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gainfully

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gain·ful  (gnfl)
adj.
Providing a gain; profitable: gainful employment.
gainful·ly adv.
gainful·ness n.
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Adv.1.gainfully - in a gainful way; "are you gainfully employed now?"
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gainfully [ˈgeɪnfʊlɪ] ADV to be gainfully employed → tener un trabajo retribuido or remunerado
there was nothing that could gainfully be said → no podía decirse nada que pudiera ser de utilidad
gainfully [ˈgeɪnfʊli] adv
to be gainfully employed → avoir un emploi rémunéré
gainfully
adv spend time → nutzbringend; gainfully employed → erwerbstätig; there was nothing that could gainfully be said → man konnte nichts sagen, was noch etwas genutzt hätte
gainfully [ˈgeɪnfəlɪ] adv to be gainfully employed → avere un lavoro retribuito
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