drip-drying in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for drip-drying in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.save1 [Am seɪv, Brit seɪv] VB trans

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1.1. save (rescue, preserve):

save
salvar
new investment could save 500 jobs
una nueva inversión podría salvar 500 puestos de trabajo
she wants to save her reputation/marriage
quiere salvar su reputación/matrimonio
rescue workers saved 20 people from the burning house
los trabajadores del servicio de salvamento rescataron a 20 personas del incendio
to save sth/sb from sth/-ing
salvar algo/a alguien de algo/ +  infin
to save sb from defeat/disaster
salvar a alguien de la derrota/del desastre
you saved me from drowning/falling
me salvaste de ahogarme/caerme
you saved me from making a fool of myself
gracias a ti no hice el ridículo
to save sb from herself/himself
impedir que alguien siga haciéndose daño
God save the King/Queen!
¡Dios salve or guarde al Rey/a la Reina!
to save the situation
salvar la situación
to save one's bacon or neck or skin inf
salvar el pellejo inf
he'd do anything to save his own neck or skin or bacon
haría cualquier cosa con tal de salvar el pellejo
save it! Am inf
¡olvídalo!

3.1. save (keep, put aside):

save
guardar
save money
ahorrar
we've saved $5, 000 so far
hasta ahora hemos ahorrado 5.000 dólares
don't eat it now; save it for later
no te lo comas ahora; déjalo para luego
save a slice for me, save me a slice
guárdame un trozo
I'm saving this dress for best
este vestido lo reservo para las ocasiones especiales
save my place
guárdame el sitio
save me some space at the bottom of the page
déjame sitio al final de la página
I'm saving the tokens
colecciono or estoy juntando los vales
to save oneself for sb/sth
reservarse para alguien/algo
to save one's energy/strength
guardarse las energías/las fuerzas
to save sth till (the) last
dejar algo para el final
to save one's breath inf
no gastar saliva inf

II.save1 [Am seɪv, Brit seɪv] VB intr

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III.save1 [Am seɪv, Brit seɪv] N

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This is another game where they do the "previously on" when you load up a save file.
www.abc.net.au
The wound turned gangrenous and an operation failed to save his life.
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Other users have claimed that sometimes the game doesn't save even if the autosave function seems working.
www.geek.com
The twist is that practically everything in it is also available to buy -- save for the fitted kitchen and space-saving fold-down beds.
www.independent.co.uk
If you like the result, hit the save button to save the image to your photo library.
www.cnet.com
I am so grateful that they thought it important enough to save the little we still have.
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Ben is his reincarnation, and his destiny is to save the silver dragons from a terrible enemy.
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Users can also add captions and ratings to their images, search through them and save searches for later use.
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It used a tape recorder to save data that was acquired when the satellite was not in range of one of the 13 ground stations.
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They save on the total number of wheels and bogies, reducing initial cost, weight, noise, vibration and maintenance expenses.
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