restauro

restoration (of art or buildings)

noun reh-STOW-roh Less Common

Origin: Latin 'restaurare' (to restore).

Usage Note

Restauro specifically means the professional conservation and restoration of artworks, monuments, or buildings: lavori di restauro (restoration works), in restauro (under restoration). It is not used for software restores or data recovery; those use ripristino. The related verb is restaurare and the person is il/la restauratore/restauratrice.

Examples

"Il quadro è attualmente in restauro."

Natural Translation

The painting is currently under restoration.

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