salvage

to rescue valuable things from a ship, building, etc. that has been damaged or destroyed

rescatar, salvar, recuperar

• salvage something from somewhere

Collocations salvage goods · salvage materials

• Divers salvaged valuable paintings from the sunken ship.

  Buceadores rescataron pinturas valiosas del barco hundido.

to repair and reuse something that is old or damaged

recuperar, reparar y reutilizar

• salvage something

Collocations salvage a car part · salvage an old computer

• They managed to salvage the engine from the wreck.

  Lograron recuperar el motor del accidente.

to rescue a person who is in danger, especially at sea or in an emergency situation

rescatar, salvar

• salvage somebody from somewhere

Collocations salvage a person from the sea · salvage survivors from a burning building

• The coastguard managed to salvage all the passengers.

  El guardacostas logró rescatar a todos los pasajeros.

to rescue or recover information that is in danger of being lost, especially from an old computer system

rescatar, recuperar información

• salvage something

Collocations salvage data · salvage files from a crashed computer

• The IT team salvaged all the important documents.

  El equipo de TI logró recuperar todos los documentos importantes.