salvage

salvar, recuperar

Rescatar algo para evitar que se pierda, se destruya o se desperdicie.

En inglés sencillo: To save something from being lost, destroyed, or wasted.

• We salvaged some furniture after the flood.
• She tried to salvage the deal.
• Can anything be salvaged from the wreck?

Cómo se usa: salvage something from something (We salvaged a few books from the fire.)

Sinónimos: save, rescue, recover

Expresiones frecuentes: salvage something from something, salvage a deal, salvage your reputation

corregir, reformular

Modificar una afirmación falsa para que lo que dice sea verdadero.

En inglés sencillo: To change a false statement so that it becomes true.

• An extra condition can salvage the theorem.
• She salvaged the false proposition by narrowing its scope.
• Can we salvage this claim with a weaker conclusion?

Cómo se usa: salvage something by doing something (We salvaged the theorem by adding another condition.)

Expresiones frecuentes: salvage a proposition, salvage the theorem, salvage a claim

material recuperado

Objetos o materiales salvados del daño o del desperdicio que todavía pueden usarse o venderse.

En inglés sencillo: Things saved from damage or waste that can still be used or sold.

• The yard sells salvage from old ships.
• They bought the damaged car at a salvage auction.
• Some of the salvage could be used for repairs.

Sinónimos: scrap

Expresiones frecuentes: salvage yard, salvage sale, salvage value