How do you say “to preserve” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say apara, counfi, counserva, engarda, estrema, gandi. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | apara, counfi, counserva, engarda, estrema, gandi, preserva, serva |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
apara
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to defend, to prick up the ear, to preserve; defended, protected; to guarantee; to ward off; to prohibit; to protect; to present; to give as pretext; to safeguard |
counfi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to simmer; to preserve; rotten |
counserva
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to preserve |
engarda
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to preserve, to protect; to safeguard |
estrema
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to preserve, to enclose squeeze, to inaugurate, to shut away; to sheathe; to bring in |
gandi
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to preserve, to save |
preserva
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to preserve |
serva
| Grammatical category | Verb |
| English translation | to preserve, to keep |