English–Spanish
“rescue” in Spanish
How to say “rescue” in Spanish
“Rescue” in Spanish is rescate.
A person lifted into a rescue helicopter from floodwater.
Example sentences with rescate
El equipo realizó un rescate marítimo en condiciones difíciles.
The team carried out a maritime rescue in difficult conditions.
Tips for using rescate
- When the meaning is saving a life Spanish often prefers salvar, while rescate commonly appears for operations, ransoms, or bailouts and phrases like pagar el rescate mean pay the ransom.
Other Spanish words for “rescue”
Ella siempre quiere rescatar a los animales abandonados.
She always wants to rescue abandoned animals.