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Spanish: acusiosamente

English translation: diligently







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Spanish term or phrase:acusiosamente
English translation:diligently
Entered by:Lisbeth Benavides
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Medical: Dentistry / dental
Spanish term or phrase: acusiosamente
Hi there,

Can anybody help me with this word, please?
Thanks,
Andrea
Andrea Wells
United States
Clarification request(s) and response
Andrea Wells (asker): 12:38am Mar 24, 2003: Context - This is the sentence...

"la cantidad de apiñamiento acuisiosamente..."

diligently
Explanation:
Its hard to give you the exact word without any context, but this would be the general tranlation of 'acucioso.'

Hope this helps!
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Lisbeth Benavides
Peru
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for your help!
Andrea
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2conscientiously
Laurent Slowack
4 +2diligently
Lisbeth Benavides
5painstakingly; meticulously
Ali Beikian
5painstakingly; meticulously
Ali Beikian
4 +1thoroughly/painstakingly
Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
5painstakingly; meticulously
Ali Beikian
5Accusative / Denouncing
Maria Luisa Duarte
4gnawing/ragingLindseyH


  

Answers

8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
diligently

Explanation:
Its hard to give you the exact word without any context, but this would be the general tranlation of 'acucioso.'

Hope this helps!

Lisbeth Benavides
Peru
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 3
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks for your help!
Andrea

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ali Beikian
44 mins
  -> thanks

agree Patricia Fierro, M. Sc.
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Accusative / Denouncing

Explanation:
...Let's not waste time simply denouncing the disease. Instead, let's strive toward thinking through the solutions...

Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 28
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
conscientiously

Explanation:
meticulously




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Laurent Slowack
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Ali Beikian
31 mins

agree María Eugenia Wachtendorff
6 hrs
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42 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
gnawing/raging

Explanation:
'acucioso' can mean raging or gnawing if you are referring to pain or something which torments you.
ie: lo atormentaba un habre acucioso
- he was tormented by a gnawing hunger.

Oxford Spanish/English Dictionary

LindseyH
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
thoroughly/painstakingly

Explanation:
thorough cleaning, etc. That's the idea I get without enough context.

Luis Rey Ballesteros (Luiroi)
Mexico
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree María Eugenia Wachtendorff: This is IT. Also "carefully" and "meticulously."
5 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
painstakingly; meticulously

Explanation:
Had you provided the context, it might be much easier to guess the exact meaning of the word. Anyhow, the general meaning of this word is:
"expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort"
Therefore, its best English equivalent
is "painstakingly".

Ali Beikian
Iran
Native speaker of: Native in FarsiFarsi
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
painstakingly; meticulously

Explanation:
Had you provided the context, it might be much easier to guess the exact meaning of the word. Anyhow, the general meaning of this word is:
"expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort"
Therefore, its best English equivalent
is "painstakingly".

Ali Beikian
Iran
Native speaker of: Native in FarsiFarsi
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
painstakingly; meticulously

Explanation:
Had you provided the context, it might be much easier to guess the exact meaning of the word. Anyhow, the general meaning of this word is:
"expending, showing, or involving diligent care and effort"
Therefore, its best English equivalent
is "painstakingly".

Ali Beikian
Iran
Native speaker of: Native in FarsiFarsi
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