rescue

S2 W2

BrE /ˈres.kjuːz/ AmE /ˈrɛs.kjuːz/

verb / noun en → es

past rescued pp rescued ing rescuing

1 HELP/SAVE [transitive] B1

to help someone who is in danger or trouble and remove them from it

rescatar, salvar a alguien

  • rescue somebody/something from something

Collocations rescue someone from danger · rescue animals from the wild

  • The climbers were rescued by helicopter.

    Los escaladores fueron rescatados por helicóptero.

2 SAVE/RESCUE [transitive] B1

to save someone or something from a dangerous situation

salvar, salvarse de algo

  • rescue somebody/something from something

Collocations rescue someone from a fire · rescue a ship from sinking

  • The firefighters rescued the children from the burning building.

    Los bomberos rescataron a los niños del edificio en llamas.

3 NOUN [uncountable] B1

the act of saving someone or something that is in danger

rescate, salvamento

  • a rescue operation

Collocations rescue mission · rescue team

  • The rescue operation was successful.

    La operación de rescate fue exitosa.

4 NOUN [countable] B1

a person or animal that has been saved from danger

persona o animal rescatado, salvado

  • rescue victim

Collocations rescue survivor · rescue patient

  • The rescue victims were taken to hospital.

    Las víctimas rescatadas fueron llevadas al hospital.