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Pronunciation / Transliteration: recherche et sauvetage
"Une équipe de recherche et sauvetage a été envoyée sur les lieux."
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The operations of searching for people who are lost, missing, or in imminent danger, and rescuing them from hazardous locations.
"A massive search-and-rescue operation was launched in the mountains after the avalanche."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the mid-20th century, combining the existing terms 'search' (from Old French 'cerchier') and 'rescue' (from Old French 'rescoure'), formalized with the rise of organized military and civilian emergency response operations during and after World War II.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Search-and-rescue" is said worldwide
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recherche et sauvetage
Transliteration: recherche et sauvetage
"Une équipe de recherche et sauvetage a été envoyée sur les lieux."
Such- und Rettungsdienst
Transliteration: Such- und Rettungsdienst
"Der Such- und Rettungsdienst rettete die verirrten Wanderer."
ricerca e soccorso
Transliteration: ricerca e soccorso
"Le operazioni di ricerca e soccorso sono durate tutta la notte."
búsqueda y rescate
Transliteration: búsqueda y rescate
"El equipo de búsqueda y rescate encontró a los excursionistas perdidos."
busca e salvamento
Transliteration: busca e salvamento
"A missão de busca e salvamento foi bem-sucedida."
खोज और बचाव
Transliteration: khoj aur bachav
"पहाड़ों में खोज और बचाव अभियान शुरू किया गया।"
搜救
Transliteration: sōujiù
"海警部门展开了大规模的搜救行动。"
수색 구조
Transliteration: susaek gujo
"소방대원들이 실종자를 찾기 위해 수색 구조 작업을 벌이고 있다."
捜索救助
Transliteration: sōsaku kyūjo
"山岳地帯で大規模な捜索救助活動が行われた。"
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