conservé
The English phrase 'preserved' is translated into French as conservé.
conservé can mean 'preserved' in a biological or physical sense, and it is also the standard word for something that is 'kept' or 'maintained' in a certain state.
Which one should you use?
To say 'well-preserved', use the adverb bien before the adjective conservé to form bien conservé.
How does it change in a sentence?
The form changes to conservée if the noun being described is feminine, conservés if the noun being described is masculine plural and conservées if the noun being described is feminine plural.
Did you know?
- The French word conservateur describes both a 'preservative' (the chemical) and a 'curator' of a museum. This reflects the idea that a curator 'preserves' the art collection.
- The word conserver is the root of the French word conservatoire, which refers to a music school rather than a place where food is kept.
- While 'conservé' refers to things kept in a certain state, the word conserve in French is almost exclusively used as a noun to mean a 'can' or 'tin' of food, such as a 'conserve de légumes'.
Examples in context
- Les explorateurs spatiaux humains ne purent comprendre l'antique machinerie extra-terrestre bien conservée.The human space explorers could not make sense of the well-preserved ancient alien machinery.This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe ancient machinery using conservé.Tatoeba #1470758 by sacredceltic, translation #1468177 by nonong
- Le contenu des quatre registres est conservé par la sous-routine appelée.The contents of the four registers are preserved by the called subroutine.This sentence shows how a subroutine can result in something being conservé.Tatoeba #2731331 by GeeZ, translation #329593 by fcbond
- Les fruits sont conservés dans du sirop.The fruits are preserved in syrup.
- Ce bâtiment historique doit être conservé pour les générations futures.This historical building must be preserved for future generations.
- La forêt tropicale est préservée pour protéger les espèces en voie de disparition.The rainforest is preserved to protect endangered species.
- Cette œuvre d'art doit être préservée dans son état d'origine.This artwork must be preserved in its original state.
- J'ai gardé cette vieille console de jeux vidéo depuis mon enfance.I've kept this old video game console since my childhood.
- Elle a réussi à garder sa voiture en bon état pendant de nombreuses années.She managed to keep her car in good condition for many years.
- Le vieux bâtiment est très bien conservé.The old building is very well preserved.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
