How to Say "to salvage" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “to salvage” is “salvar” — B1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.
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VerbB1
recovering something from a disaster
Examples
El bombero salvó al gato del incendio.
The firefighter saved the cat from the fire.
Gracias por salvarme la vida.
Thank you for saving my life.
Intentaron salvar los muebles de la inundación.
They tried to salvage the furniture from the flood.
Saving Someone *From* Something
To say you saved someone from something, use the pattern: salvar a alguien de algo. For example, 'Salvé al perro del río' (I saved the dog from the river).
Saving Money vs. Saving a Life
Mistake: “Quiero salvar dinero para un coche.”
Correction: Quiero *ahorrar* dinero para un coche. Use `salvar` for rescuing from danger, and `ahorrar` for saving money or resources.
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