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salvare

save

verb sahl-VAH-reh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'salvare', to keep safe

Also means

rescue

Usage Note

Salvare covers both rescuing someone from danger and 'saving' a file on a computer. The reflexive salvarsi means to escape harm, and salvarsi in corner (a football borrowing) means to get out of trouble at the last second.

Examples

"Devo salvare il documento."

Natural Translation

I have to save the document.

Literal Translation

I-must save the document.

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