conserver

Definitions of conserver
  1. verb
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    synonyms: préserver, économiser, épargner
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    faire un enregistrement de, mettre par écrit
    make a record of; set down in permanent form
    dépenser moins, économiser
    use cautiously and frugally
    enregistrer, mettre par écrit
    register electronically
    inscrire
    display, as of records in sports games
    faire la chronique
    record in chronological order; make a historical record
    archiver, classer, incorporer dans l'index
    place in a container for keeping records
    filmer
    make a film or photograph of something
    photographier, prendre en photo
    record on photographic film
    cocher, marquer
    make underscoring marks
    garder, tenir
    maintain by writing regular records
    filmer
    record in film
    restreindre
    tighten one's belt; use resources carefully
    enregistrer, inscrire, s'enregistrer, s'inscrire
    record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
    donner une contravention, dresser procès-verbal, flanquer une contravention, verbaliser
    record a charge in a police register
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    garder
    retain possession of
  2. verb
    retain possession of
    synonyms: garder
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    perdre, égarer
    fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
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    refuser
    refuse to let have
    deduire
    retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments
    préserver, économiser, épargner
    to keep up and reserve for personal or special use
    emmagasiner, faire des provisions, ranger, s'approvisionner, stocker
    keep or lay aside for future use
    emmagasiner, stocker
    find a place for and put away for storage
    garder, retenir, réserver
    secure and keep for possible future use or application
    faire un enregistrement de, mettre par écrit
    make a record of; set down in permanent form
    retenir
    hold back; refuse to hand over or share
    supprimer
    deduct from someone's wages
    dépenser moins, économiser
    use cautiously and frugally
    embouteiller, mettre en bouteilles
    store (liquids or gases) in bottles
    accumuler, amasser, emmagasiner, rassembler, réunir
    get or gather together
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    avoir, posséder, retenir, réserver
    have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
  3. verb
    keep in safety and protect from harm, decay, loss, or destruction
    synonyms: entretenir, préserver
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    embaumer
    preserve a dead body
    momifier
    remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it
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    avoir en garde, garder, prendre soin de
    look after; be the keeper of; have charge of
  4. verb
    preserve in a pickling liquid
    synonyms: mariner
  5. verb
    prevent (food) from rotting
    synonyms:
    se conserver, se garder
    fail to spoil or rot
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    mariner
    preserve in a pickling liquid
    mettre en boîte, pouvoir, être capable de
    preserve in a can or tin
    fumer, saler
    prepare by drying, salting, or chemical processing in order to preserve
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    cuisiner, faire, préparer
    prepare for eating by applying heat
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