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sauvegarder — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • save verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.

Senses

sauvegarder is used for these senses in English:

  • back up (idiomatic, intransitive, cricket) For a fielder to position himself behind the wicket (relative to a team-mate who is throwing the ball at the wicket) so as to stop the ball, and prevent overthrows.
  • save To keep (something) safe; to safeguard.
  • save (transitive, intransitive, computing, video games) To write a file to disk or other storage medium.

save — full definition

  1. verb To rescue someone or something from harm or danger.
  2. verb To set aside money or resources for future use.
  3. verb To store a computer file or data so it isn't lost.
  4. verb In sport, to stop an opponent from scoring, especially in goalkeeping.
  5. noun An act of preventing a goal or a loss, or the stored version of something.

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