Rescue

/ˈrɛs.kjuː/ verb

To save someone or something from danger, harm, or an unwanted situation.

From Old French 'rescourre' meaning 'to shake out,' derived from Latin 're-' (again) and 'excutere' (to shake out), the meaning shifted to 'save' around the 1300s.

AFred
AMማዳን
ARينقذ
BGспасявам
BNউদ্ধার করা
CArescatar
CSzachránit
DAredde
DEretten
ELσώζω
ESrescatar
ETpäästma
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