Polyglot Dictionary

Fleiß

/flaɪ̯s/

der noun B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. diligence

    • Mit Fleiß erreicht man viel.

      With diligence you achieve a lot.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

sorgfalt

Sorgfalt is more about carefulness or meticulousness; Fleiß is more about hard work or industriousness — both relate to "diligence."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

diligencia

diligencia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "diligence."

Practice

1 What does Fleiß mean?

2 Fill the gap: Mit ___ erreicht man viel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Fleiß?

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