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rescue

UK
/ˈrɛskjuː/
US
/ˈrɛskju/

Translations

rescuenoun
rescues
pl
UK
/ˈrɛskjuː/
US
/ˈrɛskju/
The rescue of the trapped miners took several hours.
Le sauvetage des mineurs piégés a pris plusieurs heures.
Additional translations
rescapéPour une personne sauvée d’un danger; registre courant.
rescousseSurtout dans des expressions comme « à la rescousse » ; registre courant.
Synonyms
retrieval
liberation
deliverance
recovery
salvation
rescueverb
rescued
Past Simple
rescued
Past Participle
rescuing
Gerund
UK
/ˈres.kjuː/
US
/ˈrɛs.kjuː/
The firefighters worked tirelessly to rescue the people trapped in the burning building.
Les pompiers ont travaillé sans relâche pour sauver les personnes piégées dans le bâtiment en feu.
Additional translations
secourirSouvent employé dans un contexte d’intervention ou d’assistance d’urgence.
Synonyms
retrieve
deliver
free
extricate
release
liberate
save
Antonyms
abandon
desert
forsake
rescueadjective
UK
/ˈres.kjuː/
US
/ˈrɛs.kju/
Used attributively to describe equipment, personnel, or operations related to rescuing.
de sauvetage
A rescue helicopter hovered above the cliff.
Un hélicoptère de sauvetage planait au-dessus de la falaise.
Additional translations
de secoursPlus général; fréquent dans la langue courante et administrative.
Synonyms
rescuing
lifesaving
life-saving
salvage

Definitions

rescuenoun
The act of saving someone or something from danger or harm.
The rescue of the trapped miners took several hours.
An instance of being saved from a dangerous or distressing situation.
The rescue was carried out by a team of skilled firefighters.
A person or thing that has been saved from a dangerous or distressing situation.
The dog was a rescue from the local animal shelter.
Help or assistance provided to someone in danger or distress; the process of rescuing.
Calls for rescue were heard across the valley.
rescueverb
To save someone or something from a dangerous or distressing situation.
The firefighters worked tirelessly to rescue the people trapped in the burning building.
rescueadjective
Intended for or relating to saving people, animals, or property from danger.
A rescue helicopter hovered above the cliff.
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