rescue

res·cue  (rsky)

tr.v. res·cued, res·cu·ing, res·cues

1. To set free, as from danger or imprisonment; save. See Synonyms at save¹.

2. Law To take from legal custody by force.

n.

1. An act of rescuing; a deliverance.

2. Law Removal from legal custody by force.

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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 kwt- in Indo-European roots).]

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rescu·a·ble adj.

rescu·er n.

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rescue

Verb

[-cuing, -cued]

to bring (someone or something) out of danger or trouble

Noun

the act or an instance of rescuing [Old French rescourre]

rescuer n

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) << OPPOSITE desert

verb 2. salvage, deliver, redeem, come to the rescue of

noun 3. saving, salvage, deliverance, extrication, release, relief, recovery, liberation, salvation, redemption

Translations

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n → rescate m

vt → rescatar;

to come/go to sb's rescue → ir en auxilio de uno, socorrer a algn;

to rescue from → librar de

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n (from accident) → sauvetage m (= help); secours mpl

vt → sauver;

to come to sb's rescue → venir au secours de qn

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n → Rettung f

vt → retten;

to come to sb's rescue → jdm zu Hilfe kommen

rescue [ˈrɛskjuː] n → salvataggio (= help); soccorso

vt → salvare;

to come/go to sb's rescue → venire/andare in aiuto a or di qn

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rescue

v rescue [ˈreskjuː]

to get or take out of a dangerous situation, captivity etc The lifeboat was sent out to rescue the sailors from the sinking ship.redيُنْقِذспасявамzachránitredderettenσώζω, απελευθερώνωrescatar, socorrerpäästmaنجات دادنpelastaasecourirלְהָצִילबचानाspašavanje, pomoćmegmentmenolongbjargasoccorrere, salvare救助する구조하다(iš)gelbėti[]glābtmenyelamatkanreddenredde, berge, befri(wy)ratowaćsalvara salvaспасатьzachrániťrešitispasitirädda, undsättaช่วยชีวิตkurtarmak營救рятувати; визволятиنجات دلاناcứu nguy营救

n

(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.reddingإنْقاذспасяванеzáchranná akce; záchranaredningsaktion; redning; undsætningdie Rettungδιάσωση, απελευθέρωσηrescatepäästmineنجاتpelastussauvetageהַצָלָהउद्धारspašavanje, dolazak u pomoćmegmentéspertolonganbjörgunsalvataggio救助구조(iš)gelbėjimas, pagalba[]glābšanapenyelamatanreddingredning, berging, befrielseakcja ratunkowa, uratowanie, ratuneksalvamentosalvareспасениеzáchranná akcia; záchranareševanje, rešitevspašavanjeräddning, undsättningการช่วยชีวิตkurtarma援救рятування, порятунокآزادیsự cứu ai援救

n ˈrescuer

redderمُنْقِذспасителzachránceredningsmandder/die Retter(in)σωτήραςsalvadorpäästjaنجات دهندهpelastajasauveteurמֵצִיל, מְחַלֵץबचाने वालाspasitelj, spasilacfelszabadító, (meg)mentőpenolongbjargvættur, björgunarmaðursoccorritore, soccorritrice救助者구조자gelbėtojasglābējspenyelamatredderredningsmann/-kvinnewybawcasalvadorsalvatorспасательzáchrancareševalecspasilacräddareผู้ช่วยชีวิตkurtarıcı援救者，救星рятівник, визволительنجات دہندہngười cứu nguy援救者，救星