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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrestaurateur
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁɛs.to.ʁa.tœʁ
"Le restaurateur a passé des mois à réparer le vieux meuble."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who returns something, especially an artifact, building, or work of art, to its former good condition.
"The museum hired an expert restorer to bring the 17th-century oil painting back to its original vibrancy." - 2
A device or substance used to renew, refresh, or revitalize something worn or faded.
"He applied a leather restorer to the vintage car seats to prevent them from cracking further."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'restouren', borrowed from Old French 'restorer', ultimately from the Latin 'restaurare' (to rebuild, renew), composed of the prefix 're-' (again) and 'staurare' (to set up or establish). The agent suffix '-er' was subsequently added in English to denote a person or thing that performs the action.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Restorer" is said worldwide
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restaurateur
Transliteration: ʁɛs.to.ʁa.tœʁ
"Le restaurateur a passé des mois à réparer le vieux meuble."
Restaurator
Transliteration: ʁɛstaʊʁaˈtoːɐ̯
"Der Restaurator untersuchte das beschädigte Gemälde sorgfältig."
restasuratrice
Transliteration: res.ta.uˈra.to.re
Script: restauratore
"Il restauratore ha salvato la statua antica da un ulteriore degrado."
restaurador
Transliteration: res.tau.ɾaˈðoɾ
"El restaurador devolvió al cuadro su esplendor original."
restaurador
Transliteration: ʁeʃ.tau.ɾaˈdoɾ
"O restaurador trabalhou diligentemente no manuscrito medieval."
जीर्णोद्धार करनेवाला
Transliteration: jeernoddhaar karnevaala
"संग्रहालय ने पुरानी मूर्तियों के लिए एक कुशल जीर्णोद्धार करनेवाला नियुक्त किया।"
修复师
Transliteration: xiū fù shī
"这位文物修复师有着几十年的经验。"
복원가
Transliteration: bokwon-ga
"전문 복원가가 훼손된 벽화를 세심하게 고쳤습니다."
修復家
Transliteration: shūfukuka
"その修復家は古い絵画の色彩を見事に蘇らせた。"
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