salvavidas
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See also: salva-vidas
Spanish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save”) + vidas (“lives”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]salvavidas (invariable)
Derived terms
[edit]Noun
[edit]salvavidas m (plural salvavidas)
- life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver
- lifeboat
- Synonym: bote salvavidas
Noun
[edit]salvavidas m or f by sense (plural salvavidas)
- lifeguard
- Synonyms: guardavidas, socorrista
Further reading
[edit]- “salvavidas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish verb-object compounds
- Spanish 4-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/idas
- Rhymes:Spanish/idas/4 syllables
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- Spanish indeclinable adjectives
- Spanish nouns
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- es:Swimming