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salvage

/ˈsælvɪdʒ/ /ˈsælvɪdʒ/
  1. 1 (enkazdan, yangından) kurtarmak
  2. 2 (durumu, onurunu) kurtarmak

Definition (English)

  1. To save things from a damaged ship, a building or a vehicle, or from a fire or flood.
  2. To manage to save something good, such as a result or your pride, from a bad situation.

Example Sentences

  1. Divers salvaged gold coins from the old shipwreck.
    Dalgıçlar eski gemi enkazından altın paralar kurtardı.
  2. We managed to salvage a few books from the flooded basement.
    Su basan bodrumdan birkaç kitap kurtarmayı başardık.
  3. The visitors salvaged a draw with a goal in the last minute.
    Konuk takım son dakikada attığı golle beraberliği kurtardı.
  4. She tried to salvage her pride by laughing at her mistake.
    Hatasına gülerek onurunu kurtarmaya çalıştı.

Verb Forms Regular

Base salvage
/ˈsælvɪdʒ/
Past salvaged
/ˈsælvɪdʒd/
Participle salvaged
/ˈsælvɪdʒd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑dsalvage → salvaged

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /dʒ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. salvaged /ˈsælvɪdʒd/

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Collocations

salvage something from somethingsalvage the situationsalvage a drawsalvage your pridesalvage your reputationsalvage a relationship

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