mothball russian
законсерви́ровать
to can, to bottle, to preserve, to put up
to mothball, to shut down temporarily, to lay up (a ship)
to preserve, to conserve, to freeze (a situation)
консерви́ровать
to can, to preserve, to tin, to bottle
to mothball, to lay up, to put out of operation, to shut down temporarily
консерва́ция
mothballing, temporary closing-down, putting out of operation temporarily
preservation, conservation
Examples
После неуда́чной стыко́вки автомати́ческого росси́йского грузовика́ с МКС уча́стники програ́ммы рассма́тривают вариа́нт временной консерва́ции ста́нции.
Following the docking failure of an unmanned Russian freighter to the International Space Station, its partners are considering a temporary mothballing of the station.
Электроста́нция была́ законсервирована из-за устаре́вшей техноло́гии.
The power plant was mothballed because of its outdated technology.



















