Rettung — meaning in English
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English meaning
- rescue verb To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.
- retrieve verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
- salvation noun The act of saving someone or something from danger, loss, or harm; deliverance.
- waste noun Material that is no longer wanted or useful; rubbish.
Senses
Rettung is used for these senses in English:
- rescue An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
- retrieve (sports) The return of a difficult ball
- salvation The process of being restored or made new for the purpose of becoming saved; the process of being rid of the old poor quality conditions and becoming improved.
- waste (legal) A cause of action which may be brought by the owner of a future interest in property against the current owner of that property to prevent the current owner from degrading the value or character of the property, either intentionally or through neglect.
rescue — full definition
- verb To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.
- noun An act of saving someone or something from danger.
retrieve — full definition
- verb To get something back, especially something that was lost, stored, or left somewhere.
- verb To fetch and bring back, as a dog does with game or a thrown object.
- verb To fix or make up for a mistake, loss, or bad situation.