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save1

/seɪv/ [saved, saving]

Translation

v [t, i]
ahorrar
to save money
ahorrar dinero
guardar
v [t]
salvar
The lifeguard saved me
El socorrista me salvó
rescatar
guardar
to save a file
guardar un archivo
to save one's breath (inform)
no gastar saliva col.
to save sb's {bacon/neck} (inform)
salvar el pellejo a alguien col.
to save on sthVéase tb: to save face; to save money; to scrimp and save
(Definition of save vv from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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