Contrary to some economists' expectations, the increase in the minimum wage saved jobs.A pesar de las expectativas de algunos economistas, el incremento en el salario mínimo salvó empleos.

b. conservar

The museum saves manuscripts for future generations.El museo conserva los manuscritos para las generaciones futuras.

4. (computing)

a. guardar

Remember to save your work frequently.Recuerda guardar el trabajo a menudo.

b. archivar

I saved the blueprints on a USB memory.Archivé los planos en una memoria USB.

5. (to put aside for the future)

a. ahorrar (money)

John saves 15% of each paycheck.John ahorra el 15% de cada cheque de pago.

b. juntar

Jesse is saving bottle caps for a school project.Jesse está juntando tapas de botella para un proyecto escolar.

c. reservar

I'm saving my energy to deal with the twins at home.Reservo las energías para ocuparme de los gemelos en casa.

d. guardar

Carolina decided to save her new dress for a special occasion.Carolina decidió guardar su vestido nuevo para una ocasión especial.

6. (to spend less)

a. ahorrar

I saved $20 at the grocery store.Ahorré $20 en la tienda de comestibles.

7. (to avoid)

a. evitar

If we take one car instead of two, we save the extra gasoline expense.Si vamos en un coche en lugar de dos, evitamos el gasto de la gasolina extra.

b. ahorrar

My shortcut saves you ten minutes on your trip downtown.Mi atajo te ahorra diez minutos en el traslado al centro.

8. (to prevent from losing)

a. salvar

Gutierrez saved the game with his goal in the last few seconds.Gutiérrez salvó el partido con su gol en los últimos segundos.

b. parar (ball, puck, shot, etc.)

The goalie saved the shot.El portero paró el tiro.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

9. (to put aside money)

a. ahorrar

I'm saving up for a new computer.Estoy ahorrando para una computadora nueva.

10. (to economize)

a. ahorrar

We save on our electric bill by unplugging everything when we’re not using it.Ahorramos en nuestro recibo de luz al desconectar todo cuando no lo estamos usando.

11. (to keep fresh)

a. aguantar (food)

Beans will save in the refrigerator for three days.Los frijoles aguantarán en el refrigerador por tres días.

12. (computing)

a. guardar

It's important to save frequently to avoid data loss.Es importante guardar frecuentemente para evitar la pérdida de datos.

A preposition is a word that indicates the relationship between a noun and another word (e.g., He ran through the door.).

preposition

13.

A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).

(formal)

(other than)

a. excepto

All of the water quality tests have been completed save the arsenic test.Todas las pruebas de calidad del agua se han realizado excepto la prueba de arsénico.

b. salvo

I don't know much about him save that he is a good person.No sé mucho sobre él salvo que es una buena persona.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

14. (sports)

a. la parada

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

He is famous for his save at the World Cup finals.Es famoso por su parada en las finales del Mundial.

A conjunction is a word that connects words, phrases, clauses, or sentences (e.g., The cat and the dog slept.).

conjunction

15. (except for; used with "for")

a. de no ser por

She would have won, save for the fact that she was caught cheating.Habría ganado, de no ser por el hecho de que la atraparon haciendo trampa.

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