Spanish Conversation · Level 31
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Spanish word
rescate
Pronunciation
IPA/resˈkate/
Meaning
- masculine nounrescue
Example
El rescate fue rápido y efectivo.
The rescue was quick and effective.
More examples
El equipo realizó un rescate marítimo en condiciones difíciles.
The team carried out a maritime rescue in difficult conditions.
Core concept
A person lifted into a rescue helicopter from floodwater.
Common phrases
rescate marítimo
maritime rescue
pagar un rescate
pay a ransom
Similar words
socorro: An urgent cry or signal that asks for immediate help in an emergency.
salvamento: Specialized rescue operations that recover people or vessels from fires, storms, or wrecks.
salvación: The state or result in which a life or safety is preserved and danger is removed.
Definition in Spanish
Acto de recuperar a alguien o algo de una situación de peligro o de cautiverio; también se refiere al dinero entregado para obtener esa recuperación.
Word origin
From Latin redimere 'buy back', originally used for paying to free someone and later broadened to any act of recovering a person or thing from danger.
Usage tips
- 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.