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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.

conscious

– consciousness – conscience – conscientious

1. '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" painstaking, scrupulous 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;

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

2. honourable, just, responsible, moral, strict, straightforward, upright, honest, scrupulous, high-minded, incorruptible, high-principled I admired this noble, conscientious man.
honourable unscrupulous, unprincipled

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Translations

حَيُّ الضَّمِيرقائِمٌ بِواجِبِهِ عَلى الوَجْه الأكْمَل

svědomitý

samvittighedsfuldpligtopfyldende

tunnollinen

savjestan

samviskusamur

coscienzioso coscenzioso

念入りな

양심적인

sąžiningaisąžiningumasstropiaistropus

apzinīgs

consciëntieus

samvittighetsfull pliktoppfyllende

sumienny

escrupuloso

сознательный

vesten

samvetsgrann

ที่ทำด้วยความรู้สึกในด้านดี

dikkatli titiz vicdanlı

tận tâm

尽责的认真的

conscientious

[ˌkɒnʃɪˈenʃəs]

A. ADJ → concienzudo

B. CPD conscientious objector N → objetor(a) m/f de conciencia

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conscientious

[ˌkɒnʃiˈɛnʃəs] adj

(= hard-working) → consciencieux/euse

[scruple, objection] → de conscience

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conscientious

adj

(= diligent) → gewissenhaft; (= conscious of one’s duty) → pflichtbewusst

(Mil) he refused to go as a conscientious objection → er weigerte sich aus Gewissensgründen hinzugehen ? conscientious objector

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

conscientious

[ˌkɒnʃɪˈɛnʃəs] adj → coscienzioso/a

conscientious

(konʃiˈenʃəs) adjective

careful and hard-working. a conscientious pupil.

ˌconsciˈentiously adverb

ˌconsciˈentiousness noun

ˌconscientious obˈjector noun

a person who refuses to serve in the armed forces for moral or religious reasons.

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

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