saved his/her life
El medicamento le salvó la vida.
The medication saved his life.
La nueva medicina le salvó la vida.
The new medicine saved his life.
En realidad fue su cobardía lo que le salvó la vida.
It was actually his cowardice that saved his life.
Mané Galinha le salvó la vida a un vendedor que Cenoura iba a matar.
Mané Galinha saved the life of a street vendor whom Cenoura was about to kill.
— Ciudad de Dios (2002)
La ayuda que recibió del hospital le salvó la vida.
The help he received from the hospital saved his life.
En el segundo atraco, el Cenoura le salvó la vida a Mané Galinha.
In the second robbery, Cenoura saved Mané Galinha's life.
— Ciudad de Dios (2002)