salvavidas
/salβaˈβiðas/
el
noun
B2
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
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lifebelt; lifeguard
Built from salva (saves (from salvar)) + vidas (lives).
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Lanzó un salvavidas al agua.
He threw a lifebelt into the water.
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Made of
- salva saves (from salvar)
- vidas lives
Practice
1 What does salvavidas mean?
lifebelt; lifeguard
2 Fill the gap: Lanzó un ___ al agua.
Full sentence: Lanzó un salvavidas al agua. (He threw a lifebelt into the water.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches salvavidas?
salvavidas: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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