- save (Adj.)
- germ. failīga-; trumalīka-ы{(V.)}germ. hailæn; hradjan; nazjan; sparēn
Neuenglisch-germanisches Wörterbuch. Gerhard Köbler. 2010.
Neuenglisch-germanisches Wörterbuch. Gerhard Köbler. 2010.
save — save1 [sāv] vt. saved, saving [ME saven < OFr sauver, salver < L salvare < salvus, SAFE] 1. to rescue or preserve from harm, danger, injury, etc.; make or keep safe 2. to keep in health and well being: now only in certain formulas [God… … English World dictionary
Save — Save, prep. or conj. [F. sauf, properly adj., safe. See {Safe}, a.] Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting; reserving; saving. [1913 Webster] Five times received I forty stripes save one. 2 Cor. xi. 24. [1913 Webster] Syn: See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
save — [[t]se͟ɪv[/t]] ♦♦ saves, saving, saved 1) VERB If you save someone or something, you help them to avoid harm or to escape from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. [V n] ...a final attempt to save 40,000 jobs in Britain s troubled aero industry … English dictionary
save — {{11}}save (n.) in the sports sense of act of preventing opponent from scoring, 1890, from SAVE (Cf. save) (v.). {{12}}save (prep.) c.1300, from SAFE (Cf. safe) (q.v.), paralleling evolution in O.Fr. sauf safe, prepositional use of the adj., in… … Etymology dictionary
save — 1. v. & n. v. 1 tr. (often foll. by from) rescue, preserve, protect, or deliver from danger, harm, discredit, etc. (saved my life; saved me from drowning). 2 tr. (often foll. by up) keep for future use; reserve; refrain from spending (saved up… … Useful english dictionary
save — save1 savable, saveable, adj. savableness, saveableness, n. saver, n. /sayv/, v., saved, saving, n. v.t. 1. to rescue from danger or possible harm, injury, or loss: to save someone from drowning … Universalium
save — I [[t]seɪv[/t]] v. saved, sav•ing, n. 1) to rescue from danger or possible harm or loss 2) to keep safe, intact, or unhurt; safeguard: God save the United States[/ex] 3) to keep from being lost: tried to save the game[/ex] 4) to avoid the… … From formal English to slang
save face — {v. phr.} To save your good reputation, popularity, or dignity when something has happened or may happen to hurt you; hide something that may cause you shame. * /The policeman was caught accepting a bribe; he tried to save face by claiming it was … Dictionary of American idioms
save face — {v. phr.} To save your good reputation, popularity, or dignity when something has happened or may happen to hurt you; hide something that may cause you shame. * /The policeman was caught accepting a bribe; he tried to save face by claiming it was … Dictionary of American idioms
certain — adj., sûr, vrai, assuré ; considéré comme vrai, indubitable ; sûr, qui n a aucun doute ; fixe, déterminé : dcho adv. (Albanais.001) ; SARTIN / sértin, NA, E adj. (001, Annecy, Leschaux, Saxel.002, Thônes / Samoëns) || sêrtin, no, ê (St martin… … Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard
safe — adj. & n. adj. 1 a free of danger or injury. b (often foll. by from) out of or not exposed to danger (safe from their enemies). 2 affording security or not involving danger or risk (put it in a safe place). 3 reliable, certain; that can be… … Useful english dictionary