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to preserve
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preservare
to cause something to remain in its original state without any significant change
Transitive: to preserve something valuable
Esempi
Historical artifacts are preserved in museums to maintain their original condition.
I manufatti storici sono preservati nei musei per mantenerne le condizioni originali.
Conservation efforts work to preserve natural ecosystems and biodiversity.
Gli sforzi di conservazione lavorano per preservare gli ecosistemi naturali e la biodiversità.
02
conservare, preservare
to prevent food from spoiling, typically by canning or pickling
Transitive: to preserve food
Esempi
My grandmother preserves fruits from her garden by making them into jams and jellies.
Mia nonna conserva la frutta del suo giardino trasformandola in marmellate e gelatine.
Last year, we preserved the surplus tomatoes by canning them for use in sauces during the winter.
L'anno scorso, abbiamo conservato i pomodori in eccesso inscatolandoli per usarli nelle salse durante l'inverno.
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preservare
to protect something against danger or harm
Transitive: to preserve sth
Esempi
It 's important to preserve natural habitats to protect endangered species.
È importante preservare gli habitat naturali per proteggere le specie in via di estinzione.
The conservationists work tirelessly to preserve endangered species in their natural habitats.
I conservazionisti lavorano instancabilmente per preservare le specie in pericolo nei loro habitat naturali.
04
conservare, preservare
to set something aside and maintain it for a particular or private use
Transitive: to preserve sth for sb/sth
Esempi
He preserved the old library for his personal collection of antique books.
Ha preservato la vecchia biblioteca per la sua collezione personale di libri antichi.
The company preserved certain resources exclusively for high-priority projects.
L'azienda ha conservato determinate risorse esclusivamente per progetti ad alta priorità.
05
preservare, conservare
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
Esempi
The estate was carefully preserved to allow private hunting of deer.
La tenuta è stata accuratamente preservata per consentire la caccia privata ai cervi.
They preserved the land for exclusive hunting rights among members.
Hanno preservato la terra per i diritti di caccia esclusivi tra i membri.
Preserve
01
conserva
a food made from pieces of fruit cooked with a large amount of sugar
Esempi
Strawberry preserve is delicious on toast.
She made a jar of apricot preserve.
02
dominio riservato, riserva
a domain that seems to be specially reserved for someone
Esempi
Chess has long been considered a gentleman 's preserve.
This task is her intellectual preserve.
03
riserva, santuario
an area in which animals, etc. are protected
Dialect
American
AmericanEsempi
The national preserve is home to endangered species.
Visitors must respect rules in the wildlife preserve.
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