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1 preserve
A n1 Culin ( jam) ( also preserves) confiture f ; ( pickle) conserve f ; peach/cherry preserve confiture f de pêche/de cerise ;2 ( territory) lit, fig chasse f gardée (of de) ; to be a male preserve être la chasse gardée des hommes, être reservé aux hommes.B vtr1 ( save from destruction) préserver [land, building, manuscript, memory, tradition, language] (for pour) ; entretenir [wood, leather, painting] ;3 (keep, hold onto) [person] garder [sense of humour, dignity, silence, beauty, health] ;4 (rescue, save life of) préserver ; God preserve us!† Dieu nous garde! ; heaven ou the saints preserve us from that!† ou hum le ciel nous en préserve! ;6 ( make into jam) faire de la confiture de [fruit]. -
2 preserve
preserve [prɪ'zɜ:v](a) (maintain → tradition, building) conserver; (→ leather) conserver, entretenir; (→ silence) garder, observer; (→ peace, order, life) maintenir; (→ dignity) garder, conserver; (→ specimen, plant) naturaliser;∎ to be well preserved (building, specimen) être en bon état de conservation; (person) être bien conservé;∎ they tried to preserve some semblance of normality ils essayaient de faire comme si de rien n'était∎ Saints preserve us! le Ciel ou Dieu nous préserve!2 noun(b) (privilege) privilège m, apanage m;∎ it's still very much a male preserve c'est encore un domaine essentiellement réservé aux hommes;∎ cruises are the preserve of the rich les croisières sont réservées aux ou sont le privilège des riches►► Cookery preserved fruit fruits mpl en conserve -
3 preserve
preserve [prɪˈzɜ:v]a. ( = keep, maintain) [+ building, traditions, manuscript] conserver ; [+ leather, wood] entretenir ; [+ dignity, sense of humour] garder ; [+ peace, standards] maintenir• well-/badly-preserved en bon/mauvais état de conservationc. [+ fruit] mettre en conserve2. noun* * *[prɪ'zɜːv] 1.2) ( territory) lit, fig chasse f gardée (of de)2.transitive verb1) (rescue, save from destruction) préserver [land, building, tradition] ( for pour); entretenir [wood, leather, painting]2) ( maintain) préserver [peace, standards, rights]; maintenir [order]3) (keep, hold onto) garder [humour, dignity, health]3.preserved past participle adjective [food] en conserve; [site, castle] protégé -
4 freeze
[fri:z] 1. past tense - froze; verb1) (to make into or become ice: It's so cold that the river has frozen over.) geler2) ((of weather) to be at or below freezing-point: If it freezes again tonight all my plants will die.) geler3) (to make or be very cold: If you had stayed out all night in the snow you might have frozen to death (= died of exposure to cold).) geler, (mourir de froid)4) (to make (food) very cold in order to preserve it: You can freeze the rest of that food and eat it later.) congeler5) (to make or become stiff, still or unable to move (with fear etc): She froze when she heard the strange noise.) figer sur place, rester figé6) (to fix prices, wages etc at a certain level: If the situation does not improve, wages will be frozen again.) geler (des crédits, des devises)2. noun(a period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point: How long do you think the freeze will last?) gel- freezer- freezing - frozen - freezing-point - freeze up -
5 potted
1) ((of food) pressed into a pot or jar in order to preserve it: potted meat.) en pot/terrine2) (contained in a pot: a potted plant.) en pot3) (brief; summarized: a potted history of Britain.) condensé -
6 maintain
maintain [meɪn'teɪn](a) (retain → institution, tradition) conserver, préserver;∎ the old rules have been maintained les anciennes règles ont été conservées(b) (preserve → peace, standard) maintenir;∎ to maintain law and order maintenir l'ordre;∎ we must maintain our output nous devons maintenir notre niveau de production;∎ Military & figurative to maintain a position tenir une position(c) (look after → roads, machinery) entretenir;∎ the grounds are well maintained les jardins sont bien entretenus ou tenus(d) (uphold, keep → correspondence, friendship) entretenir; (→ silence, advantage, composure) garder; (→ reputation) défendre(e) (financially → dependants) entretenir;∎ they have two children at university to maintain ils ont deux enfants à charge à l'université;∎ he has a wife and seven children to maintain il a une femme et sept enfants à nourrir∎ I still maintain she's innocent je soutiens ou je maintiens toujours qu'elle est innocente∎ I'm maintaining! (I'm fine) ça va!
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