Rescue, save - Sauver (The 1213th Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Rescue, save is Sauver. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, shops & services, being & changes, media & it. It is classified as a A2 word, and is the 1213th most commonly used word in French. It can be used as verb. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to the word’s pronunciation. Download our app for offline access to this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: rescue, save

French: sauver

Examples


Nothing but peace can save the world.	Seule la paix peut sauver le monde.
Nothing but your love can save her now.	Rien d'autre que ton amour ne peut la sauver maintenant.
The father gave his own life in order to save his daughter's.	Le père a donné sa propre vie pour sauver celle de sa fille.
Not even death can save you from me.	Même la mort ne peut te sauver de moi.
He had to save the princess.	Il devait sauver la princesse.
This guy is really wishy-washy. He couldn't make a decision to save his life.	Ce mec est vraiment insipide. Il n'a pas pu prendre la décision de sauver sa vie.
They died trying to save others.	Ils sont morts en essayant de sauver les autres.
I realized then that this awful cellar was the only place that could save our lives.	J'ai compris alors que cette horrible cave était le seul endroit qui pouvait nous sauver la vie.

Would it be ethical to sacrifice one person to save many	Serait-il moral de sacrifier une personne pour en sauver plusieurs
Can we save the planet	Pouvons-nous sauver la planète
You need to save the princess.	Il te faut sauver la princesse.
He wants to save the planet.	Il veut sauver la planète.
She wants to save the planet.	Elle veut sauver la planète.
Protecting the environment means saving ourselves.	Protéger l'environnement, c'est ce sauver nous-mêmes.
We were unable to rescue her.	Nous n'avons pas pu la sauver.
Mario failed to save the princess.	Mario n'a pas réussi à sauver la princesse.
I was unable to save Tom.	J'ai été incapable de sauver Tom.
May God save the royal family from a flood of scandals	Puisse Dieu sauver la famille royale d'un flot de scandales
Punish the wicked and save the weak.	Punir les mauvais et sauver les faibles.
Only an immediate operation can save the patient's life.	Seule une intervention chirurgicale immédiate peut sauver la vie du patient.
I also want to rescue from oblivion all the good that is done anonymously in the world each day.	Je voudrais sauver de l'oubli tout le bien qui est fait chaque jour dans le monde de manière anonyme.