rescue

secourir, sauver

Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose à l’abri du danger.

En anglais simple : To bring someone or something out of danger.

• They rescued the child.
• A helicopter rescued us from the mountain.
• Who rescued the passengers after the boat sank?

Comment l'utiliser : rescue someone/something from something (Firefighters rescued the dog from the burning house.)

Synonymes : save

Expressions courantes : rescue someone, rescue a child, rescue from danger

libérer, délivrer

Libérer quelqu’un qui est retenu ou physiquement empêché de partir.

En anglais simple : To free someone who is being held or physically prevented from leaving.

• They rescued the hostages.
• The team rescued three prisoners during the night.
• She was rescued from the locked room.

Comment l'utiliser : rescue someone from something (The soldiers rescued him from captivity.)

Synonymes : free, liberate

Contraires : capture

Expressions courantes : rescue a hostage, rescue prisoners, rescue from captivity

récupérer, sauver

Sauver un objet dont on ne veut plus et le rendre à nouveau utile.

En anglais simple : To save an unwanted object and make it useful again.

• I rescued an old chair.
• She rescued the cabinet and repaired its doors.
• These shelves were rescued from a building being demolished.

Comment l'utiliser : rescue something from something (We rescued this table from a rubbish heap.)

Synonymes : salvage, reclaim

Contraires : discard

Expressions courantes : rescue old furniture, rescue a chair

reprendre de force

Récupérer quelque chose auprès de quelqu’un en employant la force.

En anglais simple : To take something back from someone by force.

• The soldiers rescued the stolen supplies.
• They fought to rescue their captured goods.
• Armed villagers rescued their cattle from the thieves.

Comment l'utiliser : rescue something from someone (They rescued the stolen horses from the raiders.)

Synonymes : recover, recapture

Expressions courantes : rescue stolen goods, rescue captured property

sauver, racheter

Éloigner quelqu’un du péché ou d’un danger spirituel.

En anglais simple : To lead someone away from sin or spiritual danger.

• They hoped to rescue lost souls.
• He believed faith had rescued him from evil.
• Her prayers asked God to rescue him from sin.

Comment l'utiliser : rescue someone from something (The preacher spoke of rescuing people from sin.)

Synonymes : save, redeem

Expressions courantes : rescue a soul, rescue from sin

sauvetage, secours

Action de mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose à l’abri du danger.

En anglais simple : An action that brings someone or something out of danger.

• The rescue took an hour.
• A rescue team reached the stranded family.
• Her quick action made the rescue possible.

Comment l'utiliser : the rescue of someone/something (We watched the rescue of the injured climber.)

Expressions courantes : rescue team, rescue operation, come to the rescue

libération

Action de libérer une personne qui est retenue.

En anglais simple : An action that frees someone who is being held.

• The hostage rescue succeeded.
• They planned a rescue from the prison.
• No prisoners were injured during the rescue.

Comment l'utiliser : the rescue of someone (The rescue of the hostages required careful planning.)

Synonymes : liberation

Expressions courantes : hostage rescue, prisoner rescue, rescue mission

délivrance, libération

Opération militaire qui libère un lieu encerclé ou menacé par des forces ennemies.

En anglais simple : A military action that frees a place surrounded or threatened by enemy forces.

• The city awaited rescue.
• The fortress received no rescue from the royal army.
• The rescue of the besieged town ended months of hunger.

Synonymes : relief, liberation

Expressions courantes : rescue of something, rescue by troops