Meaning of save | Babel Free

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1. A river in southeastern Africa that flows about 400 km (250 mi) from south of Harare in Zimbabwe, through Mozambique, to the Indian Ocean
2. An instance of preventing (further) harm or difficulty.
3. A river in southeastern Africa that flows about 400 km (250 mi) from south of Harare in Zimbabwe, through Mozambique, to the Indian Ocean.
4. A river in southern France that flows about 143 km (89 mi) from the Pyrenees to the Garonne at Grenade
5. In various sports, a block that prevents an opponent from scoring.
6. A river in southern France that flows about 143 km (89 mi) from the Pyrenees to the Garonne at Grenade.
7. To refrain from a futile appeal or effort: Save your breath; you can't dissuade them.
8. A successful attempt by a relief pitcher to preserve the win of another pitcher on one's team.
9. With the exception of; except: "No man enjoys self-reproach save a masochist" (Philip Wylie).
10. A point in a professional wrestling match when one or more wrestlers run to the ring to aid a fellow wrestler who is being beaten.
    slang
11. (in football etc) an act of preventing the opposing team from scoring a goal. keer مَنْع الفَريق الآخَر من تَسْجيل أهداف спасяване defesa zabránění gólu abwehren redning απόκρουσηparada tõrjumine مانع شدن از torjunta arrêtהצלה (फ़टबाल आदि) विपक्षियों को बोल बनाने से रोकना, (फ़टबाल आदि के खेल में) दूसरे पक्ष की जीत रोकना odbiti napad u nogometu i sl. védés penyelamatan björgun, vörn parata 防ぐこと 방어 (įvarčio) atmušimas (futbolā u.tml.) vārtu nosargāšana menghalang jaringan save redningobrona مان...
    etc
12. An action that brings one back out of an awkward situation.
    informal
13. a person or thing that saves, avoids waste etc. The telephone is a great time-saver. spaarder مُوَفِّر спасител poupador spořič der/die Retter(in), der/die Sparer(in) sparer; -besparer αποταμιευτής ahorrador päästja, säästja صرفه جويي كننده säästäjä économiseur חוֹסֵך बचवैया, रक्षक spasitelj, izbavitelj -kímélő penghemat e-ð/e-r sem sparar (tíma) risparmiatore; 節約するもの 절약하는 것 taupus žmogus, kas padedantis taupyti glābējs; taupītājs penjimat bespaarder sparer, økonom, –besparende oszczędzający,...
    etc
14. The act, process, or result of saving data to a storage medium.
15. a way of saving money etc or the amount saved in this way. It's a great saving to be able to make one's own clothes. besparing إدِّخار، تَوْفير спестяване poupança úspora die Ersparnis besparelse οικονομία, εξοικονόμηση π.χ. χρημάτων ahorro kokkuhoid پس انداز säästö économieחיסכון रक्षक, कम खर्च štednja megtakarítás penghematan sparnaður risparmio 節約 저축 taupymas taupīšana; krāšana penjimatan besparingsparepenger, oppsparte midleroszczędność سپما poupança economie экономия úspora prihranek ušt...
    etc
16. A saving throw.
17. money saved up. He keeps his savings in the bank. spaargeld تَوفيرات، مُدَّخّرات спестявания economias úspory die Ersparnisse (pl.) opsparing οικονομίες, αποταμιεύσεις ahorros säästud اندوخته säästöt économies חֶסכוֹנוֹת बचत, किफ़ायत ušteda, štednja megtakarított pénz tabungan sparifé risparmi 預金 저축 santaupos ietaupījumi; uzkrājums simpanan spaargeldsparepengeroszczędności سپما economias economii сбережения úspory prihranki ušteđevina besparingar เงินที่สะสมไว้ได้ tasarruf 存款 заощадження; збе...
18. a good quality that makes up for a fault. His speeches are boring but they have the saving grace of being short. voortreflikheid صِفَة مُنْقِذَه، فَضيلَه تُعَوِّض عن رَذيلَه преимущество coisa a favor dobrá stránka rettende Eigenschaft forsonende forhold σωτήριο χαρακτηριστικό mérito päästev asjaolu امتياز؛مزيت hyvä puoli chose qui rachète נְקוּדַת אוֹר יְחִידָה बचत milost spasenja mentő körülmény penyelamat bót í máli merito とりえ (결점을 보충하는) 장점 tai, kas gelbsti, privalumas laba īpašība penyela...
19. an account in a bank or post office on which interest is paid. spaarrekening حِساب تَوْفير спестовна сметка conta poupança spořitelní účet das Sparkonto opsparingskonto λογαριασμός ταμιευτηρίου cuenta de ahorros hoiuarve حساب بانكي säästötili compte d'épargne חֶשבּוֹן חִסָכוֹן बचत खाता štedni račun takarékbetét rekening tabungan sparisjóðsreikningur conto di risparmio 預金口座 예금계좌 taupomoji sąskaita rēķins krājbankā akaun simpanan spaarrekening sparekonto rachunek oszczędnościowy بانکی حساب cont...
20. a bank that receives small savings and gives interest. spaarbank بَنْك التَّوْفير спестовна каса caixa econômica spořitelna die Sparkasse sparekasse ταμιευτήριοcaja de ahorros hoiupank بانك پس انداز säästöpankki caisse d'épargne בָּנק לְחִסָכוֹן बचत बैंक štedionica takarékpénztár bank tabungan sparisjóður cassa di risparmio 貯蓄銀行 저축 은행 taupomasis bankas krājbanka bank simpanan spaarbanksparebank kasa oszczędności سپا caixa económica casă/bancă de eco­no­mii сберегательный банк sporiteľňa hrani...
21. to save. He's been saving up for a new bike. spaar يُوَفِّر، يَدَّخِر събирам пари economizar šetřit si sparen spare op αποταμιεύωahorrar, guardar dinero raha koguma پس انداز كردن säästää économiser לַחֲסוֹך किसी कार्य के लिए धन एकत्र करना uštedjeti, štedjeti félretesz, spórol menabung spara risparmiare 貯金する 모으다 taupyti krāt; sataupīt menyimpan opsparenspare tiloszczędzać سپما کو fazer economias a economisi, a face economii откладывать šetriť si varčevati štedeti spara [ihop] อดออมเงิน birikt...

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“As 1942 began, work was now continuing apace on getting the ships back afloat and into dock. The first good news in this regard was West Virginia. Thanks to a combination of Tennessees unintentional save' and the crew's own efforts, she'd settled upright, and so divers estimated that, if the various holes could be patched and pumping done in a sensible order from the top down, she should just rise back up to the surface on an even keel, which, in turn, meant that a lot of the initial work on removing her main battery could now be stopped.”

“It is no coincidence that two of the four 'saves' on our tour connect with the early days of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR), where restoration has also been helped by recent research that explains further why these saves are so significant.”

“The goaltender made a great save.”

“Wolves defender Ronald Zubar was slightly closer with his shot on the turn as he forced Pepe Reina, on his 200th Premier League appearance, into a low save.”

“Jones retired seven to earn the save.”

“The giant wrestler continued to beat down his smaller opponent, until several wrestlers ran in for the save.”

“Nice save.”

“If you're hit by a power cut, you'll lose all of your changes since your last save.”

“The game console can store up to eight saves on a single cartridge.”

““I am from the Save River. But I married. To a man from afar, Phiri, from Malawi.””

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