Definition
To save someone or something from danger, harm, or an unwanted situation.
Etymology
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.
Kelly Says
The word 'rescue' literally means 'to shake out'—like shaking someone free from danger—which is why rescue appears in 'discourse' (talking through) and 'obscure' (shaken from clarity).
Translations
BGБългарски
спасявам
spa-SYA-vam
BNবাংলা
উদ্ধার করা
ud-DHAR ko-ra
CACatalà
rescatar
res-ka-TAR
CSČeština
zachránit
za-KHRAA-nit
ESEspañol
rescatar
res-ka-TAR
EUEuskara
erreskatatu
e-res-ka-TA-tu
FAفارسی
نجات دادن
ne-jaat daa-dan
FISuomi
pelastaa
pe-LAS-taa
GLGalego
rescatar
res-ka-TAR
HEעברית
להציל
le-hats-TSIL
HRHrvatski
spasiti
SPA-si-ti
HUMagyar
megment
MEG-ment
IDBahasa Indonesia
menyelamatkan
me-nye-la-mat-KAN
ITItaliano
salvare
sal-VA-re
LTLietuvių
gelbėti
gel-BE-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
menyelamatkan
me-nye-la-mat-KAN
NLNederlands
redden
RE-den
PLPolski
ratować
ra-TO-vach
PTPortuguês
resgatar
rez-ga-TAR
RORomână
a salva
a SAL-va
RUРусский
спасать
spa-SAT
SKSlovenčina
zachrániť
za-KHRAA-nit
SLSlovenščina
rešiti
RE-shi-ti
SRСрпски
спасити
SPA-si-ti
TEతెలుగు
రక్షించు
rak-shin-CHU
THไทย
ช่วยชีวิต
chuay chi-wit
TRTürkçe
kurtarmak
kur-tar-MAK
UKУкраїнська
рятувати
rya-tu-VA-ty