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1 productive
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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