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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
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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
she was rushed to hospital for a life-saving operation → la ingresaron de urgencia en el hospital para operarla a vida o muerte
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
life-saving
[ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ]1. n (rescuing) → salvataggio
2. adj (treatment, drug) → che salva (or salvano ) la vita
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
life
(laif) – plural lives (laivz) – noun1. the quality belonging to plants and animals which distinguishes them from rocks, minerals etc and things which are dead. Doctors are fighting to save the child's life.
2. the period between birth and death. He had a long and happy life.
3. liveliness. She was full of life and energy.
4. a manner of living. She lived a life of ease and idleness.
5. the period during which any particular state exists. He had many different jobs during his working life.
6. living things. It is now believed that there may be life on Mars; animal life.
7. the story of a life. He has written a life of Churchill.
8. life imprisonment. He was given life for murder.
ˈlifeless adjective1. dead. a lifeless body.
2. not lively; uninteresting. The actress gave a lifeless performance.
ˈlifelike adjective like a living person, animal etc. The statue was very lifelike; a lifelike portrait.
life-and-ˈdeath adjective serious and deciding between life and death. a life-and-death struggle.
ˈlifebelt noun a ring or belt filled with air or made of a material which floats, for keeping a person afloat.
ˈlifeboat noun a boat for saving shipwrecked people.
ˈlifebuoy noun a buoy intended to support a person in the water till he can be rescued.
ˈlife-cycle noun the various stages through which a living thing passes. the life-cycle of the snail.
life expectancy the (average) length of time a person can expect to live.
ˈlifeguard noun a person employed to protect and rescue swimmers at a swimming-pool, beach etc.
ˈlife-jacket noun a sleeveless jacket filled with material that will float, for keeping a person afloat.
ˈlifeline noun a rope for support in dangerous operations or thrown to rescue a drowning person.
ˈlifelong adjective lasting the whole length of a life. a lifelong friendship.
ˈlife-saving noun the act or skill of rescuing people from drowning. The boy is being taught life-saving.
ˈlife-size(d) adjective, adverb (of a copy, drawing etc) as large as the original. a life-sized statue.
ˈlifetime noun the period of a person's life. He saw many changes in his lifetime.
as large as life in person; actually. I went to the party and there was John as large as life.
bring to life to make lively or interesting. His lectures really brought the subject to life.
come to life to become lively or interesting. The play did not come to life until the last act.
for life until death. They became friends for life.
the life and soul of the party a person who is very active, enthusiastic, amusing etc at a party.
not for the life of me not even if it was necessary in order to save my life. I couldn't for the life of me remember his name!
not on your life! certainly not!. `Will you get married?' `Not on your life!'
take life to kill. It is a sin to take life.
take one's life to kill oneself.
take one's life in one's hands to take the risk of being killed.
to the life exactly (like). When he put on that uniform, he was Napoleon to the life.
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life-saving
→ مُنْقِذٌ لِلحَيَاة 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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009