sacar de un apuro (financiero)
The English phrase 'bail out' can be translated into Spanish as sacar de un apuro (financiero).
The phrase sacar de un apuro (financiero) is used to describe rescuing someone, particularly in a financial context. Adding '(financiero)' in parentheses specifies that the bailout is specifically a financial one.
Meaning: To rescue, especially financially (verb)
Which one should you use?
The phrase sacar de un apuro (financiero) is more idiomatic, whereas rescatar provides a more direct and formal way to express the concept of rescuing or bailing someone out.
How does it change in a sentence?
When using the phrase sacar de un apuro, you must conjugate the verb sacar to match the subject and the tense of your sentence, but the prepositional phrase de un apuro remains fixed.
Did you know?
- While rescatar is used for financial bailouts, it is also the standard word for 'rescuing' a kidnapped person or 'recovering' a deleted file on a computer.
- The word socorrer comes from the Latin succurrere, which literally means 'to run under' or 'to run to someone's aid'.
- In many Spanish-speaking cultures, sacar de un apuro is often used when someone lends a small amount of cash for a trivial emergency, not just for massive corporate bailouts.
Examples in context
- El gobierno decidió auxiliar a la empresa con un préstamo.The government decided to bail out the company with a loan.
- Los países acordaron socorrer a la nación afectada por la crisis.Countries agreed to bail out the nation affected by the crisis.
- No te preocupes, siempre estoy aquí para sacarte de apuros.Don't worry, I'm always here to bail you out.
- Siempre me ayudas a salir de situaciones complicadas.You always bail me out of complicated situations.
- El gobierno tuvo que rescatar al banco.The government had to bail out the bank.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “bail out” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries apuro, auxiliar, de, sacar, socorrer, un, CC BY-SA 4.0.
