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empresas salvadoras

English translation: Saviour

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Spanish term or phrase:empresas salvadoras
English translation:Saviour
Entered by: Lydia De Jorge

19:28 May 14, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
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Spanish term or phrase: empresas salvadoras
Hope everyone is staying in and keeping safe.


I'm not quite sure how to translate 'empresas salvadoras' in a way that sounds natural. I understand what it means but not quite sure how to say it. Ideas? Perhaps there's a coined-phrase in existence?

Dos décadas después, la mayoría de esos proyectos no se terminaron o nunca iniciaron. La única excepción parecía ser xxxx, considerada como una de las **“empresas salvadoras” ** por producir hoy unos 105 mil barriles de petróleo al día, en medio de una muy mermada producción venezolana que en abril apenas rayó los 700 mil barriles diarios. Es decir, de ella depende una séptima parte de la producción petrolera del país.

The document is from Venezuela and for the UK. Thanks all for your suggestions!
Lydia De Jorge
United States
Local time: 01:49
Saviour
Explanation:
Maybe this option helps.

"...considered as one of the **saviours** for producing..."

I found these examples:

As a result, by the 1970s, the casino resort was no longer a semi-legitimate institution, but was hailed as an urban saviour.
De Cambridge English Corpus
Thus, most scholars tend to view the people joined in civil society as potential saviours and not as culprits.
De Cambridge English Corpus
The new town will be a saviour in the area.
De Hansard archive
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Lorena Sandoval
Local time: 00:49
Grading comment
Thank you, Lorena. I think this is, in fact, the most straightforward translation.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Saviour
Lorena Sandoval
4 +1rescuers
AllegroTrans
4 +1godsend companies
Francois Boye
3 +1life-saving enterprises
Lisa Rosengard
Summary of reference entries provided
Try looking for synonyms
AllegroTrans

Discussion entries: 1





  

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22 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Saviour


Explanation:
Maybe this option helps.

"...considered as one of the **saviours** for producing..."

I found these examples:

As a result, by the 1970s, the casino resort was no longer a semi-legitimate institution, but was hailed as an urban saviour.
De Cambridge English Corpus
Thus, most scholars tend to view the people joined in civil society as potential saviours and not as culprits.
De Cambridge English Corpus
The new town will be a saviour in the area.
De Hansard archive


    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org
Lorena Sandoval
Local time: 00:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you, Lorena. I think this is, in fact, the most straightforward translation.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi Lorena! Savior was actually the first word that came to mind but to me it has such a religious connotation! Of course this is a pre-conceived notion on my part as it can be used in many contexts. I was hoping there might be an equivalent phrase even if using different words.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I think this is fine. This word isn't always religious - far from it. You could say "one of the country's/industry's saviours".
30 mins
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
life-saving enterprises


Explanation:
'empresas' are enterprises, business firms or companies; 'salvadoras' are saviours. In this phrase 'salvadoras' is the feminine plural adjective describing 'empresas'. I suggest 'life-saving' should be the adjectival equivalent of 'salvadoras' to describe the type of business enterprises.

Lisa Rosengard
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:49
Native speaker of: English
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Lisa.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrian MM.
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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rescuers


Explanation:
This seems to strike a neutral tone

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
Notes to answerer
Asker: Many thanks, Allegro.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Muriel Vasconcellos
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
godsend companies


Explanation:
something good that happens unexpectedly, especially at a time when it is needed:

Francois Boye
United States
Local time: 02:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 28
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Francois. I really liked this option but went with the more direct one.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Hollywood: I fully agree with you Francois. It's idiomatic and covers the meaning exactly.
29 mins
  -> Thanks!
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Reference comments


46 mins
Reference: Try looking for synonyms

Reference information:
Here are a few. A two-word answer might be needed to make this sound natural, or even a short phrase

Synonyms for saviour

defender
guardian angel
hero
liberator
protector
salvation
conservator
deliverer
guardian
preserver
rescuer
salvager
Good Samaritan
friend in need
liberator
redeemer

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52
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