salvavidas

See also: salva-vidas

Spanish

A life buoy
A lifeboat

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) +‎ vidas (“lives”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsalbaˈbidas/ [ˌsal.β̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]
  • Rhymes: -idas
  • Syllabification: sal‧va‧vi‧das

Adjective

salvavidas (invariable)

  1. emergency, life saving

Derived terms

Noun

salvavidas m (plural salvavidas)

  1. life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver
  2. lifeboat
    Synonym: bote salvavidas

Noun

salvavidas m or f by sense (plural salvavidas)

  1. lifeguard
    Synonyms: guardavidas, socorrista

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