salvó la vida de

saved the life of

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saved the life of The phrase uses salvar la vida de to mean rescuing someone from death or serious danger. Salvó is the past tense for él, ella, usted, or a singular noun; the object after de is the person whose life was saved.

SP: El médico salvó la vida de mi hermano.

EN: The doctor saved my brother's life.

El perro salvó la vida de la muchacha.

The dog saved the girl’s life.

Él salvó la vida de tu hija.

He saved your daughter’s life.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

Lo que salvó la vida de Margot es que uno de ellos era aun una basura mayor.

What saved Margot's life was that one of them was an even bigger piece of trash.

— No se lo digas a nadie (2006)

Este perro salvó la vida de la niña.

This dog saved the girl's life.

Herzog salvó la vida de todos nosotros.

Herzog saved all of our lives.

— Los falsificadores (2007)

Tom salvó la vida de Mary.

Tom saved Mary's life.

Este perro salvó la vida de aquella niña.

This dog saved that little girl's life.

El salvó la vida de nuestro Rey.

He saved the life of our King.

— Los visitantes (1993)

Ella salvó la vida de su bebé al precio de perder la propia.

She saved her baby's life at the cost of losing her own.