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salvage

/ˈsælvɪdʒ/verb

उच्चारण सैल्विज

बचाना, (मलबे से) बचा लेना

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verb
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    [T] ~ sth (from sth)

    to save a badly damaged ship from being lost completely; to save parts or property from a damaged ship or from a fire

    बचाना, (मलबे से) बचा लेना

    • They salvaged some furniture from the fire.
    • After the fire, the firefighters salvaged a few documents from the office.
    • Workers salvaged parts from the wrecked car.
    + 2 more examples
    • Volunteers salvaged books from the flooded library.
    • Divers managed to salvage the cargo from the sunken ship.

    Synonyms save rescue recover retrieve reclaim

    Opposite lose abandon destroy

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    [T] ~ sth (from sth)

    to manage to rescue something from a difficult situation

    (स्थिति) संभाल लेना

    • She tried to salvage her reputation.
    • The coach managed to salvage the match with a late goal.
    • Radhika tried to salvage the project by working through the night.
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    • A late century helped the team to salvage some pride.
    • The manager could not salvage the deal after the argument.

    Synonyms save redeem rescue preserve

    Opposite ruin wreck

noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    the act of saving things that have been, or are likely to be, damaged or lost, especially in a disaster

    बचाव, उद्धार

    • a salvage operation
    • Divers took part in the salvage of the sunken boat.
    • The salvage of the ship took many weeks.
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    • Metal merchants buy salvage from old factories.
    • The firm specialises in the salvage of damaged boats.

    Synonyms rescue recovery retrieval reclamation

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

save rescue recover retrieve reclaim redeem preserve recovery retrieval reclamation

Antonyms

lose abandon destroy ruin wreck

AaSpelling

sal·vage

With -vage (not 'salvadge').

अंत में -vage ('salvadge' गलत है)।

?Which word?

Keep apart salvage (save from damage) and selvage (the edge of cloth) and savage (wild and violent).

Salvage (नुकसान से बचाना), selvage (कपड़े का किनारा) और savage (जंगली और हिंसक) को अलग रखिए।

Keep the save words together: salvage, rescue, retrieve, recover, redeem (make up for faults; get something back).

बचाने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: salvage, rescue, retrieve, recover, redeem (कमियाँ पूरी करना; कुछ वापस पाना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Salvage operation, salvage the situation, salvage your pride.

Collocations: salvage operation (डूबे या बर्बाद सामान को बचाने का अभियान), salvage the situation (बिगड़ती स्थिति को सँभाल लेना), salvage your pride (अपना सम्मान बचा लेना)।