- cliff
* * *precipicio nm1. [de montaña] precipice* * *m precipice;estar al borde del precipicio fig be on the edge of the precipice* * *precipicio nm1) : precipice2) ruina: ruin* * *precipicio n precipice -
8 salvar
v.1 to save (librar de peligro).nos salvó del peligro he saved us from dangerElla salva la situación She saves the situation.María salva a Ricardo Mary saves Richard.El tipo salva la información The guy saves=saves to disk the information.La fe redimió a Ricardo Faith redeemed Richard.2 to rescue.3 to overcome (superar) (dificultad).4 to cover.5 to bridge.* * *1 (librar de peligro) to save, rescue2 (barco) to salvage3 (honor, ruina) to save4 (obstáculo) to clear5 (dificultad) to overcome, get round6 (distancia) to cover7 (atravesar) to cross, span8 (exceptuar) to exclude, except1 (sobrevivir) to survive, come out alive2 (escaparse) to escape (de, from)3 RELIGIÓN to be saved, save one's soul\salvarse por los pelos familiar to have a narrow escape, get away by the skin of one's teeth¡sálvese quien pueda! every man for himself!* * *verb1) to save2) overcome3) cover•- salvarse* * *1. VT1) [de un peligro] to saveme has salvado de tener que sentarme con ese pesado — you saved me (from) having to sit next to that old bore
2) (Rel) to save3) (Inform) to save4) (=evitar) [+ dificultad, obstáculo] to get round, overcome; [+ montaña, río, barrera] to cross; [+ rápidos] to shoot5) frm [+ distancia] to coverel tren salva la distancia en dos horas — the train covers o does the distance in two hours
6) (=exceptuando)distancia 1)salvando: salvando algún detalle, la traducción está muy bien — apart from a few minor details, the translation is very good
7) frm [+ altura] to rise above8) Cono Sur [+ examen] to pass2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de la muerte, de un peligro) to savesalvar algo/a alguien DE algo — to save something/somebody from something
b) (fam) ( librar) to savec) (Relig) to save2)a) <dificultad/obstáculo> to overcomeb) < distancia> to coverc) (Per, Ur) < examen> to pass2.salvarse v prona) (de la muerte, de un peligro)sólo se salvaron tres personas — only three people got out alive, only three people survived
b) (fam) ( librarse)de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro — the only one of the family who's all right is Alejandro
salvarse DE algo: se salvó de hacer el servicio militar — he got out of doing his military service
c) (Relig) to be saved* * *= circumvent, save, redeem, salvage, hold together.Ex. Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.Ex. Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex. Eliot somehow suggests that a mix of blood and electricity might yet redeem the petty materialism of the modern world that he had previously seen only as a wasteland.Ex. It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.----* salvado por la campana = saved by the bell.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvar el mundo = save + the world.* salvar la división = bridge + the divide.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf.* salvar la vida = save + life.* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* salvar registros = download + records.* salvarse de milagro = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.* * *1.verbo transitivo1)a) (de la muerte, de un peligro) to savesalvar algo/a alguien DE algo — to save something/somebody from something
b) (fam) ( librar) to savec) (Relig) to save2)a) <dificultad/obstáculo> to overcomeb) < distancia> to coverc) (Per, Ur) < examen> to pass2.salvarse v prona) (de la muerte, de un peligro)sólo se salvaron tres personas — only three people got out alive, only three people survived
b) (fam) ( librarse)de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro — the only one of the family who's all right is Alejandro
salvarse DE algo: se salvó de hacer el servicio militar — he got out of doing his military service
c) (Relig) to be saved* * *= circumvent, save, redeem, salvage, hold together.Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.
Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.Ex: Eliot somehow suggests that a mix of blood and electricity might yet redeem the petty materialism of the modern world that he had previously seen only as a wasteland.Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.* salvado por la campana = saved by the bell.* salvado por los pelos = saved by the bell.* salvar el mundo = save + the world.* salvar la división = bridge + the divide.* salvar las distancias = bridge + the gap, bridge + the divide, bridge + the chasm, bridge + the gulf.* salvar la vida = save + life.* salvar la vida de milagro = have + a close shave with death.* salvar registros = download + records.* salvarse de milagro = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvarse por los pelos = have + a narrow escape, have + a lucky escape, have + a close call, have + a close shave.* salvar un problema = circumvent + problem, negotiate + problem.* sálvese el que pueda = free-for-all.* sálvese quien pueda = the devil take the hindmost, every man for himself, let battle commence.* * *salvar [A1 ]vtA1 (de la muerte, de un peligro) to savelos médicos no consiguieron salvarlo the doctors were unable to save himlograron salvarle la vida they managed to save her lifesalvar algo/a algn DE algo to save sth/sb FROM sthsalvó al niño de perecer ahogado she saved the child from drowningconsiguieron salvar las joyas del incendio they managed to save o rescue the jewels from the fireme has salvado de tener que aguantar su discurso you've saved me from having to listen to his speech3 ( Relig) to saveB1 ‹dificultad/obstáculo› to overcome3 (Per, Ur) ‹examen› to passsalvando a los presentes present company excepted■ salvarse1(de la muerte, de un peligro): sólo se salvaron tres personas only three people got out o escaped alive, only three people survived¡sálvese quien pueda! every man for himself!salvarse DE algo to escape FROM sthse salvó de un terrible incendio she escaped from o survived a terrible firese salvaron de una muerte segura they escaped certain death2 ( fam)(librarse): de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro of the family, the only one who isn't ugly ( o stupid etc) is Alejandro, of the family, the only one who's all right is Alejandrosólo se salva él porque no lo sabía you/we can't count him because he didn't knowsalvarse DE algo:se salvó de hacer el servicio militar he got out of doing his military service3 ( Relig) to be saved* * *
salvar ( conjugate salvar) verbo transitivo
1 ( en general) to save;
salvar algo/a algn DE algo to save sth/sb from sth
2
salvarse verbo pronominal
to survive;◊ ¡sálvese quien pueda! every man for himself!;
salvarse DE algo ‹de accidente/incendio› to survive sth;
se salvaron de una muerte segura they escaped certain death
salvar verbo transitivo
1 (librar de un peligro) to save [de, from]
2 (conservar) no salvaron nada de la tormenta, they didn't save anything from the storm
3 Rel to save
4 (pasar un obstáculo) to cross
5 (superar una dificultad, un apuro) to overcome
6 (hacer una excepción) salvando a José, todos fueron castigados, except for José, everyone was punished
7 (recorrer una distancia) salvó 400 km en tres horas, she covered 400 km in three hours
' salvar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abismo
- pellejo
- rescatar
- sacar
English:
appearance
- clear
- cross
- day
- face
- face saving
- futile
- jump
- negotiate
- reprieve
- retrieve
- salvage
- save
- shoot
- wreckage
- bridge
- get
- pass
- rescue
* * *♦ vt1. [librar de peligro] to save;nos salvó del peligro he saved us from danger;la subvención los salvó de la ruina the subsidy saved them from ruin;el portero salvó el gol en el último instante the goalkeeper saved the goal at the last moment;me has salvado de tener que ir a visitarla you've saved me from having to go and visit her2. [rescatar] to rescue;salvaron todo lo que pudieron del edificio en llamas they rescued all they could from the blazing building3. [superar] [dificultad] to overcome;[obstáculo] to go over o around;el caballo salvó el foso de un salto the horse jumped (across) the ditch;un puente salva la distancia entre las dos orillas a bridge spans the river;la atleta salvó los 2 metros the athlete cleared 2 metres4. [recorrer] to cover;salvaron la distancia entre las dos ciudades en tres días they covered the distance between the two cities in three dayssalvando las distancias allowing for the obvious differences6. Rel to save* * *v/t1 vida, matrimonio save;salvar la vida a alguien save s.o.’s life2 obstáculo get round, get over3 REL save* * *salvar vt1) : to save, to rescue2) : to cover (a distance)3) : to get around (an obstacle), to overcome (a difficulty)4) : to cross, to jump across5)salvando : except for, excluding* * *salvar vb (en general) to save
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