Portuguese

Adjective

salva-vidas ‎(plural salva-vidas, not comparable)

1. life-

   Bote salva-vidas‎

   Lifeboat

   Colete salva-vidas‎

   Lifejacket

Noun

salva-vidas m f (plural salva-vidas)

1. lifeguard (attendant employed to save swimmers)

   O salva-vidas salvou um menino de se afogar.‎

   The lifeguard saved the boy from drowning.

Synonyms

• (lifeguard): nadador-salvador, banheiro

Noun

salva-vidas m (plural salva-vidas)

1. Short for bote salva-vidas.

   O Titanic tinha um número insuficiente de salva-vidas.‎

   Titanic had an insufficient number of lifeboats.