salvage

• Nom désignant des biens ou marchandises sauvés d'un dommage ou d'une destruction, ou l'action de sauver de tels biens ou de secourir un navire, son équipage ou sa cargaison d'un naufrage ou d'un incendie.

A noun referring to property or goods saved from damage or destruction, or the act of saving such items or rescuing a ship, its crew, or cargo from a shipwreck or fire.

indénombrable

1. Saved property or goodsB2formal

   Items or property that have been rescued from destruction, damage, or loss.

   biens sauvés

   • The firemen managed to recover some salvage from the burning building.
   • The ship's cargo was declared salvage after the storm.
   • They sold the salvage from the old factory for scrap metal.

2. Act of saving propertyB2formal

   The action of rescuing goods or property from a situation where they could be damaged or destroyed.

   sauvetage de biens

   • The salvage of the artwork from the flooded museum took several days.
   • Salvage operations began immediately after the earthquake.
   • The team specialized in the salvage of historical artifacts.

   Synonymesreclamationrecoveryrescueretrieval

3. Maritime rescueB2formal

   The act of rescuing a ship, its crew, or its cargo from a shipwreck, fire, or other danger at sea.

   Sauvetage maritime

   • The coast guard performed a difficult salvage of the stranded vessel.
   • Maritime law governs the rights and rewards for salvage at sea.
   • The salvage of the sunken ship took several months.

   Synonymesreclamationrecoveryrescue

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de sauver ou de préserver quelque chose d'une perte, d'un dommage ou d'une destruction, en particulier après un naufrage ou une catastrophe.

A verb used to indicate the act of rescuing or saving something from loss, damage, or destruction, especially from a wreck or disaster.

1. Rescue from destructionB2formal

   To save something from being destroyed, ruined, or lost.

   sauver de la destruction

   • The firefighters managed to salvage some belongings from the burning house.
   • They tried to salvage the ship after it hit the rocks.
   • We need to salvage what we can from the failed project.

   Synonymesrecoverredeemrescueretrievesave

   Antonymesabandondestroyloseruin

2. Collect discarded materialsB2formal

   To collect and reuse materials that have been thrown away or are no longer wanted.

   récupérer des matériaux

   • The company salvages scrap metal from old cars.
   • He salvaged wood from the demolition site to build furniture.
   • They salvage plastic bottles for recycling.

   Synonymesreclaimrecoverrecycleretrievescavenge