preserve

préserver, conserver

Garder quelque chose dans son état initial ou en bon état, en évitant sa perte ou sa destruction.

En anglais simple : To keep something in its original or good condition and prevent it from being lost or destroyed.

• We want to preserve this building.
• The family preserved its old photographs.
• These recordings help preserve the local language.

Synonymes : maintain, keep, conserve

Contraires : destroy

Expressions courantes : preserve something, preserve the past, preserve a tradition

conserver, mettre en conserve

Traiter des aliments avec du sel, du sucre ou d’autres substances pour qu’ils se gardent longtemps.

En anglais simple : To prepare food with salt, sugar, or another substance so it stays good for a long time.

• We preserve fruit for winter.
• They preserved the fish in salt.
• You can preserve these berries with sugar.

Comment l'utiliser : preserve something in something (They preserve lemons in salt.)

Expressions courantes : preserve fruit, preserve in salt, preserve in sugar

protéger, préserver

Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose à l’abri du danger ou de ce qui pourrait lui faire du mal.

En anglais simple : To keep someone or something safe from harm or danger.

• Our first duty is to preserve life.
• These measures preserve workers from serious injury.
• The shelter preserved the animals from danger.

Comment l'utiliser : preserve someone/something from something (They prayed that their children would be preserved from harm.)

Synonymes : protect, safeguard

Contraires : endanger

Expressions courantes : preserve someone, preserve human life, preserve from harm

confiture

Aliment sucré obtenu en faisant cuire des fruits avec du sucre, souvent étalé sur du pain.

En anglais simple : A sweet food made by cooking fruit with sugar, often spread on bread.

• Try this strawberry preserve.
• She makes fruit preserves every summer.
• We spread apricot preserve on warm toast.

Synonymes : jam

Expressions courantes : fruit preserve, strawberry preserve, homemade preserve, raspberry preserve

réserve de chasse

Terrain réservé à certaines personnes pour y chasser des animaux.

En anglais simple : An area of land kept for particular people to hunt animals in.

• They own a hunting preserve.
• Only members can hunt on this preserve.
• The preserve covers several hundred acres of woodland.

Synonymes : hunting reserve

Expressions courantes : hunting preserve, private preserve, game preserve