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preserve Verb [-serving, -served] 1. to keep safe from change or extinction; protect: we are interested in preserving world peace 2. to protect from decay or damage: the carefully preserved village of Cregneish 3. to treat (food) in order to prevent it from decaying 4. to maintain; keep up: the 1.2% increase in earnings needed to preserve living standards Noun 1. an area of interest restricted to a particular person or group: working-class preserves such as pigeon racing 2. (usually pl) fruit preserved by cooking in sugar 3. an area where game is kept for private hunting or fishing [Latin prae before + servare to keep safe] preservation n
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preserve verb 1. maintain, keep, continue, retain, sustain, keep up, prolong, uphold, conserve, perpetuate, keep alive << OPPOSITE end verb 2. protect, keep, save, maintain, guard, defend, secure, shelter, shield, care for, safeguard, conserve << OPPOSITE attack Translations preserve [prɪˈzəːv] vt (= keep safe) → preservar, proteger (= maintain); mantener [+ food]; conservar; (in salt) → salar (often pl) (= jam); confitura preserve [prɪˈzəːv] vt (= keep safe) → préserver, protéger (= maintain); conserver, garder [+ food]; mettre en conserve n (for game, fish) → réserve f; preserve [prɪˈzəːv] vt → erhalten [+ peace]; wahren [+ wood]; schützen [+ food]; konservieren n (often pl) (jam, chutney etc) → Eingemachte(s) nt; (for game, fish) → Revier nt; a working class preserve (fig) → eine Domäne der Arbeiterklasse preserve [prɪˈzəːv] vt (= keep safe) → preservare, proteggere (= maintain); conservare [+ food]; mettere in conserva n (for game, fish) → riserva; (often pl) (= jam); marmellata: (= fruit); frutta sciroppata v preserve [priˈzəːv] 1 to keep safe from harm (May) Heaven preserve us from danger! behoed يَحْفَظُ закрилям chránit beskytte bewahren προφυλάσσω, φυλάγω proteger, guardar kaitsma محافظت کردن suojella préserver/protéger (contre) לִשמוֹר बनाए रखना čuvati od megvéd menjaga vernda, varðveita proteggere 保護する 보호하다 (ap)saugoti []sargāt memelihara behoeden bevare chronić proteger a păstra; a apăra оберегать (u)chrániť (ob)varovati sačuvati bevara, skydda ปกป้องจากอันตราย korumak 保護 охороняти, оберігати نقصان سے حفاظت کرنا bảo vệ 保护 2 to keep in existence They have managed to preserve many old documents. bewaar يَقي، يُحافِظ على запазвам uchovat bevare erhalten διασώζω, προστατεύω conservar säilitama حفظ کردن säilyttää conserver לִשמוֹר सुरक्षित रखना, बनाये रखना sačuvati megőriz, konzervál menyelamatkan varðveita conservare 保存する 보존하다 išsaugoti, išlaikyti []glabāt memelihara bewaren konservere przechować preservar a păstra сохранять uchovať ohraniti sačuvati bevara ทำให้คงอยู่ korumak 保存,保藏 зберігати بچا کر رکھنا lưu giữ 保存,保藏 3 to treat (food), eg by cooking it with sugar, so that it will not go bad What is the best method of preserving raspberries? inlê يَكْبِس، يَحْفَظ الطَّعام консервирам konzervovat konservere einmachen συντηρώ, διατηρώ conservar konserveerima از فاسد شدن حفظ کردن säilöä conserver לִשמוֹר עַל- रसायनिक विधि से किसी वस्तु की सुरक्षा करना održati u dobrom stanju befőz, eltesz mengawetkan sjóða niður conservare 保存食品にする (음식물을) 가공하여 보존하다, 설탕조림[]하여 저장하다 konservuoti konservēt mengawetkan conserveren sylte, hermetisere, legge ned konserwować conservar a conserva консервировать konzervovať vkuhati konzerviranje konservera ถนอมอาหาร konservesini/reçelini yapmak 把...製成蜜餞 заготовляти; консервувати کھانے کو خراب ہونے سے بچانا bảo quản 把...制成蜜饯 n 1 an activity, kind of work etc in which only certain people are allowed to take part. voorbehoude werk حِفْظ привилегия hájemství område geschlossene Gesellschaft, Veranstaltung, etc. επικράτεια dominio, terreno ainuõiguslik tegevusala کار انحصاری yksinoikeus chasse gardée שִימוּר परिरक्षित फल održati,podržavati munka(terület) kegiatan terbatas athöfn sem takmarkaður aðgangur er að (attività riservata) 領分 (개인의) 영역, 분야 išimtinai kam skirta sritis liegums bidang voorbehouden werkterrein felt, enemerker zastrzeżona sfera actividade restrita activitate, tip de muncă etc. cu acces limitat дело, область revír (hájnika) domena domen privilegium, förbehållen rätt กิจกรรมที่อนุญาตเฉพาะบางคนเข้าร่วม (belli kişilere ayrılmış) iş 只允許某些人參加的活動或工作 щось, призначене для обмеженого кола людей ايسا کام جس ميں صرف چند لوگوں کو حصہ لينے کي اجازت ہو lĩnh vực hoạt động riêng biệt 只允许某些人参加的活动或工作 2 a place where game animals, birds etc are protected a game preserve. reservaat مَحْمِيَّة حَيوانات صَيْد резерват rezervace reservat; -reservat das Gehege περιοχή προστασίας θηραμάτων coto (de caza) kaitseala منطقه حفاظت شده rauhoitusalue réserve שׁמוָּרת טֶבָע रक्षा या बचाव का अहाता, सुरक्षित स्थान या क्षेत्र lovište,rezervat rezervátum cagar alam verndarsvæði riserva 禁猟区 금렵지 draustinis konservi kawasan simpanan haiwan reservaat reservat rezerwat reserva rezervaţie заповедник rezervácia rezervat rezervat reservat พื้นที่ที่สงวนไว้สำหรับสัตว์ hayvan koruma alanı 禁獵地 заповідник جگہ جہاں کھيل کے جانوروں اور پرندوں کو رکھا جاتا ہے khu vực bảo tồn 禁猎地 3 jam blackberry jam and other preserves. konfyt مأكولات مَحْفوظَه، مُعَلَّبات، مُرَبَّيات сладко zavařenina syltetøj; marmelade das Eingemachte μαρμελάδα confitura hoidis مربا hillo confiture רִיבָּה जैम, मुरब्बा konzervirana,ukuhana lekvár; befőtt selai sulta; niðursoðnir ávextir conserva, confettura ジャム 잼, 설탕조림 uogienė, konservai konservi jem confituur syltetøy konfitura, konserwa compota dulceaţă варенье zaváranina marmelada konzervirano voće ili povrće sylt แยม reçel, marmelât 果醬,蜜餞 варення مربيّ، جَيم mứt 果酱,蜜饯 n preserˈvation [pre-] the action of preserving or the state or process of being preserved. bewaring حِفْظ، صِيانَه консервиране, запазване konzervace bevarelse die Erhaltung συντήρηση, διατήρηση, προστασία conservación säilitamine حفاظت säilöntä conservation שִׁימוּר परिरक्षित फल या सुरक्षित स्थान, संरक्षण sačuvanje,održavanje megőrzés, konzerválás pengawetan varðveisla conservazione 保存 보호; 보존 išlaikymas, išsaugojimas, konservavimas saglabāšana; konservēšana; konservācija pemeliharaan het bewaren, conserveren konservering, bevaring przechowanie, ochrona conservação conservare сохранение; консервирование konzervácia ohranitev očuvanje bevarande, konservering, fridlysning การสงวน koruma 保護,保存 збереження, зберігання نگہ داشت، حفاظت sự giữ gìn 保护,保存 n preˈservative [-vətiv] something that preserves, especially that prevents food etc from going bad a chemical preservative. preserveermiddel واقٍ، حافِظ، مادَّةٌ تَصون الطعام من الفَساد консервант konzervační prosředek konserveringsmiddel das Konservierungsmittel συντηρητικό conservante konservant ماده نگهدارنده säilöntäaine agent de conservation חוֹמֶר מְשָמֵר परिरक्षक, संरक्षक konzervans tartósítószer pengawet rotvarnarefni conservante 防腐剤 방부제 konservantas konservants bahan awet conserveermiddel konserveringsmiddel środek konserwujący conservante conservant консервант konzervačný prostriedok konzervans prezervativ konserveringsmedel สิ่งที่ป้องกันการเสีย koruyucu madde 防腐劑 консервант محافظ، خراب ہونے سے بچانے والا chất bảo quản 防腐剂 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| A strong sense of the value and blessings of union induced the people, at a very early period, to institute a federal government to preserve and perpetuate it. Massacres are to be sternly forbidden as heretofore; but any citizen or subject of either country disobeying the injunction is to detach the scalps of all persons massacred and deposit them with a local officer designated to receive and preserve them and sworn to keep and render a true account thereof. So too the poet, in representing men who are irascible or indolent, or have other defects of character, should preserve the type and yet ennoble it. |
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