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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.
[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).]
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
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| 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"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 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
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
verbnoun
Extrication from danger or confinement:
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Translations
záchranazachránitzáchranná akce
redderedningredningsaktionundsætning
pelastaapelastuspelastuslentovapauttaapelastaminen
spašavanjespasiti
bjargabjörgun
救う救助
구조구조하다
gelbėjimasgelbėtiišgelbėjimasišgelbėti
glābšanaglābtizglābšanaizglābt
záchranná akcia
rešitevrešiti
räddaräddning
การช่วยชีวิตช่วยเหลือ
cứusự cứu nguy
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!
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
ˈrescuer nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
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)
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rescue
n rescate m, salvamento; air — rescate aéreo; — inhaler inhalador m de rescate; vt rescatar, salvarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.