conservative

conservatore

Persona che sostiene valori e istituzioni tradizionali e si oppone a grandi cambiamenti politici.

In inglese semplice: A person whose political beliefs support traditional values and institutions and oppose major changes.

• He is a political conservative.
• Conservatives and liberals disagreed about the new law.
• Many conservatives supported the candidate’s promise to protect traditional institutions.

Sinonimi: right-winger

Contrari: progressive

Espressioni comuni: political conservative, moderate conservative, a conservative, committed conservative

conservatore, tradizionalista

Persona che preferisce i modi esistenti o tradizionali e non accoglie volentieri i cambiamenti.

In inglese semplice: A person who prefers existing or traditional ways and does not welcome change.

• My uncle is a conservative at heart.
• The conservatives on the committee opposed the new teaching methods.
• Even a conservative can welcome some changes.

Sinonimi: traditionalist

Contrari: progressive

Espressioni comuni: a conservative, lifelong conservative, conservative at heart

membro del Partito Conservatore, conservatore

Persona che appartiene al partito politico chiamato Partito Conservatore.

In inglese semplice: A member of the political party called the Conservative Party.

• She is a Conservative.
• Two Conservatives voted against their party’s proposal.
• The local Conservative won a seat in Parliament.

Sinonimi: Tory

Espressioni comuni: a Conservative, Conservative leader, Conservative candidate, Conservative in parliament

conservatore fiscale

Persona favorevole a spese pubbliche limitate, tasse basse e una gestione attenta del denaro pubblico.

In inglese semplice: A person who favors limited government spending, low taxes, and careful control of public money.

• He calls himself a fiscal conservative.
• Fiscal conservatives opposed the increase in public spending.
• She is a conservative on budget matters but supports social reforms.

Sinonimi: fiscal conservative

Espressioni comuni: fiscal conservative, economic conservative, budget conservative

conservatore sociale

Persona che sostiene idee tradizionali sulla famiglia, sulla religione e su come ci si dovrebbe comportare.

In inglese semplice: A person who supports traditional ideas about family, religion, and how people should behave.

• She describes herself as a social conservative.
• Social conservatives supported the campaign to protect traditional family values.
• The proposal divided social conservatives and people seeking changes to marriage laws.

Sinonimi: social traditionalist

Contrari: social liberal

Espressioni comuni: social conservative, religious conservative, committed social conservative

conservatore, tradizionalista

Che preferisce i modi tradizionali di fare le cose ed evita di cambiarli.

In inglese semplice: Preferring traditional ways and avoiding changes to them.

• Her family is quite conservative.
• He has conservative views about family life.
• The town remained conservative despite changes in the wider society.

Sinonimi: traditional, traditionalist

Contrari: progressive

Espressioni comuni: conservative views, conservative values, conservative family, conservative attitudes

prudente, cauto

Calcolato con cautela per evitare cifre troppo alte o ottimistiche, spesso inferiore al valore reale.

In inglese semplice: Carefully chosen to avoid being too high or optimistic, often lower than the real amount.

• That is a conservative estimate.
• Even conservative forecasts suggest that sales will double.
• Our conservative figure excludes several costs that may arise later.

Sinonimi: cautious, restrained

Contrari: optimistic

Espressioni comuni: conservative estimate, conservative figure, conservative forecast, conservative projection

prudente, moderato

Che evita rischi inutili o cerca di non usare più del necessario.

In inglese semplice: Careful about taking risks or using more than is needed.

• Use a conservative amount of oil.
• The doctor recommended a conservative approach to treatment.
• They were conservative with their investments during the crisis.

Come si usa: conservative with something (Be conservative with the salt until you have tasted the soup.)

Sinonimi: cautious, moderate, restrained

Contrari: reckless

Espressioni comuni: conservative approach, conservative amount, conservative treatment, conservative strategy