Derrick dropped his drawing in the tub and is now trying to salvage it with a hair dryer.
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Salvage
//ˈsælvɪd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "salvage" (161 found)
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Closest matches (33)
Strong matches (48)
Related words (80)
ransomrebaterebatementrecapturereclaimreclaimingreclamationrecompenserecouprecoupmentrecoverrecuperationrecycleredeemredemptionredressreductionrefundregainregainment
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2 entriesRelated terms
1 entriesderived
14 entriesetymologically related_to
2 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
4 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
88 translations across 21 languages.
Catalan
1 entries- rescatar verb (to rescue)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 打撈 /打捞 noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- 拯救 verb (to rescue)
- 搶救 /抢救 verb (to rescue)
Czech
4 entries- zachraňování noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- zachráněné věci noun (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
- záchrana noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- zachránit verb (to rescue)
Danish
1 entries- redde verb (to rescue)
Dutch
1 entries- redden verb (to rescue)
Finnish
2 entries- pelastaminen noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- pelastaa verb (to rescue)
French
4 entries- rescapé noun (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
- récompense noun (the compensation paid to the rescuers)
- récupération noun (anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted)
- sauvetage noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
German
4 entries- B-Ware noun (anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted)
- Bergegut noun (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
- Bergelohn noun (the compensation paid to the rescuers)
- Bergung noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
Hebrew
3 entries- דְּמֵי הַצָּלָה noun (the compensation paid to the rescuers)
- הַצָּלָה noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- חִלּוּץ noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
Hungarian
4 entries- megmentett (dolog/…) noun (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
- megmentés noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- mentés noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- mentési jutalom noun (the compensation paid to the rescuers)
Irish
3 entries- tarrtháil noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- tarrtháil noun (the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued)
- tarrtháil verb (to rescue)
Macedonian
2 entries- спасу́вање noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- спа́си verb (to rescue)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- berging noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- berging noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
Polish
4 entries- ocalenie noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- ocalone mienie noun (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
- ocalone mienie noun (the similar rescue of property liable to loss; the property so rescued)
- odratowany przedmiot noun (anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted)
Portuguese
4 entries- reaproveitamento noun (anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted)
- reaproveitar verb (to put to use)
- reaproveitar verb (to make new or restore for the use of being saved)
- reutilizar verb (to put to use)
Russian
3 entries- спаса́ние noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- спасе́ние noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
- спаса́ть verb (to rescue)
Spanish
4 entries- material recuperado noun (anything that has been put to good use that would otherwise have been wasted)
- objeto rescatado noun (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
- objeto salvado noun (the ship, crew or cargo so rescued)
- rescate noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
Swedish
1 entries- bärgning noun (the rescue of a ship or its cargo from a hazardous situation)
Thai
2 entries- กอบกู้ verb (to rescue)
- กู้ verb (to rescue)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cứu hộ verb (to rescue)
Sample sentences
16 total sentences available.
Let's salvage what we can.
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Maybe you can find the replacement parts you need in a salvage yard.
Source: tatoeba (5816161)
Sami tried to salvage his marriage.
Source: tatoeba (6474603)
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