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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRescate
Pronunciation / Transliteration: res-kah-teh
"El rescate fue complicado pero exitoso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The act of saving someone from danger or distress.
"The firefighters performed a daring rescue to save the trapped hikers."
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To save someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.
"The lifeguard had to rescue the swimmer who was struggling in the water."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French word 'rescoure', combining the prefix 're-' (expressing intensive force or back) and 'escourre' (to shake off, escape), originating from the Late Latin 'excussere'. Entering the English language in the 14th century, it historically referred to recovering property or delivering a captive by force before evolving into its modern general sense of saving someone from harm or danger.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Rescue" is said worldwide
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Sauvetage
Transliteration: so-vet-ahj
"Le sauvetage des victimes a été rapide."
Rettung
Transliteration: ret-toong
"Die Rettung der Überlebenden war erfolgreich."
Salvataggio
Transliteration: sal-va-tah-joh
"Il salvataggio è stato effettuato con successo."
Rescate
Transliteration: res-kah-teh
"El rescate fue complicado pero exitoso."
Resgate
Transliteration: res-gah-tchee
"O resgate dos sobreviventes foi rápido."
बचाव
Transliteration: bachaav
"बचाव कार्य में तेजी आई।"
救援
Transliteration: jiùyuán
"救援队迅速到达现场。"
구조
Transliteration: gujo
"구조 작업이 신속하게 진행되었습니다."
救助
Transliteration: kyūjo
"救助活動が行われました。"
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