rescue

res·cue

 (rĕs′kyo͞o)

tr.v. res·cued, res·cu·ing, res·cues

1. To cause to be free from danger, imprisonment, or difficulty; save. See Synonyms at save¹.

2. Law To remove (a person or property) from legal custody by force, in violation of the law.

n.

1. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

2. Law The criminal offense of removing a person or property.

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[Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescourre : re-, re- + escourre, to shake (from Latin excutere : ex-, ex- + quatere, to shake; see kwēt- in Indo-European roots).]

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res′cu·a·ble adj.

res′cu·er n.

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rescue

(ˈrɛskjuː)

vb (tr) , -cues, -cuing or -cued

1. to bring (someone or something) out of danger, attack, harm, etc; deliver or save

2. (Law) to free (a person) from legal custody by force

3. (Law) law to seize (goods or property) by force

n

4.

a. the act or an instance of rescuing

b. (as modifier): a rescue party.

5. (Law) the forcible removal of a person from legal custody

6. (Law) law the forcible seizure of goods or property

[C14: rescowen, from Old French rescourre, from re- + escourre to pull away, from Latin excutere to shake off, from quatere to shake]

ˈrescuable adj

ˈrescuer n

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res•cue

(ˈrɛs kyu)

v. -cued, -cu•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to free from confinement or danger.

2. to take by forcible means from lawful custody.

n.

3. the act of rescuing.

[1300–50; Middle English rescouen, rescuwen < Old French rescou-, s. of rescourre=re- re- + escourre to shake, drive out, remove]

res′cu•a•ble, adj.

res′cu•er, n.

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Rescue

 

deus ex machina An eleventh-hour deliverer, a last-minute rescuer; any contrived or unlikely means used to resolve a problem or untangle the intricacies of a plot. Literally ‘a god from a machine,’ this expression owes its origin to the ancient literary device of relying on divine intervention in the resolution of a plot. The machine in the phrase refers to a special piece of stage equipment used in ancient Greek theaters to lower actors playing the roles of gods onto the stage.

get [someone] off the hook To rescue a person from a difficult situation, particularly one involving trouble or embarrassment; to exonerate, clear, or vindicate; to absolve of responsibility. This expression refers to the plight of a fish that is hooked by a fisherman. If the fish is able to escape without help, it is by getting off the hook and swimming to freedom. Thus, to get [someone] off the hook is to extricate him from a potentially ruinous predicament.

“It’s an idea,” said Dr. Craig … “It would get Hartley off the hook, sure enough.” (J. Potts, Go, Lovely Rose, 1954)

pull out of a hat See SOLUTION.

pull out of the fire To extricate from danger, to save from destruction; to rescue or salvage; to turn threatened defeat into victory. Used in reference to plans, projects, situations, relationships, etc.—virtually anything that can be in jeopardy—the expression’s derivation is obvious.

saved by the bell Delivered from an undesirable fate by a lucky accident or intervention. The reference is to the bell which signals the end of a round of boxing. At that instant, even if the referee is in the middle of counting out a prostrate fighter, the round is officially over and the count is void, thus giving a losing contestant a reprieve. The expression is used when a doorbell, telephone bell, or other ringing interrupts a potentially unpleasant or embarrassing situation.

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rescue

Past participle: rescued
Gerund: rescuing

Imperative

rescue

rescue

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rescue - recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" deliverance, saving, delivery recovery, retrieval - the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost) lifesaving - saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in lifesaving" redemption, salvation - (theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil reclamation, reformation - rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course; "the reclamation of delinquent children" salvage - the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire salvage - the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction salvation - saving someone or something from harm or from an unpleasant situation; "the salvation of his party was the president's major concern" search and rescue mission - a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them
Verb	1.	rescue - free from harm or evil deliver salvage, salve, save, relieve - save from ruin, destruction, or harm reprieve - relieve temporarily bring through, carry through, pull through, save - bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack"
	2.	rescue - take forcibly from legal custody; "rescue prisoners" take - take by force; "Hitler took the Baltic Republics"; "The army took the fort on the hill"

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rescue

verb

1. save, get out, save the life of, extricate, free, release, deliver, recover, liberate, set free, save (someone's) bacon (Brit. informal) Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people.
save leave, lose, abandon, desert, strand, leave behind

2. salvage, save, deliver, redeem, come to the rescue of He rescued a 14th century barn from demolition.

noun

1. saving, salvage, deliverance, extrication, release, relief, recovery, liberation, salvation, redemption the rescue of the crew of a ship

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rescue

verb

1. To extricate, as from danger or confinement:

deliver, save.

Idiom: come to the rescue of.

2. To extricate from an undesirable state:

reclaim, recover, redeem, salvage.

noun

Extrication from danger or confinement:

deliverance, delivery, salvage, salvation.

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Translations

إنْقاذيُنْقِذيُنْقِذُ

záchranazachránitzáchranná akce

redderedningredningsaktionundsætning

rettenRettungBefreiung

διασώζωδιάσωσησωστικός

rescaterescatarsocorrer

pelastaapelastuspelastuslentovapauttaapelastaminen

sauvetagesecourirsecoursrescoussesauver

spašavanjespasiti

bjargabjörgun

salvataggiosalvaresoccorrereliberareliberazione

救う救助

구조구조하다

gelbėjimasgelbėtiišgelbėjimasišgelbėti

glābšanaglābtizglābšanaizglābt

reddenredding

redderedningsaksjonbergeberging

ratunekuratować

resgatarresgatesalvamentosalvar

спасатьспасениеспастивыручатьвыручить

záchranná akcia

rešitevrešiti

räddaräddning

การช่วยชีวิตช่วยเหลือ

kurtarmakurtarmak

cứusự cứu nguy

援救营救

rescue

[ˈreskjuː]

A. N → rescate m, salvamento m
the hero of the rescue was → el héroe del rescate or salvamento fue ...
to come/go to sb's rescue → acudir en auxilio de algn, socorrer a algn
to the rescue! → ¡al socorro!
Batman to the rescue! → ¡Batman acude a la llamada!

B. VT → salvar, rescatar
three men were rescued → se salvaron tres hombres
they waited three days to be rescued → esperaron tres días hasta ser rescatados
to rescue sb from death → salvar a algn de la muerte
the rescued man is in hospital → el hombre rescatado está en el hospital

C. CPD rescue attempt N → tentativa f de salvamento, tentativa f de rescate
rescue dig N → excavación f de urgencia
rescue operations NPL → operaciones fpl de salvamento, operaciones fpl de rescate
rescue package N (Pol, Comm) → paquete m de medidas urgentes
rescue party N → equipo m de salvamento, equipo m de rescate
rescue services NPL → servicios mpl de rescate, servicios mpl de salvamento
rescue team N = rescue party rescue vessel N → buque m de salvamento
rescue work N → operación f de salvamento, operación f de rescate

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rescue

[ˈrɛskjuː]

n

(= help) → secours mpl; (from shipwreck, earthquake) → sauvetage m
to come to sb's rescue → venir au secours de qn
He came to my rescue → Il est venu à mon secours.

(also rescue operation) → opération m de sauvetage
a major air-sea rescue → une opération majeure de sauvetage air-mer

[company, business] → sauvetage m

vt

[+ person] → secourir, sauver
Sixty passengers were rescued → Soixante passagers ont été secourus., Soixante passagers ont été sauvés.
to rescue sb from sth → sauver qn de qch

[+ company, business] → sauver

modif

[aircraft, boat, helicopter, crew, dog] → de secours
a mountain rescue team → une équipe de sauvetage en montagne
rescue attempt → opération f de sauvetage rescue party, rescue services, rescue worker

(FINANCE) [deal, package, plan] → de sauvetagerescue party n (gen) → équipe f de secours (SKIING, CLIMBING) → colonne f de secours

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rescue

n (= saving) → Rettung f; (= freeing) → Errettung f, → Befreiung f; rescue was difficult → die Rettung war schwierig; to go/come to somebody’s rescue → jdm zu Hilfe kommen; to the rescue! → zu Hilfe!; it was Bob to the rescue → Bob war unsere/seine etc Rettung; rescue attempt/operation/party → Rettungsversuch m → /-aktion f → /-mannschaft f ? air-sea rescue

vt (= save) → retten; (= free) → erretten, befreien; you rescued me from a difficult situation → du hast mich aus einer schwierigen Lage gerettet; the rescued were taken to hospital → die Geretteten wurden ins Krankenhaus gebracht

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rescue

[ˈrɛskjuː]

1. n (saving) → salvataggio; (help) → soccorso
to come/go to sb's rescue → venire/andare in aiuto a or di qn

2. vt → salvare

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rescue

(ˈreskjuː) verb

to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc. The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship. red يُنْقِذ спасявам salvar zachránit retten redde σώζω, απελευθερώνωrescatar, socorrer päästma نجات دادن pelastaa secourir לְהָצִיל बचाना spašavanje, pomoć megment menolong bjarga soccorrere, salvare 救助する 구조하다 (iš)gelbėti []glābt menyelamatkan reddenredde, berge, befriratować ژغورل، خلاصول، نجات وركول: ژغورنه، خلاصونه، نجات salvar a salva спасать zachrániť rešiti spasiti rädda, undsätta ช่วยชีวิต kurtarmak 拯救，救援 рятувати; визволяти نجات دلانا cứu nguy 营救

noun

(an) act of rescuing or state of being rescued. The lifeboat crew performed four rescues last week; After his rescue, the climber was taken to hospital; They came quickly to our rescue. redding إنْقاذ спасяване salvamento záchranná akce; záchrana die Rettung redningsaktion; redning; undsætning διάσωση, απελευθέρωσηrescate päästmine نجات pelastus sauvetageהצלה उद्धार spašavanje, dolazak u pomoć megmentés pertolongan björgun salvataggio 救助 구출, 구조 (iš)gelbėjimas, pagalba []glābšana penyelamatan reddingredning, berging, befrielse akcja ratunkowa, uratowanie, ratunek نجات salvamento salvare спасение záchranná akcia; záchrana reševanje, rešitev spašavanje räddning, undsättning การช่วยชีวิต kurtarma 拯救，救援 рятування, порятунок آزادی sự cứu ai 援救

ˈrescuer noun

redder مُنْقِذ спасител salvador zachránce der/die Retter(in) redningsmand σωτήρας salvador päästja نجات دهنده pelastaja sauveteurמציל, מחלץ बचाने वाला spasitelj, spasilac felszabadító, (meg)mentő penolong bjargvættur, björgunarmaður soccorritore, soccorritrice 救助者 구조자 gelbėtojas glābējs penyelamat redder redningsmann/-kvinne wybawca نجات ورکوونکی salvador salvator спасатель záchranca reševalec spasilac räddare ผู้ช่วยชีวิต kurtarıcı 救援者，救星 рятівник, визволитель نجات دہندہ người cứu nguy 援救者，救星

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rescue

→ إنْقاذ, يُنْقِذُ záchrana, zachránit redde, redning retten, Rettung διασώζω, διάσωση rescatar, rescate pelastaa, pelastus rescousse, secourir spašavanje, spasiti salvataggio, soccorrere 救う, 救助 구조, 구조하다 redden, redding redde, redningsaksjon ratunek, uratować resgatar, resgate, salvamento, salvar спасать, спасение rädda, räddning การช่วยชีวิต, ช่วยเหลือ kurtarma, kurtarmak cứu, sự cứu nguy 援救

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res·cue

v. salvar, rescatar, librar;

___method → método de ___, de salvamento.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

• Where is the nearest mountain rescue station? (US)
  Where is the nearest mountain rescue service post? (UK) → أَيْنَ يوجَدُ أَقْرَبُ مَرْكَزٍ لِـخِدْمَةِ الإنْقَاذِ بِالـجَبَلِ؟ → Kde je nejbližší stanoviště Horské záchranné služby? → Hvor er den nærmeste bjergredningsstation? → Wo ist die nächste Bergrettungsdienststelle? → Πού είναι ο πιο κοντινός ορεινός σταθμός της υπηρεσίας διάσωσης; → ¿Dónde está el puesto más cercano del servicio de rescate e intervención en montaña? → Missä on lähin vuoristopelastusasema? → Où se trouve le poste de secours en montagne le plus proche ? → Gdje je najbliža gorska služba spašavanja? → Dov'è il punto di soccorso alpino più vicino? → 一番近い山岳救助隊はどこですか？ → 가장 가까운 산악 구조대는 어디에 있나요? → Waar is de dichtstbijzijnde reddingspost? → Hvor er nærmeste Røde Kors-stasjon eller fjellredningstjeneste? → Gdzie jest najbliższa stacja ratownictwa górskiego? → Onde é o posto para serviço de resgate mais próximo da montanha? → Где ближайший горноспасательный пост? → Var finns närmaste fjällräddningsstation? → หน่วยบริการช่วยเหลือใกล้ที่สุดอยู่ที่ไหน? → En yakın dağ kurtarma ekibi nerede? → Trạm dịch vụ cứu hộ trên núi gần nhất ở đâu? → 附近哪儿有山地救援站？

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rescue

n rescate m, salvamento; air — rescate aéreo; — inhaler inhalador m de rescate; vt rescatar, salvar

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