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ex·act·ing
(ĭg-zăk′tĭng)adj.
1. Making severe demands; rigorous: an exacting instructor.
2. Requiring great care, effort, or attention: an exacting task.
ex·act′ing·ly adv.
ex·act′ing·ness n.
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exacting
(ɪɡˈzæktɪŋ)adj
making rigorous or excessive demands: an exacting job.
exˈactingly adv
exˈactingness n
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ex•act•ing
(ɪgˈzæk tɪŋ)adj.
1. rigid or severe in demands or requirements: an exacting teacher.
2. requiring close application or attention: an exacting task.
3. given to or characterized by exaction; extortionate.
[1575–85]
ex•act′ing•ly, adv.
ex•act′ing•ness, n.
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Adj. 1. exacting - having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
microbiology - the branch of biology that studies microorganisms and their effects on humans
2. exacting - severe and unremitting in making demands; "an exacting instructor"; "a stern disciplinarian"; "strict standards"
demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"
3. exacting - requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"
demanding - requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"
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exacting
adjective
1. demanding, hard, taxing, difficult, tough, painstaking He was not well enough to carry out such an exacting task.
demanding easy, simple, effortless, undemanding, no bother, easy-peasy (slang)
demanding easy, simple, effortless, undemanding, no bother, easy-peasy (slang)
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exacting
adjective1. Rigorous and unsparing in treating others:
2. Very difficult to please:
choosy, dainty, fastidious, finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, nice, particular, persnickety, squeamish.
Informal: picky.
3. Requiring great or extreme bodily, mental, or spiritual strength:
arduous, backbreaking, burdensome, demanding, difficult, effortful, exigent, formidable, hard, heavy, laborious, onerous, oppressive, rigorous, rough, severe, taxing, tough, trying, weighty.
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Translations
مُتَطَلِّب، صارِم
krævende
sokat követelõ
kröfuharîur
güç beğenentitiz
exacting
[ɪgˈzæktɪŋ] ADJ [task, activity, profession] → duro ; [boss, person] → exigente ; [conditions] → severo, rigurosoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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exacting
adj person, work, task → anspruchsvoll ; standards, demands → hoch ; detail → peinlich genau ; to be very exacting → sehr viel verlangen ; he’s very exacting about cleanliness → er ist peinlich genau, was Sauberkeit angeht, er nimmt es mit der Sauberkeit sehr genau
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exact
(igˈzӕkt) adjective1. absolutely accurate or correct in every detail; the same in every detail; precise. What are the exact measurements of the room?; For this recipe the quantities must be absolutely exact; an exact copy; What is the exact time?; He walked in at that exact moment. presies مَضْبوط، صَحيح точен exato přesný genau nøjagtig; præcis ακριβής, ορθός exacto täpne دقیق tarkka exact מדויק ठीक točan, egzaktan pontos tepat nákvæmur esatto 正確な 정확한 tikslus precīzs tepat precies nøyaktig, presis dokładny دقیق exacto exact точный presný točen tačan exakt ถูกต้องแม่นยํา tam 精確的 точний بالکل صحیح تفصیل chính xác 精确的
2. (of a person, his mind etc) capable of being accurate over small details. Accountants have to be very exact. presiese دَقيق прецизен preciso přesný, zevrubný gewissenhaft, genau nøjagtig λεπτολόγος preciso, riguroso täpne دقیق tarkka rigoureux מְדַייֵק सटीक točan, pedantan precíz teliti nákvæmur preciso, rigoroso 精密な (사람이) 꼼꼼한, 엄격한 tikslus, kruopštus precīzs; akurāts tepat nauwkeurig nøyaktig dokładny دقیق exacto/preciso riguros точный; аккуратный presný natančen precizan exakt, noggrann ที่ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน hassas, yanılmaz 嚴謹的 акуратний ٹھیک ٹھیک صحت کلام پر اصرار کرنے والا chính xác 严谨的
verb to force the payment of or giving of. We should exact fines from everyone who drops litter on the streets. eis يَفْرِض الدَّفْع، يَفْرِض غَرامَه изисквам exigir vymáhat fordern afkræve; forlange επιβάλλω, απαιτώ exigir (sisse) nõudma به زور گرفتن periä imposer לִגבּוֹת बलपूर्वक लेना zahtijevati, tražiti követel memaksakan (inn)heimta, krefjast esigere 取り立てる (지불 등을) 요구하다 (iš)reikalauti pieprasīt memaksakan eisen kreve, inndrive egzekwować په زور غوښټل exigir a cere взыскивать vymáhať terjati iznuditi utkräva, indriva บังคับ talep etmek, istemek 強制 правити; стягати کسی رقم کی ادایگی کا مطالبہ کرنا ép buộc 强制
exˈacting adjective requiring much effort or work from a person. a very exacting job. veeleisende مُتَطَلِّب، صارِم изискващ exigente náročný anspruchsvoll krævende; anstrengende απαιτητικός exigente nõudlik طاقت فرسا؛ سخت vaativa astreignant תובעני कठिन, श्रमसाध्य zahtijevan, težak sokat követelő memerlukan ketekunan kröfuharður difficile, esigente きびしい 엄하게 요구하는 varginantis, įtemptas augstas prasības izvirzošs memerlukan ketekunan veeleisend krevende, fordringsfull wymagający طاقت ښكونكى exigente solicitant ответственный náročný zahteven zahtevan fordrande, krävande ซึ่งต้องการความสนใจมาก titiz, güç beğenen 吃力的 напружений; обтяжливий بہت زیادہ سخت یا محنت طلب đòi hỏi những yêu cầu cao 吃力的
exˈactly adverb1. just; quite; absolutely. He's exactly the right man for the job. presies بالضَّبْط، تَماما подходящ exatamente přesně genau lige; præcis ακριβώς exactamente täpipealt دقیقاً täsmälleen exactement בדיוק ठीक-ठीक, यथार्थत točno, egzaktno pont(osan) secara mutlak nákvæmlega esattamente, proprio まさに 딱, 바로 kaip tik tieši sememangnya precies nettopp, akkurat dokładnie بېدو، كټ مټ exactamente exact как раз, именно presne ravno, povsem baš exakt, precis, just ทีเดียว tam 恰好 якраз درستی کے ساتھ ، ہو بہو đúng là 恰好
2. in accurate detail; precisely. Work out the prices exactly; What exactly did you say? akkurate, presiese بالضَّبْط точно exatamente/precisamente přesně genau nøjagtig ακριβώς, με ακρίβεια exactamente täpselt با دقت؛ دقیقاً tarkasti avec précision, précisément בדיוק सही-सही precizno pontosan secara tepat nákvæmlega esattamente 正確に 정확하게 tiksliai precīzi sebenarnya precies til punkt og prikke, akkurat dokładnie كټ مټ exactamente/precisamente exact; anume точно presne natančno tačno exakt อย่างละเอียดยิบ tam olarak, tam tamına 精確地 саме صحیح تفصیلات کے ساتھ một cách chính xác 精确地
3. used as a reply meaning `I quite agree'. presies أوافِق تماما именно exatamente přesně tak genau helt enig συμφωνώ απολύτως justo, exactamente just! دقیقاً aivan tout juste בדיוק मैं सहमत हूं sasvim, točno úgy van! setuju einmitt, hárrétt proprio così, appunto そのとおり 그렇소 taip, tikrai tieši tā sememangnya precies nettopp, akkurat, helt riktig `właśnie` كټ مټ exactamente chiar aşa именно presne tak Točö sasvim exakt, precis, just det ตอบกลับเมื่อมีความคิดเห็นตรงกัน çok doğru 正是這樣(表示贊同) цілком вірно; саме так جوابا بطور اثبات ، بالکل ٹھیک đúng như vậy 正是这样
exˈactness noun presisie, akkuraatheid ضَبْط، دِقَّه точнот exatidão přesnost die Genauigkeit nøjagtighed; præcision ακρίβεια exactitud täpsus دقت؛ درستی tarkkuus exactitude דַייקָנוּת सटीकता točnost, savjesnost pontosság ketepatan nákvæmni esattezza 正確さ 정확함 tikslumas precīzums ketepatan nauwkeurigheid nøyaktighet precyzja صحيحوالى، درستوالى exactidão justeţe; exactitate точность presnosť natančnost preciznost exakthet ความถูกต้อง tamlık, doğruluk 精確 старанність; точність کامل مطابقت tính chính xác 精确
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