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adjective1) (producing)be productive — [Fabrik:] produzieren
2) (producing abundantly) ertragreich [Land, Boden, Obstbaum, Mine]; leistungsfähig [Betrieb, Bauernhof]; produktiv [Künstler, Komponist, Schriftsteller, Geist]3) (yielding favourable results) fruchtbar [Gespräch, Verhandlungen, Forschungsarbeit]* * *adjective ((negative unproductive) producing a lot; fruitful: productive land; Our discussion was not very productive.) ergiebig* * *pro·duc·tive[prəˈdʌktɪv]\productive conversation ( fig) fruchtbares Gespräch\productive discussion ergiebige [o produktive] Diskussion\productive meeting ergiebiges Treffen\productive period of a writer schöpferische [o produktive] Phase eines Schriftstellers/einer Schriftstellerinsb's \productive years jds Schaffenszeit2. (profitable) business rentabel\productive capital arbeitendes [o Gewinn bringendes] Kapital3. (efficient) leistungsfähig\productive employee produktiver Mitarbeiter/produktive Mitarbeiterin4. (useful) sinnvollwould it be \productive to ask him why? hat es Sinn, ihn nach dem Grund zu fragen?\productive exercise sinnvolle [o gute] Übung▪ to be \productive of sth etw hervorbringen [o erzeugen6. LING häufig* * *[prə'dʌktɪv]adjproduktiv; mind also schöpferisch; land ertragreich, fruchtbar; well, mine ergiebig, ertragreich; business, shop rentabelto lead a productive life — ein reiches or aktives Leben führen
I don't think it would be very productive to argue with him — ich halte es nicht für sehr lohnenswert, mit ihm zu streiten (inf)
* * *productive [prəˈdʌktıv] adj (adv productively)1. be productive produzieren:2. produktiv, ergiebig, ertragreich, rentabel:productive capital WIRTSCH gewinnbringendes Kapital;3. produzierend, herstellend, leistungsfähig:productive bed (Bergbau) abbauwürdige Lagerstätte4. fig produktiv, fruchtbar, schöpferisch (Schriftsteller etc)* * *adjective1) (producing)be productive — [Fabrik:] produzieren
2) (producing abundantly) ertragreich [Land, Boden, Obstbaum, Mine]; leistungsfähig [Betrieb, Bauernhof]; produktiv [Künstler, Komponist, Schriftsteller, Geist]3) (yielding favourable results) fruchtbar [Gespräch, Verhandlungen, Forschungsarbeit]* * *adj.ergiebig adj.produktiv adj.
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producing abundantly — index copious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
fertile — [fʉrt′ l; fʉr′tīl΄] adj. [ME < OFr < L fertilis < stem of ferre, BEAR1] 1. producing abundantly; rich in resources or invention; fruitful; prolific 2. causing or helping fertility [the sun s fertile warmth] 3. able to produce young,… … English World dictionary
copious — I adjective abounding, abundant, ample, bountiful, considerable, copiosus, countless, extravagant, exuberant, filled, flowing, full, generous, gigantic, great, in profusion, inexhaustible, innumerable, large, lavish, liberal, luxuriant, massive,… … Law dictionary
productive — pro•duc•tive [[t]prəˈdʌk tɪv[/t]] adj. 1) able to produce; generative; creative 2) producing abundantly; fertile: productive land[/ex] 3) causing; bringing about (usu. fol. by of): conditions productive of crime[/ex] 4) bus Econ. producing goods… … From formal English to slang
productive — [prə duk′tiv, prōduk′tiv] adj. [ML productivus < LL, fit for prolongation < L productus, pp. of producere: see PRODUCE] 1. producing abundantly; fertile [productive soil, a productive mind] 2. marked by abundant production or effective… … English World dictionary
fertility — noun 1. the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year • Syn: ↑birthrate, ↑birth rate, ↑fertility rate, ↑natality • Hypernyms: ↑rate 2. the state of being fertile; capable of producing… … Useful english dictionary
Feracious — Fe*ra cious, a. [L. ferax, acis, fr. ferre to bear.] Fruitful; producing abundantly. [R.] Thomson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
luxuriant — luxuriantly, adv. /lug zhoor ee euhnt, luk shoor /, adj. 1. abundant or lush in growth, as vegetation. 2. producing abundantly, as soil; fertile; fruitful; productive: to settle in luxuriant country. 3. richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant … Universalium
luxuriant — lux•u•ri•ant [[t]lʌgˈʒʊər i ənt, lʌkˈʃʊər [/t]] adj. 1) abundant in growth, as vegetation; lush 2) producing abundantly, as soil; fertile 3) richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant 4) florid, as imagery or ornamentation; lacking in restraint • … From formal English to slang
luxuriant — /lʌgˈʒuriənt / (say lug zhoohreeuhnt) adjective 1. abundant or exuberant in growth, as vegetation. 2. producing abundantly, as soil. 3. richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant. 4. florid, as imagery or ornamentation. {Latin luxurians, present… …
plenteous — [plen′tē əs] adj. [ME plentevous < OFr < plente, PLENTY] 1. marked by or being in abundance; plentiful; copious 2. producing abundantly; fruitful; productive plenteously adv. plenteousness n … English World dictionary