How to Say "rescuing" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “rescuing” is “salvando” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
English → SpanishA2
verbA2
pulling someone out of a bad situation
Examples
El bombero está salvando al gato del árbol.
The firefighter is saving the cat from the tree.
Estamos salvando los archivos en el disco duro.
We are saving the files on the hard drive.
The '-ando' Ending
In Spanish, adding '-ando' to an 'ar' verb is like adding '-ing' in English. It shows an action is currently in progress.
Using it alone
Mistake: “Yo salvando el perro.”
Correction: Yo estoy salvando el perro. You usually need the verb 'estar' (to be) before 'salvando' to make a full sentence.
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