English-Finnish translations for lifeboat

• pelastusvene
  Me olemme niin kuin Titaniciin kiinnitetty pelastusvene. We are like the lifeboat that is attached to the Titanic.
  Sellaisen koron veloittaminen, kuin meiltä nyt veloitetaan, on sama kuin hukkuvan mieheen kaulaan sidottaisiin myllynkivi siksi aikaa, kun pelastusvene lähetetään pelastamaan häntä. Charging an interest rate like the one we are being charged is akin to tying a millstone around the neck of a drowning man while you are sending out the lifeboat to save him.

Definition of lifeboat

• A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship
• To rescue; to carry to safety

Related words

• lifebuoy
• lifebelt
• lifeblood
• lifeboatman