diligence
Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effortSteady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
» I praised him for his diligence.
Ich lobte ihn für seinen Fleiß.
Я похвалил его за усердие.
Meaning
5 senses(countable, uncountable)Steady application; industry; careful work involving long-term effort.
(countable, uncountable)The qualities of a hard worker, including conscientiousness, determination, and perseverance.
Fleiß, Eifer
усе́рдиеusérdije, стара́тельностьstarátelʹnostʹ, прилежа́ниеpriležánije
стара́нністьstaránnistʹ, рете́льністьretélʹnistʹ, дбайли́вістьdbajlývistʹ
(countable, uncountable)Carefulness, in particular, the necessary care appropriate to a particular task or responsibility.
Sorgfalt
рачительностьračitelʹnostʹ
(countable, historical, uncountable)A four-wheeled public stage-coach, widely used in France before the general establishment of the railways.
дилижа́нсdiližáns
(countable, uncountable)The process by which persons, lands, or effects are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance of witnesses or the production of writings.
- conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task; giving the degree of care required in a given situation
- persevering determination to perform a task
- a diligent effort
Examples
51 sentencesI praised him for his diligence.
ruЯ похвалил его за усердие.
deIch lobte ihn für seinen Fleiß.
His perseverance and diligence in his youth have made him what he is today.
His diligence and good conduct earned him the scholarship.
Старанністю і гарною поведінкою він добився для себе стипеднії.
ruПрилежанием и хорошим поведением он добился для себя стипендии.
His diligence earned him success.
Його старанність принесла йому успіх.
ruЕго старание привело его к успеху.
deSein Fleiß brachte ihm Erfolg.
Diligence enabled him to succeed.
Його старанність допомогла йому досягти успіху.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French diligence, from Latin diligentia.Borrowed from French diligence, from Latin diligentia.
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Forms
plural: diligences| Singular | diligence |
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Synonyms
4 synonyms- persevering determination to perform a task:industriousnessindustry
- a diligent effort:application
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable