conservar

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to keep

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conservar
transitive verb
1 to preserve (mantener) (alimento) ; to sustain, to keep up (amistad) ; to look after (salud) ; to retain (calor)
2 to keep (guardar) (libros, cartas, secreto)
  • todavía conserva sus primeras zapatillas de ballet -> she still has her first ballet shoes
  • consérvese en el frigorífico -> keep refrigerated (en etiqueta)
conservarse
pronomial verb
1 to keep (alimento)
2 (persona)
  • se conserva bien -> he's keeping well
  • se conserva muy joven -> she keeps herself looking very young
3 to survive (subsistir)
  • no se conserva ningún escrito de esa época -> there are no surviving documents from that time, no document has survived from that time

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conservar [con-ser-var’]
article & verb transitive
1 To conserve, to maintain, to preserve, to keep, to hold.
2 To guard, to observe, to continue.
3 To preserve or pickle fruit.
  • Conservo varias cartas suyas -> I have a few letters of his
  • Conserva todavía la señal -> he still has the mark
verb reflexive
4 To survive, to remain; to be retained, to be kept.
5 To keep (persona); to take good care of; conservar con salud, to keep well.

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conservar
verbo:transitivo
1 (mantener) [+calor] to retain; conserve
esta manta conserva el calor corporal
 [+tradición, costumbre] to preserve
el frío conserva los alimentos the cold preserves food; con este sistema de cierre se conserva más la energía this lock system saves conserves more energy;o todavía conservamos el piso de Madrid we are still keeping on the flat in Madrid; todavía conservo las amistades del colegio I still keep up the friendships I had at school; conserva intactas sus facultades mentales she is still in full possession of her mental faculties; conservo un recuerdo magnífico de esas vacaciones I have wonderful memories of that holiday
conserva el hábito de hacer ejercicio
un producto para conservar la piel tersa a product to keep the skin smooth; conservaba un aspecto juvenil she still looked youthful; ante todo hay que conservar la calma above all we must keep calm
conserva todavía la cicatriz
línea
2 (guardar) [+secreto] to keep
conservo todas mis fotografías en un baúl I keep all my photographs in a chest; aún conservo varias cartas suyas I still have several of his letters; el museo conserva los mejores cuadros del pintor the museum has houses the artist's best paintings;o consérvese en lugar seco y fresco store in a cool dry place
3 (Culin) (poner en conserva) to preserve
siempre conservaba los melocotones de una temporada para la siguiente
verbo:pronominal
conservarse
1 [+tradición, costumbre, ruinas] to survive
las tradiciones se conservan mejor en los pueblos solo se conservan algunos restos de la muralla romana
los alimentos se conservan mejor en la nevera food keeps better in a fridge; se han conservado intactos en el ámbar they have been preserved intact in the amber; aquel hecho todavía se conserva en la memoria británica that fact is still fresh in the British memory is still remembered in Britain;o
2 [+persona]
¡qué bien se conserva! he looks very well for his age!; he's very well-preserved; (humorístico) se conserva muy joven para su edad she keeps herself looking young; se conserva en forma he keeps himself fit in shape;o
siempre te conservas igual de joven

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Verb Conjugation for "conservar"

Presente Pretérito Imperfect Futuro Subjuntivo
Yo conservo conservé conservaba conservaré conserve
Tú conservas conservaste conservabas conservarás conserves
Ella/Él/Usted conserva conservó conservaba conservará conserve
Nosotros conservamos conservamos conservábamos conservaremos conservemos
Vosotros conserváis conservasteis conservabais conservaréis conservéis
Ellos/Ustedes conservan conservaron conservaban conservarán conserven
Gerund: conservando / Participle: conservado / Complete conservar conjugation >
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