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salvaging

/ˈsælvɪdʒɪŋ/

salvagingnoun

salvagings

Translations

sauvetage

The salvaging of the sunken ship's cargo took several weeks.

Le sauvetage de la cargaison du navire coulé a pris plusieurs semaines.

Additional translations

récupérationDans le domaine du recyclage ou de la valorisation des déchets.

Definitions

The act of saving or rescuing property from loss or destruction, especially from a shipwreck or fire.

The salvaging of the sunken ship's cargo took several weeks.

The process of recovering usable materials from waste or scrap.

Salvaging old electronics can yield valuable metals.

Synonyms

salvaginggerund / present participle

/ˈsælvɪdʒɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe entities or activities involved in saving property or recovering materials.

Translations

de récupérationEmploi adjectival, surtout dans un contexte technique ou matériel.

Salvaging crews worked around the clock after the hurricane.

Les équipes de récupération ont travaillé jour et nuit après l'ouragan.

Definitions

Engaged in or relating to the act of saving property from loss or recovering usable material.

Salvaging crews worked around the clock after the hurricane.

salvageverb

salvaging

ing-form

salvaged

Past Simple

salvaged

Past Participle

salvaging

ing-form

/ˈsælvɪdʒ/

Translations

sauverEmploi général, au sens de préserver d'une perte ou d'une destruction.

The team worked tirelessly to salvage the documents from the flooded basement.

L'équipe a travaillé sans relâche pour sauver les documents du sous-sol inondé.

récupérerPour tirer quelque chose de valeur d'une épave, d'un incendie ou d'une catastrophe.

Divers were sent to salvage the cargo from the sunken ship.

Des plongeurs ont été envoyés pour récupérer la cargaison du navire coulé.

Additional translations

réparerAu sens de remettre en état quelque chose d'endommagé.

Definitions

To save or rescue something from potential loss or destruction.

The team worked tirelessly to salvage the documents from the flooded basement.

To recover or retrieve something of value from a wreck, fire, or other disaster.

Divers were sent to salvage the cargo from the sunken ship.

To make something usable or functional again after it has been damaged.

He managed to salvage the old computer by replacing a few parts.

Synonyms

Antonyms

salvagenoun

Definitions

The act of saving a ship or its cargo from perils of the seas.

The crew was awarded a bonus for the successful salvage of the sunken vessel.

The property or goods saved from destruction in a shipwreck, fire, etc.

The salvage from the fire included several valuable paintings.

The act of saving anything from destruction or waste and the property saved.

The salvage from the old building included bricks and wooden beams.

Money or compensation awarded to those who successfully recover property, especially at sea.

The rescuing vessel claimed salvage under maritime law.

salvageadjective

Definitions

Relating to or intended for the recovery, rescue, or reuse of property that is in danger of loss or has been damaged.

A salvage crew was dispatched to assess the wreck.

Consisting of or made from materials that have been salvaged or reclaimed.

The artist showcased a sculpture crafted from salvage steel beams.