conserve

con·serve

 (kən-sûrv′)

v. con·served, con·serv·ing, con·serves

v.tr.

1.

a. To protect from loss or harm; preserve: calls to conserve our national heritage in the face of bewildering change.

b. To use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste: kept the thermostat lower to conserve energy.

2. To keep (a quantity) constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary changes.

3. To preserve (fruits) with sugar.

v.intr.

To economize: tried to conserve on fuel during the long winter.

n. (kŏn′sûrv′)

A jam made of fruits stewed in sugar.

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[Middle English conserven, from Old French conserver, from Latin cōnservāre : com-, intensive pref.; see com- + servāre, to preserve; see ser- in Indo-European roots.]

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con·serv′a·ble adj.

con·serv′er n.

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conserve

vb (tr)

1. to keep or protect from harm, decay, loss, etc

2. (Cookery) to preserve (a foodstuff, esp fruit) with sugar

n

(Cookery) a preparation of fruit in sugar, similar to jam but usually containing whole pieces of fruit

[(vb) C14: from Latin conservāre to keep safe, from servāre to save, protect; (n) C14: from Medieval Latin conserva, from Latin conservāre]

conˈservable adj

conˈserver n

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con•serve

(v. kənˈsɜrv; n. ˈkɒn sɜrv, kənˈsɜrv)

v. -served, -serv•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to prevent injury, decay, waste, or loss of: Conserve your strength.

2. to use or manage (natural resources) wisely; preserve; save.

3. to hold (a physical or chemical property) constant during a process.

4. to preserve (fruit) by cooking with sugar or syrup.

n.

5. a mixture of fruits cooked with sugar to a jamlike consistency.

[1325–75; Middle English < Latin conservāre to save, preserve <con- con- + servāre to guard]

con•serv′a•ble, adj.

con•serv′er, n.

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conserve

Past participle: conserved
Gerund: conserving

Imperative

conserve

conserve

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	conserve - fruit preserved by cooking with sugar conserves, preserves, preserve confiture - preserved or candied fruit apple butter - thick dark spicy puree of apples chowchow - a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger jam - preserve of crushed fruit lemon cheese, lemon curd - a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar jelly - a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit marmalade - a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
Verb	1.	conserve - keep constant through physical or chemical reactions or evolutionary change; "Energy is conserved in this process" hold, keep, maintain - keep in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., "keep clean"; "hold in place"; "She always held herself as a lady"; "The students keep me on my toes"
	2.	conserve - keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction; "We preserve these archeological findings"; "The old lady could not keep up the building"; "children must be taught to conserve our national heritage"; "The museum curator conserved the ancient manuscripts" maintain, preserve, keep up keep - look after; be the keeper of; have charge of; "He keeps the shop when I am gone" embalm - preserve a dead body plastinate - preserve (tissue) with plastics, as for teaching and research purposes; "The doctor plastinates bodies to teach anatomy to his students" hold the line - hold the line on prices; keep the price of something constant
	3.	conserve - use cautiously and frugally; "I try to economize my spare time"; "conserve your energy for the ascent to the summit" economize, husband, economise save, preserve - to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" retrench - tighten one's belt; use resources carefully squander, waste, blow - spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"
	4.	conserve - preserve with sugar; "Mom always conserved the strawberries we grew in the backyard" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" preserve, keep - prevent (food) from rotting; "preserved meats"; "keep potatoes fresh"

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conserve

verb

1. save, husband, take care of, hoard, store up, go easy on, use sparingly The factory has closed over the weekend to conserve energy.
save spend, blow (slang), waste, misuse, squander, use up, dissipate, fritter away, misspend, be extravagant with, spend like water

2. protect, keep, save, preserve an increase in US aid to help developing countries conserve their forests

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conserve

verb

1. To protect (an asset) from loss or destruction:

husband, preserve, save.

2. To use without wasting:

economize, save, spare.

3. To prepare (food) for storage and future use:

can, preserve, put up.

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Translations

مُرَبَّيات، أثمار مَطْبوخَة بِالسُّكَّريُحافِظ عَلى

uchovatudržovatzachovatzavařenina

bevarehenkogt frugtsyltetøj

erhaltengaumenkonservierenEingemachte

conservar

conserveconservermaintenirpréserver

niîursoînir ávextirvarîveita

conservareconservatoreconservatorioconservazionepartito conservatore

apsaugagamtosaugininkasišlaikymasišlaikymo šalininkasišsaugoti

konservētkonservisaglabāt

bevarehermetisert fruktsyltetøy

korumakreçel/meyve konservesi

保存蜜饯

conserve

[kənˈsɜːv]

A. VT [+ natural resources, environment, historic buildings] → conservar, preservar; [+ moisture] → conservar; [+ energy, water] → ahorrar, conservar
to conserve one's energies → ahorrar (las) energías

B. N → conserva f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

conserve

[kənˈsɜː^rv]

vt

[+ supplies, energy, natural resources] → économiser; [+ batteries] → conserver, préserver

(= one's strength, one's energy) → économiser, ménager

n [ˈkɒnsɜː^rv] → confiture f, conserve f (de fruits)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

conserve

vt → erhalten, bewahren, konservieren; building → erhalten; one’s strength → schonen; strength, energy → (auf)sparen

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conserve

[kənˈsɜːv]

1. vt → conservare
to conserve one's strength → risparmiare le forze

2. n → conserva di frutta

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conserve

(kənˈsəːv) verb

to keep from changing, being damaged or lost. We must conserve the country's natural resources; This old building should be conserved. bewaar, behou in stand hou; opgaar; inlê; konserveer يُحافِظ عَلى запазвам conservar uchovat, zachovat, udržovat erhalten bevare διατηρώ, συντηρώconservar, preservar, proteger kaitsma, säilitama حفظ کردن؛ نگهداری کردن säilyttää préserver לְשָמֵר संरक्षित रखना očuvati, konzervirati megőriz melestarikan varðveita preservare, conservare 保存する 보존하다 (iš)saugoti, išlaikyti saglabāt; konservēt mengekalkan in stand houdenbevare, ta vare påchronić ساتل conservar a păstra; a conserva сохранять zachovať ohraniti očuvati bevara, spara på ทำให้คงไว้ korumak 保存 зберігати; консервувати تحفظ كرنا، بچانا bảo tồn 保存

noun

something preserved, eg fruits in sugar, jam etc. konserf; ingelegde vrugte مُرَبَّيات، أثمار مَطْبوخَة بِالسُّكَّر конфитьор compota/conserva zavařenina das Eingemachte henkogt frugt; syltetøj κτ. που διατηρείται σε κτ. άλλο (π.χ. μαρμελάδα) conserva, confitura säilis ...حفظ شده از طریق کمپوت کردن؛ مربا کردن و säilyke conserve שִׁמוּרִים मुरब्बा konzerva konzerv makanan yang diawetkan mis. buah-buahan niðursoðnir ávextir conserva 砂糖づけ 절임, 당제 konservuoti (augļu) konservi awet confituresyltetøy, hermetisert frukt zaprawa په ډبلى كې ساتنه (لكه دمېوو او سابو compota aliment conservat консервированные фрукты zaváranina vkuhano sadje ali zelenjava konzerva konservera ผลไม้กวนหรือดอง reçel/meyve konservesi 蜜餞 консервовані зацукровані фрукти; варення مرب‍ہ mứt 蜜饯

ˌconserˈvation (kon-) noun

the act of conserving especially wildlife, the countryside, old buildings etc. bewaring, behoud; instandhouding; preservasie; preservering مُحافَظَه عَلى، حِفْظ съхраняване conservação zachování, ochrana die Erhaltung bevaring διατήρηση, συντήρησηconservación (loodus)kaitse حفظ؛ حراست suojelu défense de l'environnement שִׁמוּר הַסבִיבָה संरक्षण očuvanje, konzervacija fenntartás; természetvédelem pelestarian varðveisla; náttúruvernd preservazione, tutela (環境) 保護 보존 apsauga, išlaikymas, konservacija saglabāšana; aizsargāšana; konservēšana pemuliharaan milieubescherming natur-/miljøvern ochrona ساتنه خوندى كول: رسمى پالنه، څارنه او پاملرنه conservação protejarea mediului сохранение; охрана окружающеи среды ochrana zaščita (okolja) očuvanje bevarande, skydd[ande], vård[ande] การอนุรักษ์ koruma 保育 зберігання تحفظ، بچاؤ sự bảo tồn 保护

ˌconserˈvationist (kon-) noun

a person who is interested in conservation. bewaringsgesinde, instandhoue; bewaarder; المُحافِظ природозащитник conservacionista ochránce přírody/životního prostředí der Konservator naturværner; miljøværner περιβαλλοντολόγοςecologista looduskaitsja طرفدار حفاظت محیط زیست luonnonsuojelija partisan/-ane de la défense de l'environnement שוֹמֵר אֵיכוּת הַסבִיבָה संरक्षक zagovornik očuvanja természetvédő aktivis pelestarian lingkungan náttúruverndarmaður ecologista, ambientalista 環境保護主義者 자연보호론자 gamtosaugininkas, (ko nors) išlaikymo šalininkas dabas aizsardzības piekritējs penyokong pemuliharaan milieubeschermer natur-/miljøverner zwolennik ochrony ساتنه خوندى كول: رسمى پالنه، څارنه او پاملرنه ecologista adept al ideii de protejare a mediului сторонник сохранения окружающей среды ochranca životného prostredia privrženec zaščite okolja očuvalac naturvårdare, miljövårdare นักอนุรักษ์ธรรมชาติ çevre korumacı 自然保育者 спеціаліст по зберіганню навколишнього середовища متحفظ nhà bảo vệ môi trường 自然资源保护论者

conˈservatism (-vətizəm) noun

dislike of change. konserwatisme, behoudendheid مُحافَظَه، مُقاوَمَة التَّغْيير консерватизъм conservadorismo konzervatismus der Konservativismus konservatisme συντηρητισμόςconservadurismo konservatism محافظه کاری konservatismi conservatisme שָמרָנוּת रुढ़िवाद konzervatizam konzervativizmus kekolotan íhaldssemi conservatorismo 保守主義 보수주의자 konservatizmas konservatīvisms konservatism conservatismekonservatisme konserwatyzm محافظه كارى، دلرغوى دود اودستور ساتنه، دتحول سره مخالفت conservadorismo conservatism консерватизм konzervativizmus konservativnost konzervativnost konservatism ลัทธิอนุรักษ์นิยม tutuculuk 保守主義 консерватизм تحفظ كيطرف ميلان chủ nghĩa bảo thủ 保守主义

conˈservative (-tiv) adjective

1. disliking change. Older people tend to be conservative in their attitudes; conservative opinions. behoudend, konserwatief مُحافِظ، تَقليدي традиционен conservador konzervativní konservativ konservativ συντηρητικός, που δεν του αρέσουν οι αλλαγές conservador alalhoidlik محتاط؛ سنتی konservatiivinen conservateur/-trice שמרן रुढ़िवादी koji čuva, uzdržava, oprezan konzervatív kolot íhaldsamur conservatorio 保守的な 보수적인 konservatyvus konservatīvs; piesardzīgs kolot conservatiefkonservativ, konserverende, bevarendekonserwatywny محافظه كار، دنور تحولاتو سره مخالف conservador con­servator консервативный konzervatívny konservativen, nazadnjaški konzervativan konservativ ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม tutucu 守舊的 консервативний اعتدال پسند، قدامت پسند bảo thủ 守旧的

2. in politics, wanting to avoid major changes and to keep business and industry in private hands. behoudend, konserwatief, behoudensgesind مُحافِظ، مُقاوِم لِلتَّغيير пол. консервативен conservador konzervativní konservativ konservativ συντηρητικόςconservador konservatiivne محافظه کار porvari- conservateur שֶׁל הַמִפלָגָה הַשַמרָנִית रुढ़िवाद konzervativan konzervatív (párti) konservatif íhaldsmaður conservatore 保守党の 보수주의적인 konservatyvus, konservatorių konservatīvs konservatif conservatiefkonservativkonserwatywny محافظه کار conservador conservator консервативный konzervatívny konservativen konzervativan konservativ (พรรคการเมือง) ที่เป็นอนุรักษ์นิยม muhafazakâr 保守的 консервативний; реакційний انقلاب كا مخالف bảo thủ 保守的

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con·serve

v. conservar, mantener.

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conserve

vt conservar

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