How to Say "to can" in Spanish

The Spanish word for “to can” is “conservar” — A2 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishA2

conservar

verbA2

food processing

Several glass jars of colorful preserved vegetables, such as pickles and carrots, lined up neatly on a rustic wooden shelf.

Examples

Necesitas refrigerar la leche para conservarla.

You need to refrigerate the milk to preserve it.

Los museos conservan artefactos muy antiguos.

Museums conserve (or preserve) very old artifacts.

Mi abuela sabe cómo conservar mermelada casera.

My grandmother knows how to preserve homemade jam.

Regular -AR Verb

'Conservar' is one of the easiest verbs to learn because it follows the standard pattern for all verbs ending in -ar. Just remember the endings!

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Related Translations

to conserve→to keep→to preserve→to protect→to retain→to store→

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