conservati-f, -ve, adj., preservative.
conservation, n.f., preservation; conservation, registration (of mortgages).
conservatoire, n.m., academy of music and school of elocution; Magdalen asylum; museum; (of objects of art).
conservatoire, adj., conservative, conservatory, preservative.
conserve, n.f., preserve; pickle; (nav.) consort; (phar.) conserve. pl., preservers (spectacles). Deux vaisseaux vont de —; two ships keep company together. —s au vin aigre; pickles.
conservé, -e, part., preserved. Ce tableau est bien —; this painting is well preserved. Être bien —; to bear one’s age well; to be hale and hearty.
conserver, v.a., to preserve, to keep; to maintain. Une vie réglée conserve et fortifie la santé; a regular life preserves and strengthens health.
se conserver, v.r., to be preserved; to preserve one’s self; to keep (of meat, etc.); to bear one’s age well. Son teint s’est bien conservé; her complexion wears well. Conservez-vous; take care of yourself.
considérable, adj., considerable, notable, eminent, illustrious, important. Peu —; of little importance.
considérablement, adv., considerably.