OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 14599

preserve

/pɹəˈzɜːv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
mermelada
A sweet spread made of any of a variety of fruits.
reserva • reserva natural
A reservation, a nature preserve.
Suppose Shakespeare had been knocked on the head some dark night in Sir Thomas Lucy's preserves, the world would have wagged on better or worse, the pitcher gone to the well, the s…
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 14600

preserve

/pɹəˈzɜːv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
preservar
To protect; to keep from harm or injury.
Every people has the right to preserve its identity and culture.
Let's pray that we'd be preserved from danger.
conservar
To maintain throughout; to keep intact.
I preserved a composed manner throughout the interrogation.
to preserve appearances; to preserve silence