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con·sci·en·tious
(kŏn′shē-ĕn′shəs)adj.
1. Guided by or in accordance with the dictates of conscience; principled: a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice.
2. Thorough and assiduous: a conscientious worker; a conscientious effort to comply with the regulations. See Synonyms at diligent.
[Obsolete French conscientieux, from Medieval Latin cōnscientiōsus, from Latin cōnscientia, conscience; see conscience.]
con′sci·en′tious·ly adv.
con′sci·en′tious·ness n.
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conscientious
(ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs)adj
1. involving or taking great care; painstaking; diligent
2. governed by or done according to conscience
ˌconsciˈentiously adv
ˌconsciˈentiousness n
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con•sci•en•tious
(ˌkɒn ʃiˈɛn ʃəs, ˌkɒn si-)adj.
1. meticulous; careful; painstaking.
2. governed by or done according to conscience; scrupulous: a conscientious judge.
[1605–15; < Medieval Latin]
con`sci•en′tious•ly, adv.
con`sci•en′tious•ness, n.
syn: See painstaking.
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conscious
– consciousness – conscience – conscientious1. 'conscious'
Conscious is an adjective. If you are conscious of something, you are aware of it.
She became conscious of Rudolph looking at her.
I was conscious that he had changed his tactics.
If you are conscious, you are awake, rather than asleep or unconscious.
The patient was fully conscious during the operation.
2. 'consciousness'
Consciousness is a noun. You can refer to your mind and thoughts as your consciousness.
Doubts were starting to enter into my consciousness.
If you lose consciousness, you become unconscious. If you regain consciousness or recover consciousness, you become conscious again after being unconscious. These are fairly formal expressions.
He fell down and lost consciousness.
He began to regain consciousness just as Kate was leaving.
She died in hospital without recovering consciousness.
In more informal English you can say that you pass out instead of 'lose consciousness', and come round instead of 'regain/recover consciousness'.
He felt sick and dizzy, then passed out.
When I came round, I was on the kitchen floor.
3. 'conscience'
Conscience is a noun. Your conscience is the part of your mind that tells you whether what you are doing is right or wrong.
My conscience told me to vote against the others.
Their consciences were troubled by stories of famine and war.
4. 'conscientious'
Conscientious is an adjective. Someone who is conscientious is very careful to do their work properly.
We are generally very conscientious about our work.
She seemed a conscientious, serious young woman.
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Adj. 1. conscientious - characterized by extreme care and great effort; "conscientious application to the work at hand"; "painstaking research"; "scrupulous attention to details"
careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
2. conscientious - guided by or in accordance with conscience or sense of right and wrong; "a conscientious decision to speak out about injustice"
unconscientious - not conscientious;
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conscientious
adjective
1. thorough, particular, careful, exact, faithful, meticulous, painstaking, diligent, punctilious She is generally very conscientious about her work.
thorough slack, irresponsible, careless, unreliable, negligent, thoughtless, untrustworthy, remiss, unconscientious
thorough slack, irresponsible, careless, unreliable, negligent, thoughtless, untrustworthy, remiss, unconscientious
2. honourable, just, responsible, moral, strict, straightforward, upright, honest, scrupulous, high-minded, incorruptible, high-principled I admired this noble, conscientious man.
honourable unscrupulous, unprincipled
honourable unscrupulous, unprincipled
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Translations
حَيُّ الضَّمِير قائِمٌ بِواجِبِهِ عَلى الوَجْه الأكْمَل
svědomitý
samvittighedsfuldpligtopfyldende
tunnollinen
savjestan
samviskusamur
念入りな
양심적인
sąžiningaisąžiningumasstropiaistropus
apzinīgs
vesten
samvetsgrann
ที่ทําด้วยความรู้สึกในด้านดี
tận tâm
conscientious
[ˌkɒnʃɪˈenʃəs]A. ADJ → concienzudo
B. CPD conscientious objector N → objetor(a) m/f de conciencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
conscientious
[ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs] adj (= hard-working) → consciencieux/euse
[scruple, objection] → de conscience
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conscientious
adj
(Mil) he refused to go as a conscientious objection → er weigerte sich aus Gewissensgründen hinzugehen ? conscientious objector
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conscientious
[ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs] adj → coscienzioso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
conscientious
(konʃiˈenʃəs) adjective careful and hard-working. a conscientious pupil. nougeset, pligsgetrou, konsensieus قائِمٌ بِواجِبِهِ عَلى الوَجْه الأكْمَل (добро)съвестен consciencioso svědomitý gewissenhaft pligtopfyldende; samvittighedsfuld ευσυνείδητος concienzudo, aplicado kohusetundlik دقیق؛ سخت کوش tunnontarkka consciencieux מסור कर्तव्यनिष्ठ, शुद्ध अंत:करण वाला savjestan lelkiismeretes rajin samviskusamur coscienzioso 良心的な 양심적인, 성실한 sąžiningas, stropus apzinīgs hemat consciëntieus samvittighetsfull, pliktoppfyllende sumienny دوجدان څښتن،باوجدان consciencioso conştiincios добросовестный svedomitý vesten savestan samvetsgrann รอบคอบ dikkatli, titiz 認真的,盡責的 сумлінний, добросовісний ايماندار، با اصول tận tâm 认真的,尽责的
ˌconsciˈentiously adverb nougeset بِضَمير حَي، قائِمٌ بِواجِباتِهِ (добро)съвестно conscienciosamente svědomitě gewissenhaft pligtopfyldende; samvittighedsfuldt ευσυνείδητα concienzudamente kohusetundlikult با وجدان؛ دلسوزانه tunnontarkasti consciencieusement בִּמסִירוּת शुद्ध अंत:करण से savjestan lelkiismeretesen dengan rajin samviskusamlega coscienziosamente 良心的に 양심적으로, 성실하게 sąžiningai, stropiai apzinīgi dengan hemat consciëntieus samvittighetsfullt, til punkt og prikke sumiennie با وجدانه conscienciosamente (în mod) conştiincios добросовестно svedomito vestno savesno samvetsgrant อย่างรอบคอบ dikkatle, titizlikle 認真地 сумлінно, добросовісно ايماندارى سے một cách tận tình 认真地
ˌconsciˈentiousness noun nougesetheid, pligsgetrouheid وَعْي الضَّمير ، القِيام بالواجِب تَماما (добро)съвестност integridade svědomitost die Gewissenhaftigkeit det at være pligtopfyldende/samvittighedsfuld ευσυνειδησία escrupulosidad kohusetunne وجدان؛ دلسوزی tunnollisuus conscience מַצפּונִיוּת शुद्ध अंत:करण savjesnost lelkiismeretesség kerajinan samviskusemi coscienziosità まじめさ 양심적임 sąžiningumas apzinīgums sifat hemat plichtsgetrouwheid det å være samvittighetsfull/pliktoppfyllende sumienność وجدان integridade conştiinciozitate добросовестность svedomitosť vestnost savest samvetsgrannhet ควมรอบคอ dikkat, titizlik 認真 сумлінність, добросовісність فرض شناسى، ايماندارى ý thức 认真
ˌconscientious obˈjector noun a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons. gewetensbeswaarde, diensweieraar gewetenshalwe رافِضُ الخِدْمَه العَسْكَرِيَّه لاعْتِبارات دينيَّه أو أخلاقِيَّه човек, който отказва да слижи в армията поради религиозни убеждения aquele que faz uma objeção de consciência ao serviço militar odpůrce vojenské služby der Wehrdienstverweigerer militærnægter αντιρρησίας συνείδησης objetor de conciencia moraalsetel või usulistel kaalutlustel väeteenistusest keelduja مخالف جنگ؛ کسی که بواسطۀ اعتقادات خود با جنگ مخالف است aseistakieltäytyjä סַרבַן מִלְחָמָה नैतिक या धार्मिक कारणों से सेना में काम करने से इनकार करने वाला onaj koji se zbog savjesti protivi ratnoj vojnoj službi szolgálatmegtagadó penolak wajib milier obiettore di coscienza 良心的兵役拒否者 양심적 병역 거부자 asmuo, atsisakantis eiti į kariuomenę dėl religinių/moralinių įsitikinimų alternatīvā dienesta kareivis penolak khidmat negara dienstweigeraar militærnekter osoba uchylająca się od służby wojskowej ze względu na przekonania د جګړى مخالف отказник občan, odmietajúci službu v armáde z morálnych alebo náboženských dôvodov komur vest ne dopušča, da služi vojake prigovor savesti vapenvägrare ผู้ที่ไม่เข้าร่วมกองทัพด้วยเหตุผลทางศีลธรรมหรือศาสนา askerlik karşıtı 由於道德或宗教因素拒服兵役的人 людина, що відмовляється від служби в армії з релігійних чи інших міркувань با اصول người từ chối nhập ngũ vì cho rằng điều đó trái với lương tâm 由于良心或宗教信仰拒服兵役的人
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conscientious
→ حَيُّ الضَّمِير svědomitý samvittighedsfuld gewissenhaft ευσυνείδητος concienzudo tunnollinen consciencieux savjestan coscenzioso 念入りな 양심적인 consciëntieus samvittighetsfull sumienny escrupuloso сознательный samvetsgrann ที่ทําด้วยความรู้สึกในด้านดี vicdanlı tận tâm 尽责的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009