preservar

v.

1 to protect.

2 to preserve, to guard, to keep safe, to protect.

Ellos preservaron el patrimonio They preserved the heritage.

Ellos preservaron su memoria They preserved his memory.

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preservar

► verbo transitivo

1 to preserve

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VT

1) (=proteger) to protect, preserve (contra against) (de from)

2) LAm (=conservar) to maintain, preserve

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verbo transitivo

a) (proteger) to preserve

preservar algo/a alguien DE algo — to protect something/somebody from something

b) (AmL) (conservar, mantener) to maintain

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= conserve, preserve.

Ex. Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex. The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

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* preservar material = preserve + material.

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verbo transitivo

a) (proteger) to preserve

preservar algo/a alguien DE algo — to protect something/somebody from something

b) (AmL) (conservar, mantener) to maintain

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= conserve, preserve.

Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.

Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.

* preservar material = preserve + material.

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preservar [A1 ]

vt

1 (proteger) to preserve preservar algo/a algn DE algo to protect sth/sb FROM sth

intentaba preservarla de todo mal he tried to protect o keep her from harm

2 (AmL) (conservar, mantener) to maintain

preservar el salario real to maintain real wage levels

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preservar (conjugate preservar) verbo transitivo

a) (proteger) to preserve

b) (AmL) (conservar, mantener) to maintain

preservar verbo transitivo to preserve, protect [de, from] [contra, against]
'preservar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
conservar
- guardar
- mantener
English:
sustain

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preservar

♦ vt

1. [proteger] to protect

2. Am [conservar] to conserve, to maintain

♦ See also the pronominal verb preservarse

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preservar

v/t protect; naturaleza preserve, conserve

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preservar vt

1) : to preserve

2) : to protect