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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
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