salvar
save
salvage
rescue or save
+
-ar
verb suffix
Salvar means to save and can be remembered by thinking of the English word salvage0 (to rescue or save) + -ar1 (verb ending1).
verb
  1. save
    To rescue or save from danger or harm
    El bombero logró salvar al niño del incendio. // The firefighter managed to save the child from the fire.