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diligent in English:

1. conscientious conscientious


A conscientious teacher may feel inclined to take work home.
I'm conscientious - I always do my homework.
However, for conscientious MEPs and those in the non-attached group, it is a nightmare.
Though Alfred is scrupulous in fulfilling his duties at work, he is less conscientious about his obligations at home.
I'm diligent but not always conscientious. Sometimes I complete task inaccurate and in a slipshod manner
a conscientious worker
She's a conscientious judge, who does not let personal prejudices influence her decisions
He's maybe not our brightest employee, but certainly a conscientious one.
In either case he always answered them, for he was conscientious.
Sharon works very hard and is conscientious.
Miss Dorota is the most conscientious worker in our company.
I know we can rely on them to get the job finished on time. They are very conscientious.
She's so conscientious-she learns everyday!
She's very thorough and conscientious. / a conscientious student/teacher/worker
At the end, the conscientious girl gave up with her English homework, and started to revise her list of Ainu words.

2. hard working person with passion hard working person with passion



3. someone who works with care and consciousness someone who works with care and consciousness



English word "diligent"(someone who works with care and consciousness) occurs in sets:

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4. works hard works hard



5. careful and serious in work



6. someone who works hard in a careful and thorough way



7. hard working


I'm a hard working person (Eu sou uma pessoa trabalhadora)

8. lazy


I wouldn't say that English people are lazy, but I've never seen one run anywhere.
He is lazy.
You are bound to regret it in future if you are so lazy now.
I failed the exam because I was lazy and didn't revise.
A lazy man is a burden even to the ground.
This is all brain dead regurgitation of a lazy theory.
It was clear that the lazy student would never live up to his family's expectations.
Although it seemed like a lot of money to spend just because I was too lazy to cut my own lawn, I turned the whole thing over to him.
Tomorrow, tomorrow, just not today - say all lazy people.
The lazy man frequently neglects his duties.
A warm, lazy breeze wafts across the flat, endless fields.
Serge is a lazy person. He doesn't like hard work. He gets up late and spends most of his day sitting about and relaxing.
You're so lazy, that's obvious you won't get good marks.
She’s a lazy person who expects everyone else to work hard but does nothing herself.
He was lazy and irresponsible. Thus, he was told to leave the company.

English word "diligent"(lazy) occurs in sets:

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