Слово англійською: preserve
Дієслово
Переклад preserve українською: зберегти́, консервува́ти що (ї́жу), варе́ння
Детальний опис
preserve
verb /prɪˈzɜːrv/
- preserve something to keep a particular quality, feature, etc.; to make sure that something is kept
- He was anxious to preserve his reputation.
- Efforts to preserve the peace have failed.
- She managed to preserve her sense of humour under very trying circumstances.
- He was insistent on preserving the integrity of the brand.
- [often passive] to keep something in its original state in good condition
- preserve something/somebody a perfectly preserved 14th-century house
- (humorous) Is he really 60? He's remarkably well preserved.
- We need knowledgeable gallery curators to preserve great masterpieces for posterity.
- preserve something + adj. This vase has been preserved intact.
- to prevent something, especially food, from decaying (= being destroyed by natural processes) by treating it in a particular way
- preserve something Wax polish preserves wood and leather.
- preserved lemons
- preserve something in something olives preserved in brine
- preserve something from something an attempt to preserve the corpse from decomposition
- preserve somebody/something (from something) to keep somebody/something alive, or safe from harm or danger synonym save
- The society was set up to preserve endangered species from extinction.
compare conserveWord Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘keep safe from harm’): from Old French preserver, from late Latin praeservare, from prae- ‘before, in advance’ + servare ‘to keep’.