jdn. / etw. vor dem Untergang retten

to save someone/something from ruin/destruction

Türkçe: yıkımdan kurtarmak

Noun

Untergang m.

Verb

retten

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

In a sentence

Die Feuerwehr rettet das alte Gebäude vor dem Untergang.

How it is used

Means 'to save someone/something from ruin/destruction'. Formal register, used in dramatic or business contexts. A CEO might say 'Wir retten die Firma vor dem Untergang' during a crisis. Implies imminent danger.

Other verbs that go with Untergang

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• zum Untergang führento lead to ruin/downfall
• jdn. dem Untergang weihento doom someone to ruin

All collocations with Untergang

Other collocations built on retten

• jdm. den Hals rettento save someone's neck
• jds. Kopf rettento save someone from being fired or disgraced
• den Tag rettento save the day