sauver.
to save, rescue; to protect
Meaning & usage
to save, rescue; to protect
to save
to escape, run away
La porte était ouverte et le chat s'était sauvé.
to save (conserve, prevent the wasting of)
Ça réduit le gaspillage et sauve de l'argent.
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Middle French saulver, from Old French sauver, salver, from Gallo-Romance salvar, from Late Latin salvāre (“to save”), from Latin salvus. In the sense specific to North America, a semantic loan from English save.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.