salvage

sauver, récupérer

Récupérer ou préserver quelque chose pour éviter sa perte, sa destruction ou son gaspillage.

En anglais simple : To save something from being lost, destroyed, or wasted.

• We salvaged some furniture after the flood.
• She tried to salvage the deal.
• Can anything be salvaged from the wreck?

Comment l'utiliser : salvage something from something (We salvaged a few books from the fire.)

Synonymes : save, rescue, recover

Expressions courantes : salvage something from something, salvage a deal, salvage your reputation

corriger, reformuler

Modifier une affirmation fausse pour en faire une affirmation vraie.

En anglais simple : To change a false statement so that it becomes true.

• An extra condition can salvage the theorem.
• She salvaged the false proposition by narrowing its scope.
• Can we salvage this claim with a weaker conclusion?

Comment l'utiliser : salvage something by doing something (We salvaged the theorem by adding another condition.)

Expressions courantes : salvage a proposition, salvage the theorem, salvage a claim

matériaux récupérés

Objets ou matériaux sauvés de la destruction ou du gaspillage, encore utilisables ou vendables.

En anglais simple : Things saved from damage or waste that can still be used or sold.

• The yard sells salvage from old ships.
• They bought the damaged car at a salvage auction.
• Some of the salvage could be used for repairs.

Synonymes : scrap

Expressions courantes : salvage yard, salvage sale, salvage value