save in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for save in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.save¹ [Am seɪv, Brit seɪv] VB trans

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!

1.2. save (redeem):

save soul/sinner

salvar

save soul/sinner

redimir

2.1. save (be economical with):

save money/fuel/space

ahorrar

it saves (me) a lot of time/work

(me) ahorra mucho tiempo/trabajo

you can save a lot of money buying a season ticket

se ahorra mucho dinero comprando un abono

2.2. save (spare, avoid):

save trouble/expense/embarrassment

ahorrar

save trouble/expense/embarrassment

evitar

these machines save labor

estas máquinas ahorran trabajo

to save (sb) sth/-ing she recorded the lecture to save having to take notes

grabó la conferencia para ahorrarse tener que tomar apuntes

drip-drying the shirts saves ironing them

si dejas escurrir las camisas, te evitas or te ahorras tener que plancharlas

it will save you a journey or your having to make another journey

te ahorrarás un viaje or tener que hacer otro viaje

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

3.2. save COMPUT:

save

guardar

save

almacenar

4. save SPORTS:

save shot/penalty

detener

save shot/penalty

salvar

II.save¹ [Am seɪv, Brit seɪv] VB intr

1.1. save (put money aside):

save

ahorrar

1.2. save (economize):

save

ahorrar

to save on sth

ahorrar algo

to save on fuel

ahorrar combustible

2. save (redeem):

save

salvar

save

redimir

3.1. save (wait) inf:

save work/task/news:

esperar

will it save for a few days?

¿puede esperar unos días?

3.2. save (keep) Am:

save food:

aguantar inf

III.save¹ [Am seɪv, Brit seɪv] N

save

parada f

to make a save

hacer una parada

I.save² PREP form

1. save (apart from):

save, a. save for

salvo

save, a. save for

excl

save, a. save for

con excepción de

Phrases:

save for (if it were not for), he would have died, save for the fact that …

se habría muerto, si no hubiera sido porque … or de no haber sido porque …

II.save² CONJ arch

save that

de no haber sido porque

I.save up VB [Am seɪv -, Brit seɪv -] (v + adv)

save up

ahorrar

I'm saving up for a car/to buy a car

estoy ahorrando para (comprarme) un coche

II.save up VB [Am seɪv -, Brit seɪv -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

save up

ahorrar

God Save the Queen Info

God Save the Queen

Es el himno nacional británico. No se sabe quién escribió la letra o compuso su música, pero en el siglo dieciocho ya era una canción tradicional.

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to scrimp and save

cuidar mucho el dinero

to scrimp and save

hacer grandes economías

Translations for save in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

atajada

save

estirada

full-length save

tapada

save

pachirrear

to scrimp and save

economizar tiempo

to save

economizar combustible/recursos

to save

para economizar esfuerzos

to save work

economizar

to save money

save in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for save in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.save¹ [seɪv] VB trans

1. save (rescue):

save

salvar

to save sb's life

salvar la vida a alguien

to save one's soul

salvarse

to save face

salvar las apariencias

to save one's own skin

salvar el pellejo

2. save (keep for future use):

save

guardar

3. save (collect):

save

coleccionar

4. save (avoid wasting):

save

ahorrar

5. save (reserve):

save

reservar

6. save (prevent from doing):

save

impedir

7. save COMPUT:

save

guardar

8. save SPORTS:

save

parar

II.save¹ [seɪv] VB intr

1. save (keep for the future):

save

ahorrar

to save for sth

ahorrar para algo

2. save (conserve):

to save on sth

guardar algo

III.save¹ [seɪv] N SPORTS

save

parada f

save² [seɪv] PREP

save (for)

salvo

all save the youngest

todos salvo los más jóvenes

save VB

User Entry

to save the day

solucionar una dificultad

thanks for saving my day!

¡gracias! me has sacado del apuro

save up VB

User Entry

save up (money)

ahorrar

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to scrimp and save

apretarse el cinturón fig

to save sb's bacon

salvar la vida a alguien

Translations for save in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tapada

save

ahorrar

to save

ahorrar fuerzas

to save [or conserve] one's energy

ahorrar esfuerzos a alguien

to save sb the trouble

ahorrarse

to save oneself

reservar un asiento (ocupar)

to save a seat

reservarse

to save oneself

economizar esfuerzos

to save one's efforts

save Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to save sb's bacon

salvar la vida a alguien

to be as save as houses Brit

ser completamente seguro

to save one's own skin

salvar el pellejo

to save for sth

ahorrar para algo

all save the youngest

todos salvo los más jóvenes

to save face

guardar las apariencias

to be on the save side ...

para mayor seguridad...

to save sb a place

guardar un sitio a alguien

to scrimp and save

apretarse el cinturón fig

to save a piece of cake for sb

guardar un trozo de pastel a alguien

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This is another game where they do the "previously on" when you load up a save file.

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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.

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The twist is that practically everything in it is also available to buy -- save for the fitted kitchen and space-saving fold-down beds.

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If you like the result, hit the save button to save the image to your photo library.

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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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