conservar
transitive verb
1 (mantener) [+calor] to retain; conserve [+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 o conserves more energy; 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
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
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 o houses the artist's best paintings; consérvese en lugar seco y fresco store in a cool dry place
pronominal verb
conservarse1 [+tradición, costumbre, ruinas] to survive
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 o is still remembered in Britain
