painstaking

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpeɪnzteɪkɪŋ/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpeɪnzˌteɪkɪŋ, ˈpeɪnˌsteɪ-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pānz′tā′king, pān′stā′-)


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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

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painstaking adj (person: conscientious)meticuloso/a adj
  minucioso/a adj
  cuidadoso/a adj
  concienzudo/a adj
 He's very painstaking and slow in his editing.
 Es muy meticuloso y lento cuando corrige.
painstaking adj (action: showing diligence)meticuloso/a adj
  concienzudo/a adj
  cuidadoso/a adj
 We went to a lot of painstaking effort to make it a success.
 Hicimos esfuerzos muy meticulosos para que todo fuera un éxito.
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'painstaking' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
dissection - fastidious - meticulous - meticulously - thorough
Spanish:
apurado - calculador - concienzudo - esmerado - meticuloso - minucioso


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