salvavidas

Inflexiones de 'salvavidas' (nm): mpl: salvavidas

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
salvavidas nm inv	(objeto flotador) (clothing)	life jacket, life vest n
	(ring)	life preserver n
	(UK, ring)	lifebelt n
	(formal, general)	buoyancy aid n
	No te metas en el agua sin el salvavidas.
	Don't go in the water without a life jacket.
salvavidas nm inv	figurado (auxilio, ayuda) (person)	lifesaver n
	(object, help)	lifeline n
	(US, figurative)	savior n
	(UK, figurative)	saviour n
	Juan es mi salvavidas cuando se trata de reubicar muebles.
	Juan is my lifesaver when it comes to moving furniture.
salvavidas adj inv	(que mantiene a flote)	lifesaving. life-saving adj
	El barco debe estar equipado con diversos dispositivos salvavidas.
	The boat must be equipped with several lifesaving devices.

Additional Translations
Spanish		English
salvavidas adj inv	figurado (que auxilia)	lifeline n as adj
		lifesaving. life-saving adj
		emergency adj
	El gobierno concedió un préstamo salvavidas a la petrolera.
	The government granted a lifeline loan to the oil company.
salvavidas n común inv	AmL (socorrista acuático)	lifeguard n
salvavidas nm inv	AR, BO, UY: coloquial (pliegue de grasa) (colloquial)	love handles npl

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
bote salvavidas nm + adj inv	(embarcación para emergencias)	lifeboat n
	En el Titanic no había suficientes botes salvavidas para todos.
	The Titanic didn't have enough lifeboats for everybody.
chaleco salvavidas nm + adj inv	(prenda que flota)	life vest, life jacket n
	Ponte el chaleco salvavidas que el barco se hunde.
	Put on your life vest (or: life jacket), because the boat is sinking.

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