What does resgatar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word resgatar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use resgatar in Portuguese.

The word resgatar in Portuguese means rescue, ransom, resgatar, salvar, resgatar, resgatar, libertar, saquear, libertar, resgatar, chance de resgatar dívida, vir resgatar, vir ajudar, resgatar de, resgatar de. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word resgatar

rescue, ransom

verbo transitivo

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

resgatar

transitive verb (save)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Júlia viu que a menininha estava em perigo e a resgatou.
Julia saw that the little girl was in danger and rescued her.

salvar

transitive verb (from ship) (de naufrágio)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os mergulhadores recuperaram parte da carga do naufrágio.
Divers salvaged some of the cargo from the wreck.

resgatar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (help to survive) (ajudar a sobreviver)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)

resgatar

transitive verb (release captive after payment)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os seqüestradores resgataram o CEO.
The kidnappers ransomed the CEO.

libertar

(US, slang (help to escape) (figurado, da cadeia)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
His friends will bust him out of jail.

saquear

(take with demand for payment)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os piratas saquearam o navio levando milhões de dólares.
Pirates ransomed the ship for millions of dollars.

libertar

phrasal verb, transitive, separable (set [sb] free)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A quadrilha libertou o companheiro deles da cadeira.
One of the gang members was in jail, so the others broke him out.

resgatar

(liberate, rescue)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Os comandos resgataram os reféns do cativeiro.
The commandos delivered the hostages from captivity.

chance de resgatar dívida

noun (finance: demand for payment)

Essa é sua última chance de resgatar a dívida.
This is your final call for payment.

vir resgatar, vir ajudar

verbal expression (offer help in an emergency) (oferecer ajuda numa emergência)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)
The police will come to the rescue after a crime.

resgatar de

(save from danger)

Tim resgatou o homem de um afogamento.
Tim rescued the man from drowning.

resgatar de

(help, save from difficulty)

Daisy resgatou sua amiga de seu lar infeliz.
Daisy rescued her friend from her unhappy home.

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