salve

(săv, säv)
n.

1. An analgesic or medicinal ointment.
2. Something that soothes or heals; a balm.
3. Flattery or commendation.

tr.v., salved, salv·ing, salves.

1. To soothe or heal with or as if with salve.
2. To ease the distress or agitation of; assuage: salved my conscience by apologizing.

[Middle English, from Old English sealf.]

salve² (sălv)
tr.v., salved, salv·ing, salves.
To salvage.

[Back-formation from SALVAGE or SALVABLE.]

salvor sal'vor n.

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IN BRIEF: An ointment that soothes or cools wounds.

She had learned to make a very effective salve from herbs and natural ingredients.

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• Dressings and Supports - salve: medicinal ointment used to soothe or heal skin irritations, burns, or wounds; ointment; unguent

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - salve, balsam
v. tr. - komme salve på, mildne, lindre, forklare

2.
v. tr. - bevare, redde

Nederlands (Dutch)
(smeer)zalf, smeersel, zalven

Français (French)
1.
n. - (lit, fig) baume, (fig) soulagement
v. tr. - adoucir, apaiser, calmer

2.
v. tr. - sauver, effectuer le sauvetage de, récupérer (des matériaux)

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Balsam, Salbe
v. - besänftigen

2.
v. - retten

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θεραπευτική) αλοιφή, πομάδα
v. - καταπραϋνω, κατευνάζω, περισώζω, διασώζω, (καθομ.) κολακεύω

Italiano (Italian)
unguento, balsamo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - pomada (f)
v. - acalmar

Русский (Russian)
мазь, крем, успокаивающее средство, бальзам, прикладывать целебную мазь, врачевать, успокаивать (боль), спасать, использовать отбросы производства, храни вас господь! (приветствие)

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - ungüento, pomada
v. tr. - untar, curar con ungüento, aquietar, calmar, aliviar

2.
v. tr. - salvar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - salva, botemedel (bildl), balsam (bildl)
v. - lägga balsam på (bildl), lindra, mildra, lugna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 软膏, 药膏, 油膏, 安慰, 缓解物, 慰藉, 涂油膏于, 缓和

2. 救助, 抢救, 营救, 挽救

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 軟膏, 藥膏, 油膏, 安慰, 緩解物, 慰藉
v. tr. - 塗油膏於, 緩和, 安慰

2.
v. tr. - 救助, 搶救, 營救, 挽救

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 연고, 달래 주는 것, 아첨
v. tr. - ~에 고약을 바르다, 진정시키다

2.
v. tr. - 구조하다, 지키다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 心の傷をいやすもの, おべっか
v. - 和らげる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) كل ما يلطف, مرهم (فعل) ينقذ من غرق أو حريق, يهدىء, يسكن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮משחה, תרופה, מזור לנפש‬
v. tr. - ‮הרגיע, ניחם, השקיט, שיכך‬
v. tr. - ‮הציל, חילץ‬

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