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salvar

"salvar" means "to save to help someone to survive" in Portuguese. It is number 716 on the frequency list, in A2 (verb).

Meaning

to save to help someone to survive; to make sure something isn’t destroyed; to save

IPA

/sawˈva(ʁ)/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Nós vamos te salvar.
  We'll save you.
  Tatoeba: Ricardo14 / CK
• Eu queria te salvar.
  I wanted to save you.
  Tatoeba: alexmarcelo / CK
• Vou salvar todos vocês.
  I'll save you all.
  Tatoeba: sergiomelo / OsoHombre

Learned together

In the course, "salvar" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• preocupar to concern, worry
• comprar to buy
• apanhar to collect, gather
• chamar to call
• entender to understand, to grasp, to…
• livrar to save
• conversar to talk
• fugir to run away
• lutar to fight

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