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life-saving

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life-saving
adj
1. acting to save a person's life
2. Informal giving help in time of need
n
the practice or techniques of saving people's lives
Translations
life-saving [ˈlaɪfseɪvɪŋ]
A. N → salvamento m; (= training for life-saving) → socorrismo m
B. ADJ [equipment] → de salvamento, salvavidas (Med) [operation] → a vida o muerte
she was rushed to hospital for a life-saving operation → la ingresaron de urgencia en el hospital para operarla a vida o muerte
life-saving [ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ]
1. n (rescuing) → salvataggio
2. adj (treatment, drug) → che salva (or salvano ) la vita
life-saving → مُنقذ للحياة život zachraňující livreddende lebensrettend σωστικός que salva vidas henkiä pelastava de sauvetage što spašava život salvavita 救命の 생명을 구해주는 levensreddend livreddende ratowniczy salva-vida спасательный livräddnings– ซึ่งช่วยชีวิต can kurtaran cứu mạng 救生的
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