salvarse in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for salvarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.salvar VB trans

1.1. salvar (de la muerte, de un peligro):

salvar

to save

los médicos no consiguieron salvarlo

the doctors were unable to save him

lograron salvarle la vida

they managed to save her life

salvar algo/a alg. de algo

to save sth/sb from sth

salvó al niño de perecer ahogado

she saved the child from drowning

consiguieron salvar las joyas del incendio

they managed to save o rescue the jewels from the fire

1.2. salvar inf (librar):

salvar

to save

salvar a alg. de algo

to save sb from sth

me has salvado de tener que aguantar su discurso

you've saved me from having to listen to his speech

1.3. salvar REL:

salvar

to save

2.1. salvar dificultad/obstáculo:

salvar

to overcome

2.2. salvar distancia:

salvar

to cover

2.3. salvar examen:

salvar Peru Urug

to pass

3. salvar <salvando ger > (exceptuando):

salvar

except for

salvar

excep.

salvando a los presentes

present company excepted

II.salvarse VB vpr

1. salvarse (de la muerte, de un peligro):

solo se salvaron tres personas

only three people got out o escaped alive

solo se salvaron tres personas

only three people survived

¡sálvese quien pueda!

every man for himself!

salvarse de algo

to escape from sth

se salvó de un terrible incendio

she escaped from o survived a terrible fire

se salvaron de una muerte segura

they escaped certain death

2. salvarse inf (librarse):

de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro

of the family, the only one who isn't ugly (o stupid etc.) is Alejandro

de la familia, el único que se salva es Alejandro

of the family, the only one who's all right is Alejandro

solo se salva él porque no lo sabía

you/we can't count him because he didn't know

(salvarse de algo) se salvó de hacer el servicio militar

he got out of doing his military service

3. salvarse REL:

salvarse

to be saved

See also distancia

distancia N f

1. distancia (en el espacio):

distancia

distance

la distancia que separa dos puntos

the distance between two points

¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson?

what's the distance between Tijuana and Tucson?

¿qué distancia hay de Tijuana a Tucson?

how far is it from Tijuana to Tucson?

¿a qué distancia está Londres?

how far is it to London?

¿a qué distancia está Londres?

how far is London?

presenciaron la explosión a una distancia prudencial

they witnessed the explosion from a safe distance

se situó a una distancia de un metro

she stood a meter away

una llamada de o a larga distancia

a long-distance call

2. distancia en locs:

(a distancia) procesamiento de textos a distancia

off-site o remote text processing

se situó a distancia para verlo en conjunto

she stood back o she stood some distance away to see it as a whole

en la distancia

in the distance

guardar o mantener las distancias

to keep one's distance

salvando las distancias ¡es un Einstein! — salvando las distancias

he's another Einstein! — well, I wouldn't go that far!

es como París, salvando las distancias

it's like Paris, although clearly you can only take the comparison so far inf

tomar distancia MIL

to measure an arm's length from the next person

hay que tomar distancia para ser objetivo

in order to be objective you have to stand back from it o distance yourself from it

hay que tomar distancia para ser objetivo

in order to be objective you have to get a distance on it inf

3. distancia (en el tiempo):

la distancia que nos separa de la Reconquista

the distance (in time) between the Reconquest and the present day

a distancia el incidente le pareció una tontería

looking back o in retrospect, the incident seemed insignificant

4. distancia (afectiva):

distancia

distance

este incidente aumentó la distancia entre ellos

this incident widened the distance o gap between them

ahora una gran distancia los separa

now they're worlds o poles apart

ahora una gran distancia los separa

a rift o gulf has opened up between them

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

salvarse de la quema

to escape

en un intento desesperado por salvarse

in a desperate attempt to save himself

salvarse en o por una tablita Mex inf

to have a narrow escape inf

Translations for salvarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to have a narrow escape

salvarse de milagro

to have a narrow escape

salvarse por un pelo inf

to have a narrow escape

salvarse por los pelos inf

get out of task/obligation/punishment

salvarse de

to get out of -ing

librarse or salvarse de +  infin

get by

salvarse

escape

salvarse

escape capture

salvarse de

to have a narrow/miraculous escape

salvarse or escaparse por muy poco/milagrosamente

get off task/duty

salvarse de

salvarse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for salvarse in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

salvarse

to save oneself

salvarse (en sentido religioso)

to be saved

salvarse por los pelos

to have a narrow escape

salvar(se) el pellejo

to save one's skin

Translations for salvarse in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to lie oneself out of sth

salvarse de algo por una mentira

to save one's soul

salvarse

to have a narrow escape

salvarse por muy poco

to have a close call

salvarse por los pelos

to talk one's way out of sth fig

salvarse de algo con labia

salvarse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

salvarse por los pelos

to have a narrow escape

salvar(se) el pellejo

to save one's skin

salvarse de algo por una mentira

to lie oneself out of sth