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conserver

to preserve, to keep

verb kon-sehr-VEH Less Common
Home & Lifestyle

Origin: Latin conservare

Also means

to retain, to maintain

Usage Note

Conserver applies to food (conserver au frais — keep refrigerated), documents, traditions, and abstract qualities. A conserve (feminine noun) is a tin/canned food, and les conserves collectively means tinned goods. Conservateur/conservatrice means both 'conservative' (politics) and 'preservative' (food additive).

Examples

"Il faut conserver ce document en lieu sûr."

Natural Translation

This document must be kept in a safe place.

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