conservative
A person who favors maintenance of the status quoA person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
» Tom isn't so conservative, is he?
Том не такий вже й консервативний, еге ж? — deniko
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3 sensesA person who favors maintenance of the status quo.
Konservativer
консерва́торkonservátor
консерва́торkonservátor
a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas
One who seeks to promote or preserve traditional values or institutions.
(Canada, US, especially)One who seeks to promote traditions in a particular domain (e.g. a fiscal conservative or a social conservative).
Konservativer, Konservative
консерва́торkonservátor, то́риtóri, консерва́торkonservátor
Examples
302 sentencesTom isn't so conservative, is he?
Том не такий вже й консервативний, еге ж? — deniko
I know that Tom is conservative.
Я знаю, що Том консервативний. — deniko
ruЯ знаю, что Том консервативен. — marafon
The English are generally a conservative people.
Англійці, зазвичай, консервативні люди. — deniko
ruАнгличане, как правило, консервативные люди. — odexed
Tom grew up in a conservative family.
Том виріс у консервантивній родині. — deniko
ruТом вырос в консервативной семье. — marafon
Tom and I are both very conservative.
Ми з Томом обидва дуже консервативні. — deniko
ruМы с Томом оба очень консервативны. — marafon
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Middle French conservatif, from Latin cōnservō (“to preserve”). Equivalent tBorrowed from Middle French conservatif, from Latin cōnservō (“to preserve”). Equivalent to conserve + -ative.
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Forms
plural: conservatives| Singular | conservative |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- a person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas:conservativist
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
6 related wordsCollocations
3 patterns- as conservative as
- are very conservative
- be as conservative