conservative

conservador

Persona que apoya valores e instituciones tradicionales y se opone a grandes cambios políticos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: right-winger

Antónimos: progressive

Expresiones frecuentes: political conservative, moderate conservative, a conservative, committed conservative

conservador, tradicionalista

Persona que prefiere las costumbres existentes o tradicionales y no acepta de buen grado los cambios.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: traditionalist

Antónimos: progressive

Expresiones frecuentes: a conservative, lifelong conservative, conservative at heart

miembro del Partido Conservador, conservador

Persona que pertenece al partido político llamado Partido Conservador.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: Tory

Expresiones frecuentes: a Conservative, Conservative leader, Conservative candidate, Conservative in parliament

conservador fiscal

Persona que defiende limitar el gasto público, mantener impuestos bajos y controlar cuidadosamente el dinero público.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: fiscal conservative

Expresiones frecuentes: fiscal conservative, economic conservative, budget conservative

conservador social

Persona que defiende ideas tradicionales sobre la familia, la religión y cómo debe comportarse la gente.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: social traditionalist

Antónimos: social liberal

Expresiones frecuentes: social conservative, religious conservative, committed social conservative

conservador, tradicional

Que prefiere las formas tradicionales de hacer las cosas y evita cambiarlas.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: traditional, traditionalist

Antónimos: progressive

Expresiones frecuentes: conservative views, conservative values, conservative family, conservative attitudes

prudente, conservador

Calculado con cautela para no resultar demasiado alto u optimista; a menudo queda por debajo de la cantidad real.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: cautious, restrained

Antónimos: optimistic

Expresiones frecuentes: conservative estimate, conservative figure, conservative forecast, conservative projection

prudente, moderado

Que evita riesgos innecesarios o procura no usar más de lo necesario.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

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

Sinónimos: cautious, moderate, restrained

Antónimos: reckless

Expresiones frecuentes: conservative approach, conservative amount, conservative treatment, conservative strategy