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salvaging

UK
/ˈsælvɪdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈsælvɪdʒɪŋ/

Translations

salvagingnoun
salvagings
pl
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.
Synonyms
reclamation
rescue
recovery
retrieval
salvage
salvaginggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsælvɪdʒɪŋ/
US
/ˈsælvɪdʒɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe entities or activities involved in saving property or recovering materials.
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.
salvageverb

salvaging

Gerund

salvaged
Past Simple
salvaged
Past Participle
salvaging
Gerund
UK
/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
US
/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
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.
Synonyms
recover
redeem
reclaim
save
retrieve
rescue
Antonyms
lose
discard
abandon

Definitions

salvagingnoun
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.
salvaginggerund / present participle
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
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.
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