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to preserve
01
preservar
to cause something to remain in its original state without any significant change
Transitive: to preserve something valuable
Ejemplos
Historical artifacts are preserved in museums to maintain their original condition.
Los artefactos históricos son preservados en los museos para mantener su condición original.
Conservation efforts work to preserve natural ecosystems and biodiversity.
Los esfuerzos de conservación trabajan para preservar los ecosistemas naturales y la biodiversidad.
02
conservar, preservar
to prevent food from spoiling, typically by canning or pickling
Transitive: to preserve food
Ejemplos
My grandmother preserves fruits from her garden by making them into jams and jellies.
Mi abuela conserva las frutas de su jardín haciéndolas en mermeladas y jaleas.
Last year, we preserved the surplus tomatoes by canning them for use in sauces during the winter.
El año pasado, conservamos los tomates sobrantes enlatándolos para usarlos en salsas durante el invierno.
03
preservar
to protect something against danger or harm
Transitive: to preserve sth
Ejemplos
It 's important to preserve natural habitats to protect endangered species.
Es importante preservar los hábitats naturales para proteger las especies en peligro de extinción.
The conservationists work tirelessly to preserve endangered species in their natural habitats.
Los conservacionistas trabajan incansablemente para preservar las especies en peligro en sus hábitats naturales.
04
conservar, preservar
to set something aside and maintain it for a particular or private use
Transitive: to preserve sth for sb/sth
Ejemplos
He preserved the old library for his personal collection of antique books.
Él preservó la antigua biblioteca para su colección personal de libros antiguos.
The company preserved certain resources exclusively for high-priority projects.
La empresa preservó ciertos recursos exclusivamente para proyectos de alta prioridad.
05
preservar, conservar
to protect an area or population of wild animals from disturbance so it can be used for private hunting or shooting
Transitive: to preserve an area or population of animals
Ejemplos
The estate was carefully preserved to allow private hunting of deer.
La finca fue cuidadosamente preservada para permitir la caza privada de ciervos.
They preserved the land for exclusive hunting rights among members.
Ellos preservaron la tierra para derechos de caza exclusivos entre los miembros.
Preserve
01
conserva, mermelada
a food made from pieces of fruit cooked with a large amount of sugar
Ejemplos
Strawberry preserve is delicious on toast.
She made a jar of apricot preserve.
02
dominio reservado, coto privado
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
Ejemplos
Chess has long been considered a gentleman 's preserve.
This task is her intellectual preserve.
03
reserva, santuario
an area in which animals, etc. are protected
Dialect
American
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The national preserve is home to endangered species.
Visitors must respect rules in the wildlife preserve.
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