Salvage from Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈsæɫvədʒ/, /ˈsæɫvɪdʒ/ /ˈfɹəm

SAL-vij frum

UK

sˈælvɪdʒ/ /fɹˈɒm

SAL-vij from

Definition

To save something valuable or useful from a place, situation, or event where most things are lost or damaged.

Usage & Nuances

Often used in contexts of physical recovery after disasters (fires, shipwrecks), but can also refer to retrieving useful parts or information from failure. Common collocations: 'salvage goods from', 'salvage parts from'. More formal than 'save from'; not typically used for people.

• Spanish: rescatar de - recuperar de
• Portuguese (BR): salvar de - recuperar de
• Portuguese (PT): salvar de - recuperar de
• Chinese (Simplified): 从...抢救 - 从...挽救
• Chinese (Traditional): 從...搶救 - 從...挽救
• Hindi: से बचाना - से बरामद करना
• Arabic: إنقاذ من - استرجاع من
• Bengali: উদ্ধার করা (থেকে)
• Russian: спасти из - извлечь из
• Japanese: 〜から救い出す - 〜から回収する
• Vietnamese: thu hồi từ - cứu vớt từ
• Korean: ~에서 건지다 - ~에서 회수하다
• Turkish: -den kurtarmak - -den geri kazanmak
• Urdu: سے نکالنا - سے بچانا
• Indonesian: menyelamatkan dari - mengambil manfaat dari

Example Sentences

They managed to salvage from the burning house a few important documents.

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Is there anything we can salvage from this broken computer?

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After the shipwreck, they tried to salvage from the cargo what they could.

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We couldn’t save the whole project, but we did salvage from it some useful research.

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There’s not much to salvage from this mess, but let’s see what we can do.

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She managed to salvage from her failed business some valuable contacts for the future.

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