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rank|front|France|London|578|save|length|play|remained

Pronunciation
enPR|s�v, IPA|/seɪv/, SAMPA|/seIv/
audio|en-us-save.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes:English:-eɪv|Rhymes: -eɪv

Noun
en-noun

1. In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring

#: The goaltender made a great save.

1. baseball When a relief pitcher comes into a game with a 3 run or less lead, and his team wins while continually being ahead

#: Jones retired seven to earn the save.

1. (professional wrestling slang) A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.

#: The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.

trans-top|block that prevents an opponent from scoring
Norwegian: redning
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Verb
en-verb|sav|ing

1. transitive To help (somebody) to survive, or keep (somebody) from harm.
2. transitive To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
3. transitive To store for future use.
4. transitive To conserve or prevent the waste|wasting of.
5. transitive To obviate or make unnecessary.
6. context|transitive|computing To copy (a file) to disk.
7. context|transitive|theology To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.
8. intransitive To economize or avoid waste.
9. context|transitive|and|intransitive To accumulate money or valuables.

Translations
trans-top|to help someone to survive
Arabic: ARchar|ا��ذ IPAchar|(�ánqth)
Chinese: �� (zh�ngjiù)
Czech: zachránit
Dutch: redden
Finnish: säästää
French: sauver
German: retten
Hungarian: megment
Italian: aiutare, salvare, soccorrere
Japanese: �� (���, sukuu), ��� (����, tasukeru) / ���� (�������, kyūjo-suru), ���� (kyūshutsusuru)
Korean: 구��� (guhaenaeda)
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Mongolian: ав�а�
Norwegian: redde
Portuguese: ajudar, salvar, socorrer
Romanian: ajuta, salva
Russian: �па�а�� (spasát�) impf, �па��и (spastí) pf
Slovene: rešiti
Spanish: salvar, rescatar
Swedish: rädda
Telugu: ర��షి��� (rakshiMchu), �ాపాడ� (kaapaaDu)
Welsh: achub, arbed
Yakut: аб��аа (aburaqu)
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trans-top|store for future use
Czech: uložit, spo�it
Dutch: sparen
Esperanto: �pari
Finnish: säästää, säilyttää
French: épargner
German: sichern, speichern
Italian: salvare, immagazzinare
Japanese: ���� (�����, hozon-suru), �管�� (hokansuru)
Norwegian: spare, lagre
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Portuguese: armazenar, estocar, guardar
Romanian: salva, aproviziona
Russian: �о��ан��� (sokhranját�) impf, �о��ани�� (sokhranít�) pf
Slovene: shraniti
Spanish: ahorrar, guardar, reservar
Swedish: spara
Telugu: భద�రపర�� (bhadraparachu)
Welsh: cynilo, arbed, neilltuo
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trans-top|computing
Czech: uložit
Dutch: opslaan (old software sometimes uses bewaren)
Finnish: tallentaa
French: sauvegarder
German: speichern
Italian: salvare
Japanese: ���� (�����, hozon-suru)
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Norwegian: lagre
Portuguese: guardar (Portugal), salvar (Brazil)
Russian: �о��ан��� (sokhranját�) impf, �о��ани�� (sokhranít�) pf
Slovene: shraniti
Spanish: archivar, guardar, salvar
Swedish: spara
Telugu: భద�రపర�� (bhadraparachu)
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trans-top|economize
French: économiser
Telugu: దా����న� (daachukonu)
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Norwegian: spare
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trans-top|accumulate money
French: épargner
German: sparen
Telugu: దా����న� (daachukonu)
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Norwegian: spare
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Translations that need to be checked
checktrans
German:aufbewahren (2), speichern (3)
ttbc|Indonesian: selamat|menyelamatkan (1), simpan (2,3)

Preposition
infl|en|proposition

1. except; with the exception of

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|with the exception of except

Translations
trans-top|except, with the exception of
French: sauf, hormis
Norwegian: unntatt
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Telugu: త��� (takka), తప�ప (tappa)
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Conjunction
infl|en|conjunction

1. dated unless; except

Derived terms
save vs.
save as

Tok Pisin

Etymology
Portuguese sabe (know)

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
save

1. to know
2. to understand
3. to make a practice or habit of

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la:save
hu:save
ja:save
pl:save
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ru:save
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fi:save
sv:save
ta:save
te:save
vi:save
zh:save

• 2007-11-30 17:09 - VolkovBot - robot Adding: [[el:save]]

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