salvavidas
See also: salva-vidas
Spanish
A life buoy
A lifeboat
Etymology
salvar + vida
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsalbaˈbidas/ [ˌsal.β̞aˈβ̞i.ð̞as]
- Rhymes: -idas
- Syllabification: sal‧va‧vi‧das
Adjective
salvavidas (invariable)
- emergency, life saving
Derived terms
- balsa salvavidas
- bote salvavidas
Noun
salvavidas m (plural salvavidas)
- life buoy (UK), life preserver (US), life ring, lifesaver
- lifeboat
- Synonym: bote salvavidas
Noun
salvavidas m or f (plural salvavidas)
- lifeguard
- Synonyms: guardavidas, socorrista
Further reading
- “salvavidas”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014