What does salvavidas in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word salvavidas in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use salvavidas in Spanish.

The word salvavidas in Spanish means life jacket, life vest, lifesaver, lifesaving. life-saving, lifeline, lifeguard, love handles, lifeboat, life vest, life jacket. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word salvavidas

life jacket, life vest

nombre masculino invariable (objeto flotador) (clothing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
No te metas en el agua sin el salvavidas.
Don't go in the water without a life jacket.

lifesaver

nombre masculino invariable (figurado (auxilio, ayuda) (person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Juan es mi salvavidas cuando se trata de reubicar muebles.
Juan is my lifesaver when it comes to moving furniture.

lifesaving. life-saving

adjetivo invariable (que mantiene a flote)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
El barco debe estar equipado con diversos dispositivos salvavidas.
The boat must be equipped with several lifesaving devices.

lifeline

adjetivo invariable (figurado (que auxilia)

(noun as adjective: Describes another noun--for example, "boat race," "dogfood.")
El gobierno concedió un préstamo salvavidas a la petrolera.
The government granted a lifeline loan to the oil company.

lifeguard

nombre común en cuanto al género, invariable en plural (AmL (cuidador de bañistas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

love handles

nombre masculino invariable (AR, CU: coloquial (pliegue de gordura) (colloquial)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

lifeboat

(embarcación para emergencias)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
En el Titanic no había suficientes botes salvavidas para todos.
The Titanic didn't have enough lifeboats for everybody.

life vest, life jacket

(prenda que flota)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ponte el chaleco salvavidas que el barco se hunde.
Put on your life vest (or: life jacket), because the boat is sinking.

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