salva-vidas

See also: salvavidas

Portuguese

Etymology

From salvar (“to rescue”) + vidas (“lives”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sal‧va-‧vi‧das

Adjective

salva-vidas (invariable, comparable, comparative no)

1. life-

   Bote salva-vidas

   Lifeboat

   Colete salva-vidas

   Lifejacket

Noun

1. lifeguard (attendant employed to save swimmers)

   O salva-vidas salvou um menino de se afogar.

   The lifeguard saved the boy from drowning.

Synonyms

• (lifeguard): nadador-salvador, banheiro

Noun

salva-vidas m (invariable)

1. Clipping of bote salva-vidas.

   O Titanic tinha um número insuficiente de salva-vidas.

   Titanic had an insufficient number of lifeboats.