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требовательный

demanding

Meaning of требовательный

expecting much

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RU[trʲebɐˈvatʲelʲnɨj]
demanding
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требовательный with Russian translation

требовательный usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

My manager is demanding and asks for detailed reports every Friday.

Мой менеджер требовательный и просит подробные отчёты каждую пятницу.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

She can be demanding about small mistakes, so I check my work twice.

Она может быть требовательный к мелким ошибкам, поэтому я проверяю работу дважды.

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требовательный belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

требовательныйdemanding
добрыйkind
умныйsmart
тихийquiet
скучныйboring
ленивыйlazy
злойangry

требовательный synonyms

Related words worth learning together

взыскательный
Evaluates quality strictly, oriented to high standards; somewhat more formal in style.
притязательный
Has high or particular claims about something; may imply tendency to demand special conditions.
придирчивый
Often notices small faults and nitpicks; focus on criticizing details.
строгий
Demanding in the sense of strict observance of rules and discipline; emphasis on harshness rather than expectations of quality.
дотошный
Very attentive to details, meticulous in checking; similar to picky but often can be seen positively (thorough).
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В
🇷🇺ru
взыскательный

Evaluates quality strictly, oriented to high standards; somewhat more formal in style.

B2Often
П
🇷🇺ru
притязательный

Has high or particular claims about something; may imply tendency to demand special conditions.

B2Often
П
🇷🇺ru
придирчивый

Often notices small faults and nitpicks; focus on criticizing details.

B2Often
🇷🇺ru

Demanding in the sense of strict observance of rules and discipline; emphasis on harshness rather than expectations of quality.

B2Very Often
Д
🇷🇺ru
дотошный

Very attentive to details, meticulous in checking; similar to picky but often can be seen positively (thorough).

B2Often
Щ
🇷🇺ru
щепетильный

Overly careful in judgments or actions, sensitively reacts to moral or aesthetic nuances; a formal, bookish word.

B2Rarely

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требовательный meaning: what does it mean?

требует высокой отдачи или особого внимания

требовательный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

требовательный is pronounced as [trʲebɐˈvatʲelʲnɨj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

требовательный definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

My manager is demanding and asks for detailed reports every Friday. Translation: Мой менеджер требовательный и просит подробные отчёты каждую пятницу.

Is требовательный part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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