productive

productive
adjective

be productive — [Fabrik:] produzieren

2) (producing abundantly) ertragreich [Land, Boden, Obstbaum, Mine]; leistungsfähig [Betrieb, Bauernhof]; produktiv [Künstler, Komponist, Schriftsteller, Geist]
3) (yielding favourable results) fruchtbar [Gespräch, Verhandlungen, Forschungsarbeit]
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adjective ((negative unproductive) producing a lot; fruitful: productive land; Our discussion was not very productive.) ergiebig
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pro·duc·tive
[prəˈdʌktɪv]
adj
1. (with large output) produktiv; land, soil fruchtbar, ertragreich; mine, well ergiebig
\productive conversation (fig) fruchtbares Gespräch
\productive discussion ergiebige [o produktive] Diskussion
\productive meeting ergiebiges Treffen
\productive period of a writer schöpferische [o produktive] Phase eines Schriftstellers/einer Schriftstellerin
sb's \productive years jds Schaffenszeit
2. (profitable) business rentabel
\productive capital arbeitendes [o Gewinn bringendes] Kapital
3. (efficient) leistungsfähig
\productive employee produktiver Mitarbeiter/produktive Mitarbeiterin
4. (useful) sinnvoll
would it be \productive to ask him why? hat es Sinn, ihn nach dem Grund zu fragen?
\productive exercise sinnvolle [o gute] Übung
5. pred (causative)
▪ to be \productive of sth etw hervorbringen [o erzeugen
6. LING häufig
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[prə'dʌktɪv]
adj
produktiv; mind also schöpferisch; land ertragreich, fruchtbar; well, mine ergiebig, ertragreich; business, shop rentabel

to be productive of sth — etw einbringen

to lead a productive life — ein reiches or aktives Leben führen

I don't think it would be very productive to argue with him — ich halte es nicht für sehr lohnenswert, mit ihm zu streiten (inf)

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productive [prəˈdʌktıv] adj (adv productively)
1. be productive produzieren:
be productive of → academic.ru/58163/produce">produce A 1, A 2
2. produktiv, ergiebig, ertragreich, rentabel:
productive capital WIRTSCH gewinnbringendes Kapital;
productive labo(u)r produktive (unmittelbar am Fabrikationsprozess beteiligte) Arbeitskräfte pl
3. produzierend, herstellend, leistungsfähig:
productive bed (Bergbau) abbauwürdige Lagerstätte
4. fig produktiv, fruchtbar, schöpferisch (Schriftsteller etc)
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adjective
1) (producing)

be productive — [Fabrik:] produzieren

2) (producing abundantly) ertragreich [Land, Boden, Obstbaum, Mine]; leistungsfähig [Betrieb, Bauernhof]; produktiv [Künstler, Komponist, Schriftsteller, Geist]
3) (yielding favourable results) fruchtbar [Gespräch, Verhandlungen, Forschungsarbeit]
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adj.
ergiebig adj.
produktiv adj.

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