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conservar

to preserve

verb kohn-sehr-BAHR Less Common

Origin: From Latin conservare.

Also means

to keep; to maintain

Usage Note

Conservar covers both physical preservation (conservar los alimentos - to preserve food) and abstract maintenance (conservar la calma - to keep calm). The noun is conservación and the adjective conservador (which also means politically 'conservative'). Note the v is pronounced like b in Spanish.

Examples

"Es importante conservar el medio ambiente."

Natural Translation

It is important to preserve the environment.

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