English–Spanish

“save” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoalmacenar

Pronunciation

IPA/salˈβaɾ/

Example

El bombero logró salvar al niño.

The firefighter succeeded in saving the child.

Illustration for salvar (save)

How to say “save” in Spanish

“Save” in Spanish is salvar.

A rescuer carrying an injured person out of danger.

Full entry for salvar: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with salvar

Tu comentario ayudó a salvar la cara en la reunión.

Your comment helped save face at the meeting.

Tips for using salvar

  • In everyday Spanish salvar usually describes rescue or sparing someone from harm, while guardar or almacenar are the usual verbs for saving files or storing things.

Other Spanish words for “save”

Necesito almacenar estos documentos en el ordenador.

I need to save these documents on the computer.

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