rescue

salvare, soccorrere

Portare qualcuno o qualcosa fuori da una situazione pericolosa.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: rescue someone/something from something (Firefighters rescued the dog from the burning house.)

Sinonimi: save

Espressioni comuni: rescue someone, rescue a child, rescue from danger

liberare

Liberare qualcuno che è trattenuto o a cui viene fisicamente impedito di andarsene.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: rescue someone from something (The soldiers rescued him from captivity.)

Sinonimi: free, liberate

Contrari: capture

Espressioni comuni: rescue a hostage, rescue prisoners, rescue from captivity

recuperare, salvare

Salvare un oggetto non più desiderato e renderlo di nuovo utile.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: rescue something from something (We rescued this table from a rubbish heap.)

Sinonimi: salvage, reclaim

Contrari: discard

Espressioni comuni: rescue old furniture, rescue a chair

riconquistare

Riprendere qualcosa da qualcuno usando la forza.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: rescue something from someone (They rescued the stolen horses from the raiders.)

Sinonimi: recover, recapture

Espressioni comuni: rescue stolen goods, rescue captured property

redimere, salvare

Allontanare qualcuno dal peccato o da un pericolo spirituale.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: rescue someone from something (The preacher spoke of rescuing people from sin.)

Sinonimi: save, redeem

Espressioni comuni: rescue a soul, rescue from sin

salvataggio, soccorso

Azione che porta qualcuno o qualcosa fuori da una situazione pericolosa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the rescue of someone/something (We watched the rescue of the injured climber.)

Espressioni comuni: rescue team, rescue operation, come to the rescue

liberazione

Azione che libera una persona trattenuta.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: the rescue of someone (The rescue of the hostages required careful planning.)

Sinonimi: liberation

Espressioni comuni: hostage rescue, prisoner rescue, rescue mission

liberazione

Operazione militare che libera un luogo circondato o minacciato dalle forze nemiche.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: relief, liberation

Espressioni comuni: rescue of something, rescue by troops