What does conservateur in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word conservateur in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use conservateur in French.

The word conservateur in French means custodian of , guardian of , keeper of, curator, conservative, preservative, preservative, preserving, conservative, hoarder, librarian, museum curator, heritage officer, Conservative Party, with no preservatives or artificial colourings, free from preservatives and artificial colourings, with no preservatives, free from preservatives. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word conservateur

custodian of , guardian of , keeper of

(personne qui conserve)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les professeurs sont des conservateurs de la langue française.
Teachers are the custodians of the French language.

curator

(fonctionnaire assurant la garde de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Pierre est conservateur au musée du Louvre.
Pierre is the curator of the Louvre Museum.

conservative

(Politique : personne de droite) (politics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On oppose souvent conservateurs et progressistes.
Conservatives and moderates are often in opposition.

preservative

nom masculin (agent de conservation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Sans conservateur, certains aliments se périmeraient très vite.
Without preservatives, some foods would perish very rapidly.

preservative, preserving

adjectif (qui conserve un aliment)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le sel est un agent conservateur.
Salt is a preservative (or: preserving) agent.

conservative

adjectif (opposé au changement)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Les résidents de ce petit village sont très conservateurs. Elle est très conservatrice de ses privilèges.
She is very keen to preserve her privileges.

hoarder

adjectif (qui a du mal à jeter)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il ne jette rien, il est très conservateur.
He never throws anything away; he's a real hoarder.

librarian

nom masculin ([qqn] en charge d'une bibliothèque)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

museum curator

nom masculin (responsable de musée, directeur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

heritage officer

nom masculin (fonctionnaire responsable d'un patrimoine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Après sa licence d'histoire, Mathias veut devenir conservateur du patrimoine.

Conservative Party

nom masculin (parti politique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le parti conservateur est souvent opposé aux changements.

with no preservatives or artificial colourings, free from preservatives and artificial colourings

locution adjectivale (brut, vierge, naturel) (UK)

with no preservatives, free from preservatives

locution adjectivale (naturel; sans additif de conservation)

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