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1 industrious
adjective (busy and hard-working: industrious pupils.) εργατικός -
2 Industrious
adj.P. and V. ἄσχολος (rare V.), P. φιλόπονος, φιλεργός, V. πολύπονος.Zealous: P. and V. σπουδαῖος (Soph., frag.), πρόθυμος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Industrious
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3 industry
['indəstri]plural - industries; noun1) ((any part of) the business of producing or making goods: the ship-building industry; The government should invest more money in industry.) βιομηχανία2) (hard work or effort: He owed his success to both ability and industry.) εργατικότητα•- industrialist
- industrialized
- industrialised
- industrialization
- industrialisation
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4 Active
adj.Of mind: Ar. and P. ὀξύς.Energetic: P. and V. δραστήριος.An active man ( a good walker): P. ἀνὴρ εὔζωνος (Thuc. 2, 97).In active service ( of ships): P. ἐνεργός.Be on active service ( of troops): P. ἐξεστρατεῦσθαι (perf. mid. of ἐκστρατεύειν); see take the field, under Field.Take active part in, be busy with: P. and V. ὁμιλεῖν (dat.).Manage: P. and V. πράσσειν (acc.).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Active
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5 Assiduous
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Assiduous
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6 Busy
adj.P. and V. ἄσχολος (rare V.) (Eur., Or. 93); see Industrious.Full of work: P. ἔνεργος.Over busy: Ar. and P. πολυπράγμων, P. φιλοπράγμων, περίεργος.Be busy with, v.: Ar. and P. πραγματεύεσθαι (acc., or περί, acc. or gen.), διατρίβειν περί (acc. or gen., πρός, acc.), P. and V. σπουδάζειν (acc., or περί, acc. or gen.).Manage: P. and V. πράσσειν (acc.).Be over busy, v.: Ar. and P. πολυπραγμονεῖν, V. περισσὰ δρᾶν, πράσσειν τι πλέον (Eur., frag.), Ar. and V. πράσσειν πολλά.Shall I launch my host against them when busy with their meal? V. ἀλλʼ ἀμφὶ δεῖπνον οὖσι προσβάλω δόρυ; (Eur., Phoen. 728).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Busy
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7 Laborious
adj.Ar. and P. ἐπίπονος. χαλεπός, P. πραγματώδης, P. and V. βαρύς, ὀχληρός, ἐπαχθής, προσάντης (Plat.), V. πολύπονος, δυσπόνητος.Industrious: P. and V. ἄσχολος, P. φιλόπονος, φιλεργός.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Laborious
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8 Persevering
Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Persevering
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9 Plodding
adj.Industrious: P. φιλόπονος.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Plodding
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