| 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:
saving | save |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
daylight saving,
daylight savings n | (clocks set one hour ahead) | hora de verano loc nom f |
| | | tiempo de ahorro de luz nm + loc adj |
| | | aprovechamiento de la luz solar nm + loc adj |
daylight saving time,
daylight savings time n | (clocks set one hour ahead) | horario de verano loc nom m |
| | Most countries have daylight saving time in the summer, although the start date varies. |
| | Muchos países tienen horario de verano en los meses estivales, aunque la fecha de inicio varía. |
| DST n | initialism (daylight saving time) | horario de verano loc nom m |
| | (literal) | tiempo de ahorro de luz loc nom m |
energy-saving,
energy saving adj | (conserving energy) | que ahorra energía loc adj |
| Note: The hyphen may be omitted when the adjective follows the noun. |
| | Energy-saving light bulbs can take a while to fully light up. |
| face-saving adj | (preserving reputation) | que salva las apariencias loc adj |
laborsaving,
labor-saving (US),
labour-saving (UK) adj | (designed to make a job easier) | que ahorra trabajo loc adj |
lifesaving,
life-saving n | (rescuing) | salvamento nm |
| | The cat was stuck in a tree for hours until the fire department did the lifesaving. |
| | El gato estuvo atorado en el árbol durante horas hasta que llegaron los bomberos a realizar el salvamento. |
lifesaving,
life-saving n | (first aid, emergency treatment) | salvamento nm |
| | Every hiker should be trained in lifesaving. |
| | Todo excursionista debería estar entrenado en salvamento. |
lifesaving,
life-saving adj | (emergency) | de emergencia loc adj |
| | | de socorro loc adj |
| | For years, Keith worked on a lifesaving team of helicopter pilots. |
| | Durante años Keith trabajó en un equipo de pilotos de helicópteros de emergencia. |
lifesaving,
life-saving adj | (preserving life) | salvavidas adj mf |
| saving clause n | (law: partial validity) | cláusula de salvaguardia loc nom f |
| | | cláusula de reserva loc nom f |
| saving grace n | (redeeming feature) | salvación nf |
| | | lo que lo salva, lo que la salva expr |
| | The script and the acting are terrible; the amazing period costumes are the play's only saving grace. |
| space-saving adj | (taking up little space) | que ahorra espacio loc adj |
| time-saving adj | (that provides a short cut) | que ahorra tiempo loc adj |
