cherish

apreciar

cherish(cheh-rihsh)

transitive verb

1. (to lovingly care for)

a. apreciar

I cherished your father, and I was very sad when we parted ways.

Apreciaba a tu padre, y me puse muy triste cuando seguimos caminos diferentes.

She loved and cherished him as if he were her own child.

Lo quería y apreciaba como si fuera su propio hijo.

b. querer

She cherished her grandchildren and would have done anything for them.

Quería mucho a sus nietos y haría lo que fuera por ellos.

2. (to keep in one's mind)

a. abrigar (hope)

He had always cherished the hope of finding a cure for the disease.

Siempre había abrigado la esperanza de encontrar una cura para la enfermedad.

b. acariciar (dream, ambition)

In exile, they cherished the dream of returning to their own country.

En el exilio, acariciaban el sueño de retornar a su propio país.

c. conservar (memory)

I have some wonderful memories, which I shall always cherish.

Tengo unos recuerdos maravillosos, que siempre voy a conservar.

d. mantener (tradition)

This country has always cherished a tradition of civil liberties.

Este país ha mantenido siempre una tradición de respeto a las libertades civiles.