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conservativo

conservative

adjective kon-ser-vah-TEE-voh Rare
Descriptions & Qualities Values

Also means

preservative

Usage Note

Conservativo means tending to preserve the existing state; in medicine it describes a treatment that avoids surgery (terapia conservativa — conservative/non-surgical therapy). It is distinct from conservatore, which specifically means politically conservative or a museum/archive conservator. The two are not interchangeable.

Examples

"I medici hanno scelto un approccio conservativo."

Natural Translation

The doctors chose a conservative approach.

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