salva-vidas

See also: salvavidas

Portuguese

Etymology

From salva (“rescues”) +‎ vidas (“lives”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsaw.vɐˈvi.dɐs/ [ˌsaʊ̯.vɐˈvi.dɐs]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌsaw.vɐˈvi.dɐʃ/ [ˌsaʊ̯.vɐˈvi.dɐʃ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsaw.vaˈvi.das/ [ˌsaʊ̯.vaˈvi.das]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˌsal.vɐˈvi.dɐʃ/ [ˌsaɫ.vɐˈvi.ðɐʃ]

  • Hyphenation: sal‧va‧vi‧das

Adjective

salva-vidas (invariable, not comparable)

  1. life-
    Bote salva-vidas
    Lifeboat
    Colete salva-vidas
    Lifejacket

Noun

salva-vidas m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. lifeguard (attendant employed to save swimmers)
    Synonyms: nadador-salvador, banheiro
    O salva-vidas salvou um menino de se afogar.
    The lifeguard saved the boy from drowning.

Noun

salva-vidas m (invariable)

  1. clipping of bote salva-vidas
    O Titanic tinha um número insuficiente de salva-vidas.
    Titanic had an insufficient number of lifeboats.
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