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demanding

demanding

Meaning of demanding

expecting much

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EN-UK/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/
EN-US/dɪˈmændɪŋ/
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demanding with Russian translation

demanding usage examples

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

Мой менеджер требовательный и просит подробные отчёты каждую пятницу.

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

🇷🇺RU🇬🇧EN

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

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

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

demandingтребовательный
kindдобрый
smartумный
quietтихий
boringскучный
lazyленивый
angryзлой

demanding synonyms

Related words worth learning together

perfectionistic
Emphasizes a drive for flawlessness; often a personality trait leading to very high standards for self and others.
hard-to-please
Literally 'difficult to please'; stresses that it's hard to satisfy the person's expectations.
strict
Often refers to enforcement of rules or discipline rather than high performance standards per se.
picky
Colloquial; highlights fussiness about small details or personal preferences (e.g., food, choices).
challenging
Focuses on difficulty or the test of ability; can be neutral or even positive (stimulating) rather than purely critical.
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perfectionistic

Emphasizes a drive for flawlessness; often a personality trait leading to very high standards for self and others.

C1Rarely

Her perfectionistic approach makes every report take twice as long.

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hard-to-please

Literally 'difficult to please'; stresses that it's hard to satisfy the person's expectations.

B2Rarely

The critic was hard-to-please, giving low marks to most shows.

🇬🇧en

Often refers to enforcement of rules or discipline rather than high performance standards per se.

B2Very Often

He's a strict teacher who won't accept late homework.

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picky

Colloquial; highlights fussiness about small details or personal preferences (e.g., food, choices).

B2Often

He's picky about his coffee — only a specific roast will do.

🇬🇧en

Focuses on difficulty or the test of ability; can be neutral or even positive (stimulating) rather than purely critical.

B2Very Often

Working with him is challenging — he pushes you to think harder.

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How to pronounce demanding and what this word means

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how to pronounce demanding

/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/

demanding translation

demanding

demanding examples

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

demanding transcription

/dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/, /dɪˈmændɪŋ/

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demanding meaning: what does it mean?

expecting much

demanding pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

demanding is pronounced as /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

demanding 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 demanding part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

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