salvar

salvar (plural salvars)

1. Alternative form of shalwar

• Ravals, alvars, arvals, larvas, lavras, varsal

Inherited from Old Catalan salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“save”), a verb based on Latin salvus (“safe”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [səlˈβa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səlˈva]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [salˈvaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salví, past participle salvat)

1. (transitive) to save, to rescue (to help (somebody) to survive, or rescue (somebody or something) from harm)

   Synonym: rescatar

   • 2020 January 12, “La salut, al límit [Healthcare at the limit]”, in Ara‎^[1]:

     És una obvietat dir que amb menys òrgans i menys trasplantaments s'hauran salvat menys vides.

     It's obvious to say that with fewer organs and fewer transplants, fewer lives will have been saved.

2. (transitive, theology) to save (to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation)

• salvavides

• salvador

• “salvar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “salvar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “salvar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “salvar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• IPA^(key): /salˈbaɾ/ [s̺ɑlˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: sal‧var

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salvei, past participle salvado)

1. to save

• “salvar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “salvar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Borrowed from English salvation, French sauver, Italian salvare, Spanish salvar, all ultimately from Latin salvāre, present infinitive of salvō.

• IPA^(key): /salˈvar/

salvar (present tense salvas, past tense salvis, future tense salvos, imperative salvez, conditional salvus)

1. (transitive, theology or not) to save (from danger, peril, sickness), to deliver, rescue
2. to salvage (goods)
3. (computing) to save

    Conjugation of salvar

		present		past		future
infinitive		salvar		salvir		salvor
tense		salvas		salvis		salvos
conditional		salvus
imperative		salvez
adjective active participle		salvanta		salvinta		salvonta
adverbial active participle		salvante		salvinte		salvonte
nominal active participle	singular	salvanto		salvinto		salvonto
	plural	salvanti		salvinti		salvonti
adjective passive participle		salvata		salvita		salvota
adverbial passive participle		salvate		salvite		salvote
nominal passive participle	singular	salvato		salvito		salvoto
	plural	salvati		salviti		salvoti

salvar

1. to save, to rescue
2. to save, to salvage

• salver

salvar m or f

1. indefinite masculine plural of salve

From Old Occitan salvar, from Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus.

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salvar

1. to save

      Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salvi	salvas	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvavi	salvavas	salvava	salvàvem	salvàvetz	salvavan
	preterite	salvèri	salvères	salvèt	salvèrem	salvèretz	salvèron
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvarà	salvarem	salvaretz	salvaràn
	conditional	salvariái	salvariás	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salven
	imperfect	salvèssi	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvèssem	salvèssetz	salvèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salve	salves	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvon
	imperfect	salvave	salvaves	salvava	salvaviam	salvaviatz	salvavon
	preterite	salvere	salveres	salvet	salvem	salvetz	salveron
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvará	salvarem	salvaretz	salvarán
	conditional	salvariá	salvariás	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvassiam	salvassiatz	salvon
	imperfect	salvesse	salvesses	salvesse	salvessiam	salvessiatz	salvesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvassiam	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salvi	salvas	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvavi	salvavas	salvava	salvàvam	salvàvatz	salvavan
	preterite	salvèi	salvès	salvè	salvèm	salvètz	salvèn
	future	salvarèi	salvaràs	salvarà	salvaram	salvaratz	salvaràn
	conditional	salvarí	salvarés	salvaré	salvarem	salvaretz	salvarén
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salvi	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salven
	imperfect	salvèssi	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvèssem	salvèssetz	salvèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salve	salvas	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvava	salvavas	salvava	salvàvam	salvàvatz	salvavan
	preterite	salvei	salveras	salvet	salvèram	salvèratz	salveran
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvará	salvarem	salvaretz	salvarán
	conditional	salvariá	salvariàs	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salven
	imperfect	salvèsse	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvèssem	salvèssetz	salvèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		salvar			aver salvat
gerund		salvant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		salvat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	salve	salves	salva	salvam	salvatz	salvan
	imperfect	salvavi	salvavas	salvava	salvàvem	salvàvetz	salvavan
	preterite	salvère	salvères	salvèt	salveriam	salveriatz	salvèron
	future	salvarai	salvaràs	salvarà	salvarem	salvaretz	salvaràn
	conditional	salvariáu	salvariás	salvariá	salvariam	salvariatz	salvarián
	conditional 2nd form1	salvèra	salvèras	salvèra	salveram	salveratz	salvèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	salve	salves	salve	salvem	salvetz	salvan
	imperfect	salvèsse	salvèsses	salvèsse	salvessiam	salvessiatz	salvèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			salva		salvem	salvatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

• salver
• sauver

From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus.

salvar

1. (9th century) Alternative form of sauver

• Used in the Oaths of Strasbourg

• French: sauver

From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus.

salvar

1. to save (remove something from danger)

• Catalan: salvar

From Old Galician-Portuguese salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus (“safe”), from Proto-Indo-European *solo- (“whole”).

• Hyphenation: sal‧var

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salvei, past participle salvado, short past participle salvo)

1. (transitive) to save (to help someone to survive; to make sure something isn’t destroyed)

   Synonyms: ajudar, proteger, resgatar, salvaguardar, socorrer

   • 2008, Priscila Ferraz, nuvem de pó, Marco Zero, →ISBN, page 58:

     Nem é preciso dizer que o jantar foi um verdadeiro desastre. O arroz ficou empedrado, tipo “unidos venceremos”, a carne virou uma “sola de sapato”, salvou-se mais ou menos a salada, mesmo assim porque Cláudia não quis comentar nada a respeito de uma lesma que viu na alface mal lavada.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (transitive, computing, Brazil) to save (to write a file to disk)

   Synonym: guardar (Portugal)

   • 2011 May, Rodrigo Estevam, “Análise – Samurai Warriors Chronicles”, in Nintendo Blast (Coleção Nintendo Blast; ano 2), number 20, GameBlast, E aí, vale a pena?, page 35:

     Apesar de as fases serem enormes e terem uma duração máxima de 60 minutos, existe o recurso de quick save. Afinal, não faria sentido e não seria nada cômodo comprar um jogo portátil que não se pode jogar a qualquer hora e em qualquer lugar, sem precisar se preocupar em achar um save point ou terminar a fase para poder salvar.

     Despite the levels being enormous and having a max duration of 60 minutes, the quick save option exists. After all, it would make no sense and wouldn't be any convenient buying a portable game that you can't play anytime anywhere, without worring about finding a save point or finishing the level to be able to save.

3. (transitive, theology) to save (to redeem or protect someone from eternal damnation)

   Synonym: redimir

4. (transitive) to greet with a salvo
5. (transitive, by extension) to greet

   Synonyms: cumprimentar, saudar

• “salvar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Inherited from Old Spanish salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus. Compare French sauver, Italian salvare.

• IPA^(key): /salˈbaɾ/ [salˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: sal‧var

salvar (first-person singular present salvo, first-person singular preterite salvé, past participle salvado)

1. to save
2. to rescue
3. to salvage
4. (formal) to cover (a distance)

• guardar
• rescatar

• “salvar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

From Late Latin salvāre, present active infinitive of salvō (“I save”), from Latin salvus. Compare Italian salvare.

salvar

1. (transitive) to save

• Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.