salbador
salbadór with stress marks
savior; redeemer
Usage Note
Salbador comes from Spanish salvador and is used in two registers: in religious contexts as a title for Jesus Christ as redeemer, and in figurative everyday speech for a person who rescues another from serious difficulty. It carries a grander, more elevated tone than the related root salba.
Examples
" Siya ang aming salbador. "
Natural Translation
He is our savior.
Literal Translation
He the our savior.
" Siya ang ating salbador. "
Natural Translation
He/She is our savior.
Literal Translation
He/She the our savior.
" Itinuring siyang salbador ng buong nayon matapos niyang iligtas ang mga bata mula sa rumaragasang baha. "
Natural Translation
He was regarded as the savior of the whole village after he rescued the children from the raging flood.
Literal Translation
Regarded he-as savior of whole village after by-him rescue the children from raging flood.
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