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Salvage definition: Something saved from destruction or waste and put to further use.
salvage something to manage to rescue something from a difficult situation; to stop a bad situation from being a complete failure. What can I do to salvage my reputation? (= get a good reputation again) He wondered what he could do to salvage the situation. United lost 5–2, salvaging a little pride with two late goals.
salvage - translate into Dutch with the English-Dutch Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary
1 to save a badly damaged ship, etc. from being lost completely; to save parts or property from a damaged ship or from a fire, etc. salvage something The wreck was salvaged by a team from the U.S. The house was built using salvaged materials. salvage something from something We only managed to salvage two paintings from the fire.
salvage meaning: 1. to save things from a place where other things have been damaged or lost: 2. to try to make a…. Learn more.
traducir SALVAGE: salvar, rescatar, salvar, rescatar, salvar, rescatar, recuperar, rescate, salvamento, objetos…. Más información en el diccionario inglés-español.
Where does the noun salvage come from? Earliest known use. mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the noun salvage is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for salvage is from 1645. salvage is of multiple origins. Either (i) a borrowing from Latin. Or (ii) a borrowing from French.
