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. — Dani6187
Я похвалил его за усердие. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — odexed
deIch lobte ihn für seinen Fleiß. — Dani6187
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. — uaspeaker
ruПрилежанием и хорошим поведением он добился для себя стипендии. — Hellerick
His diligence earned him success.
Його старанність принесла йому успіх. — deniko
ruЕго старание привело его к успеху. — Hellerick
deSein Fleiß brachte ihm Erfolg. — al_ex_an_der
Diligence enabled him to succeed.
Його старанність допомогла йому досягти успіху. — aandrusiak
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