| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| save [sth]⇒ vtr | (rescue) | salvar⇒ vtr |
| | | rescatar⇒ vtr |
| | The search party saved ten people. |
| | El escuadrón de rescate salvó a los sobrevivientes. |
| save [sth] vtr | (put aside: money) | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
| | Ian is trying to save money for a new car. |
| | Está tratando de ahorrar dinero para un carro nuevo. |
| save [sth] vtr | (keep, hold) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | Rachel wants to save the best for last. |
| | A Rachel le gusta guardar lo mejor para el final. |
| save [sth] vtr | (computer file: copy) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | I always save my work before I log off from the computer. |
| | Siempre guardo mi trabajo antes de apagar el ordenador. |
| save [sth] vtr | (effort, etc.: reduce) | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
| | Our new process saves a lot of effort. |
| | Nuestro nuevo método nos ahorra tiempo. |
save,
save for prep | dated or formal (except) | excepto, salvo conj |
| | | a excepción de conj |
| | Everyone came home for Christmas, save my sister who lives in Paris. |
| | Todo el mundo vino a casa por Navidad excepto mi hermana, que vive en París. |
| Additional Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| save n | (soccer: preventing goal) (fútbol) | parada nf |
| | (AR) | atajada nf |
| | If it weren't for the goalie's save, the game would have ended in a tie. |
| | Si el portero no hubiera hecho esa parada, el partido hubiera acabado en empate. |
| save n | (baseball: preserving lead) | parada nf |
| | The relief pitcher threw three scoreless innings for his tenth save of the season. |
| | El lanzador suplente lanzó tres entradas en blanco en su décimo salvamento de la temporada. |
| save n | (computer; preserving data) (computación) | guardada nf |
| | The screen froze, and I lost everything I'd done since the last save. |
| | Se congeló la pantalla, y perdí todo lo que había hecho desde la última guardada. |
| save [sth]⇒ vtr | (money: gain) | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
| | Buying this week will save you fifty dollars. |
| | Comprándolo esta semana te ahorrarás cincuenta dólares. |
| save [sb] [sth]⇒ vtr | (remove need) | evitar⇒ vtr |
| | | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
| | A dishwasher will save you a lot of work. |
| | El lavaplatos te va a evitar mucho trabajo. |
| | El lavavajillas te ahorrará mucho trabajo. |
| save [sth]⇒ vtr | (strength: conserve) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | | reservar⇒ vtr |
| | The runner saved her strength until the end of the race. |
| | La corredora guardó su energía para el final de la carrera. |
| | La corredora reservó su energía para el final de la carrera. |
| save [sth] vtr | informal (do not waste) | ahorrarse⇒ v prnl |
| | Save your breath! |
| | ¡Ahórrate la saliva! |
| save [sb]⇒ vtr | (convert to Christianity) (almas) | salvar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | The missionaries came to save the villagers. |
| | Los misioneros vinieron a salvar a los aldeanos. |
| save [sth]⇒ vtr | (sports: win) | salvar⇒ vtr |
| | He saved the game with his goal. |
| | Salvó el juego con su gol. |
| save [sth] vtr | (sports: prevent scoring) (pelota) | atajar⇒, parar⇒ vtr |
| | (portería) | defender⇒ vtr |
| | The striker took a shot on goal but the keeper saved the ball. |
| | El delantero pateó a la portería, pero el portero atajó la pelota. |
| Locuciones verbales |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
| save on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (avoid wasting or overusing) | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
| | | economizar⇒ vtr |
| save up vi phrasal | informal (put money aside) | ahorrar⇒ vi |
| | Jane and I are saving up to get married. |
| | Jane y yo estamos tratando de ahorrar para casarnos. |
| save up for [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (put money aside for) | ahorrar para vi + prep |
| | I am trying to save up for a new car. |
| | Estoy tratando de ahorrar para un auto nuevo. |
save [sth] up,
save up [sth] vtr phrasal sep | informal (accumulate [sth]) | guardar⇒ vtr |
| | | acumular⇒ vtr |
| | Have you been saving all that work up for me? |
| | ¿Has estado guardando todo ese trabajo para mí? |
| Compound Forms: |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
Bless the mark,
God bless the mark,
God save the mark,
Heaven save the mark interj | archaic (expression of contempt) | ¡Dios [me, te nos...] libre! loc interj |
| | | ¡Dios no lo quiera! loc interj |
Bless the mark,
God bless the mark,
God save the mark,
Heaven save the mark interj | archaic (said to avert evil) | ¡Dios [me, te nos...] libre! loc interj |
| | | ¡Dios no lo quiera! loc interj |
| | This man is the very devil, bless the mark! |
| Save as v expr | (computer file: copy) (informática) | guardar como expr |
| | Choose the "Save as" option and save the file under a new name. |
| | Selecciona "guardar como", y guarda el archivo con otro nombre. |
| save face v expr | (avoid humiliation) | guardar las apariencias loc verb |
| | | salvar las apariencias loc verb |
| | The waiter mistakenly handed the bill to Steve, who paid it to save face. |
| save [sb] from [sth] v expr | (rescue [sb] from [sth]) | salvar a alguien de loc verb |
| | The lifeguard saved the boy from drowning. |
| | El guardia salvó al niño de ahogarse. |
save harmless clause,
hold harmless clause n | (law: indemnity agreement) | cláusula de exención de responsabilidad grupo nom |
| | The contract contained a save harmless clause. |
| save money vtr + n | (economize, make savings) | ahorrar⇒ vtr |
| | | economizar⇒ vtr |
| | Budgeting, among other methods, is an effective way to save money. |
| | Hacer un presupuesto, entre otros métodos, es una buena forma de ahorrar. |
| save [sb]'s neck v expr | (rescue [sb]) (coloquial) | salvar a alguien el pellejo loc verb |
| save that conj | dated, formal (except that) | salvo que loc conj |
save the blushes of [sb],
save [sb]'s blushes v expr | (avoid embarrassing [sb]) | ahorrarle la vergüenza a loc verb |
| | Samantha saved Ben's blushes by not mentioning who had broken the vase. |
| | Samantha le ahorró la vergüenza a Ben y no mencionó quién había roto el jarrón. |
| save the day v expr | figurative (solve a problem for [sb]) | sacar a alguien de apuro loc verb + prep |
| | | evitar una tragedia, evitar un desastre, evitar una catástrofe loc verb |
| | Tim saved the day by lending us his car when ours was being repaired. |
| | Tim nos sacó de apuro cuando nos prestó su coche mientras el nuevo estaba en reparación. |
save time,
save [sb] time v expr | (use less time) | ahorrar tiempo loc verb |
| | Cooking and freezing food for the week ahead saves time in the kitchen on weekday evenings. |
| save [sb]'s bacon v expr | figurative, informal (rescue, help) | salvarle el pellejo a loc verb |
| | (figurado, coloquial) | salvar el culo loc verb |
| | Gudrun saved my bacon by lending me some money for the bus ticket. |
| save your breath interj | (don't bother saying anything) | ahórrate la saliva loc interj |
| | | no gastes saliva loc interj |
| | | no digas nada loc interj |
| | Unless you're here to apologize to me, save your breath! Oh save your breath, I don't want to hear your excuses. |
| | ¡A menos que estés aquí para disculparte ahórrate la saliva! |
| save your breath interj | (discussing it is useless) | no te gastes en discutir expr |
| | Save your breath – he's already made his mind up. |
| | No te gastes en discutir: ya ha tomado la decisión. |
| save yourself vtr + refl | (wait to lose virginity) | guardarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | mantenerse virgen loc verb |
| | Alice is saving herself for the right man. |
| | Alice se está guardando para el hombre indicado. |
| to save time expr | (for brevity's sake) | para ahorrar tiempo loc verb |
| | To save time, I will quickly summarize the main points rather than go into detail. |
| can't do [sth] to save your life expr | (extremely bad at [sth]) | ser un negado expr |
| | | ser un inútil expr |
| | Heather couldn't bake a cake to save her life. |
