conservarse

conservarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (tradición etc) to survive

2 figurado (mantenerse) to keep well

■ tu padre se conserva muy bien your father looks good for his age

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VPR

1) [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

2) [persona]

¡qué bien se conserva! — he looks very well for his age!, he's very well-preserved hum

se conserva muy joven para su edad — she keeps herself looking young

se conserva en forma — he keeps himself fit o in shape

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■conservarse verbo reflexivo
1 (pervivir) to survive
2 (mantener aspecto joven) se conserva muy mal, she looks very old
'conservarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
mantenerse
- conservar
English:
keep
- wear

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vpr

1. [alimento] to keep;

si lo metes en el frigorífico se conservará perfectamente if you put it in the fridge it will keep perfectly well

2. [persona]

se conserva bien he's doing o Br keeping well;

se conserva muy joven she keeps herself looking very young

3. [subsistir] to survive;

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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conservarse

v/r

1 de costumbres, edificio etc survive, remain

2 de fruta keep

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conservarse vb to keep [pt. & pp. kept]

el ejercicio ayuda a la gente a conservarse exercise helps people to keep fit

consérvese en lugar fresco keep in a cool place