preserve

[US]/prɪˈzɜːv/
[UK]/prɪˈzɜːrv/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

v. holde trygg; beskytte; vedlikeholde; forby jakt; sylte
n. jaktreservat; vernet område; bearbeidet mat; spesialisert aktivitet.
Word Forms
Past Tensepreserved
Past Participlepreserved
Pluralpreserves
Present Participlepreserving
Third Person Singularpreserves

Phrases & Collocations

preserve the environment

bevare miljøet

preserve history

bevare historien

preserve natural resources

bevare naturressursene

preserve food

bevare maten

Example Sentences

They must preserve their solidarity.

De må bevare sin solidaritet.

preserve eggs in salt

bevare egg i salt

Ancient Greek is the preserve of scholars.

Oldgresk er forbeholdt forskere.

Ice helps to preserve food.

Is hjelper med å bevare mat.

a program to preserve our state's wetlands.

et program for å bevare våre stats våtmarker.

You can preserve meat or fish in salt.

Du kan bevare kjøtt eller fisk i salt.

fighting to preserve freedom;

kjemper for å bevare friheten;

We must preserve our natural resources.

Vi må bevare våre naturressurser.

It is the duty of the police to preserve public order.

Det er politiets plikt å bevare ro og orden.

an attempt to preserve the corpse from decomposition

et forsøk på å bevare liket fra nedbrytning

The club is an exclusively male preserve.

Klubben er et utelukkende mannsdomene.

The country is fighting to preserve its territorial integrity.

Landet kjemper for å bevare sin territoriale integritet.

a concerted attempt to preserve religious unity.

et koordinert forsøk på å bevare religiøs enhet.

the gun room was a male preserve, consecrated to sport.

Våpenrommet var et mannlig domene, helliget sport.

the civil service became the preserve of the educated middle class.

sivilforsvaret ble forbeholdt den utdannede middelklassen.

the team preserved their unbeaten home record.

laget bevarte sin uovervunnelige hjemmebane-rekord.

Real-world Examples

No preservatives, I see. How do you preserve this thing?

Uten konserveringsmidler, ser jeg. Hvordan bevarer du denne saken?

Source: CNN 10 Student English December 2019 Collection

Feelings of righteous indignation, it seems, are not the preserve of people alone.

Følelser av rettferdig harme, tilsynelatende, er ikke bare folks domene.

Source: Past years' graduate entrance exam English reading true questions.

Meaningless prose is not only the preserve of artificial intelligence.

Meningsløs prosa er ikke bare et kjennetegn ved kunstig intelligens.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Not that there was much to preserve.

Det var ikke mye å bevare.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Our cultural heritage has to be preserved.

Vår kulturarv må bevares.

Source: Yes, Minister Season 3

Rendsburg is Germany's best preserved medieval cities.

Rendsburg er Tysklands best bevarte middelalderbyer.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2020 Collection

Only in this way can the hypha be preserved.

Bare på denne måten kan hyfen bevares.

Source: A Bite of China Season 1

But Wyler still has a chance to preserve his.

Men Wyler har fortsatt en sjanse til å bevare sitt.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

Would that help with preserving fishing stocks?

Ville det hjelpe med å bevare fiskebestander?

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 7

Why this commitment to the Earth and preserving its beauty?

Hvorfor denne forpliktelsen til Jorden og å bevare dens skjønnhet?

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

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