save

1. To prevent harm or difficulty.

   (transitive)To help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm.

   She was saved from drowning by a passer-by.

   We were able to save a few of our possessions from the house fire.

   retten

   спаса́тьspasátʹ, спасти́spastí

   рятува́тиrjatuváty, врятува́тиvrjatuváty

2. (transitive)To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.

3. (transitive)To spare (somebody) from effort, or from something undesirable.

   make unnecessary an expenditure or effort

4. (especially, transitive)To redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation.

   Jesus Christ came to save sinners.

   erretten

   спаса́тьspasátʹ, спасти́spastí

5. (transitive)To catch or deflect (a shot at goal).

6. (transitive)To preserve, as a relief pitcher, (a win of another pitcher's on one's team) by defending the lead held when the other pitcher left the game.

7. To put aside; to avoid.

   (transitive)To store for future use.

   Let's save the packaging in case we need to send the product back.

   sichern, speichern

   копи́тьkopítʹ, скопи́тьskopítʹ, накопи́тьnakopítʹ

   accumulate money for future use

8. (transitive)To conserve or prevent the wasting of.

   Save electricity by turning off the lights when you leave the room.

   sparen

   эконо́митьekonómitʹ, сэконо́митьsɛkonómitʹ

9. (transitive)To obviate or make unnecessary.

10. (intransitive, transitive)To write a file to disk or other storage medium.

    Where did I save that document? I can't find it on the desktop.

    speichern

    сохраня́тьsoxranjátʹ, сохрани́тьsoxranítʹ, записа́тьzapisátʹ

    зберіга́тиzberiháty, записа́тиzapysáty

11. (intransitive)To economize or avoid waste.

    sparen

    эконо́митьekonómitʹ, сэконо́митьsɛkonómitʹ

    заоща́джуватиzaoščádžuvaty, заоща́дитиzaoščádyty, еконо́митиekonómyty

    spend sparingly, avoid the waste of

12. (intransitive, transitive)To accumulate money or valuables.

    sparen

    копи́тьkopítʹ, скопи́тьskopítʹ, накопи́тьnakopítʹ

    збира́тиzbyráty, назбира́тиnazbyráty

1. Tom saved her from the fire.

   Том врятував її під час пожежі. — deniko

   ruТом спас её из огня. — marafon

   deTom rettete sie aus dem Feuer. — Hans_Adler

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2. I'm saving money for a car.

   Я заощаджую гроші на машину. — ChickenKiev

   ruЯ коплю деньги на машину. — soweli_Elepanto

   deIch spare Geld für ein Auto. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. The new medicine saved his life.

   Нові ліки спасли його життя. — deniko

   ruНовое лекарство спасло ему жизнь. — ae5s

   deDas neue Medikament rettete sein Leben. — Dejo

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4. Are you going to save us?

   Ви нас врятуєте? — deniko

   ruВы нас спасёте? — marafon

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5. Tom wanted to save the world.

   Том хотів урятувати світ. — deniko

   ruТом хотел спасти мир. — marafon

   deTom wollte die Welt retten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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regular · Lesson

• save upврятувати, рятуватиTo accumulate money, especially for a specific, planned expenditure.
• save downTo write a computer file to disk.
• save backTo store for use in leaner periods later (e.g. in winter)
• save overSynonym of write over.