Salvavidas
Definition
(noun) Person or object that saves lives in the water
Examples
“El salvavidas saltó rápidamente al mar para rescatar al niño que pedía ayuda.”
“Compré un salvavidas para la lancha de mi hermano.”
I bought a life jacket for my brother's boat.
“En esa playa no había salvavidas y todos se asustaron.”
There was no lifeguard at that beach, and everyone got scared.
“La feria pone un salvavidas junto a la piscina para los niños.”
The fair keeps a lifeguard by the pool for the kids.
“Sin el salvavidas de goma, el bote se hundía en minutos.”
Without the rubber life ring, the boat would've sunk in minutes.
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