thorough

thor·ough

 (thûr′ō, thŭr′ō)

adj.

1. Exhaustively complete: a thorough search.

2. Painstakingly accurate or careful: thorough research.

3. Absolute; utter: a thorough pleasure.

prep. & adv. Archaic

Variant of through.

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[Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through; see terə- in Indo-European roots.]

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thor′ough·ly adv.

thor′ough·ness n.

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thorough

(ˈθʌrə)

adj

1. carried out completely and carefully: a thorough search.

2. (prenominal) utter: a thorough bore.

3. painstakingly careful: my work is thorough.

[Old English thurh; related to Old Frisian thruch, Old Saxon thuru, Old High German duruh; see through]

ˈthoroughly adv

ˈthoroughness n

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Thorough

(ˈθʌrə)

n

(Historical Terms) thoroughgoing policy, as adopted in England by Strafford and Laud during the reign of Charles I

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thor•ough

(ˈθɜr oʊ, ˈθʌr oʊ)

adj.

1. executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search.

2. complete; perfect; utter: thorough enjoyment.

3. extremely attentive to accuracy and detail; painstaking: a thorough worker.

4. having full command or mastery of an art, talent, etc.

5. extending or passing through.

adv., prep.

6. Archaic. through.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English thuruh, variant of thurh through]

thor′ough•ly, adv.

thor′ough•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	thorough - painstakingly careful and accurate; "our accountant is thorough"; "thorough research" careful - exercising caution or showing care or attention; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior"
	2.	thorough - performed comprehensively and completely; "an exhaustive study"; "made a thorough search"; "thoroughgoing research" exhaustive, thoroughgoing complete - having every necessary or normal part or component or step; "a complete meal"; "a complete wardrobe"; "a complete set of the Britannica"; "a complete set of china"; "a complete defeat"; "a complete accounting"

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thorough

adjective

1. comprehensive, full, complete, sweeping, intensive, in-depth, exhaustive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, leaving no stone unturned We are making a thorough investigation.
comprehensive cursory, half-hearted, haphazard

2. careful, conscientious, painstaking, efficient, meticulous, exhaustive, scrupulous, assiduous The men were expert, thorough and careful.
careful careless, sloppy, lackadaisical

3. complete, total, absolute, utter, perfect, entire, pure, sheer, outright, downright, unqualified, out-and-out, unmitigated, arrant, deep-dyed (usually derogatory) I was a thorough little academic snob.
complete partial, superficial, incomplete, imperfect

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thorough

adjective

1. Covering all aspects with painstaking accuracy:

all-out, complete, exhaustive, full-dress, intensive, thoroughgoing, thoroughpaced.

2. Characterized by attention to detail:

blow-by-blow, circumstantial, detailed, full, minute, particular.

3. Completely such, without qualification or exception:

absolute, all-out, arrant, complete, consummate, crashing, damned, dead, downright, flat, out-and-out, outright, perfect, plain, pure, sheer, thoroughgoing, total, unbounded, unequivocal, unlimited, unmitigated, unqualified, unrelieved, unreserved, utter.

Informal: flat-out, positive.

Chiefly British: blooming.

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Translations

تام، شامِلدَقيقدَقِيقمُخْلِص في عَمَلِه

důkladnýnaprostýpečlivýsvědomitýúplný

grundigomhyggeligfuldstændig

gründlichumfassendvöllig

ενδελεχής

concienzudominuciosocuidadosoabsolutocompleto

perusteellinenhuolellinenperinpohjainen

minutieuxcompletconsciencieuxentier

temeljit

gagnger, ítarlegurítarlegurnákvæmur

completoperfettoaccuratoapprofondito

徹底的な

철저한

cītīgsgalīgskārtīgspamatīgspilnīgs

grondig

grundig

gruntowny

minuciosoexaustivo

доскональный

starostlivý

temeljit

grundlig

ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน

baştanbaşaçok dikkatlieksiksiztam anlamıylatitiz

kỹ lưỡng

一丝不苟的完全的完善的彻底的绝对的

thorough

[ˈθʌrə] ADJ

1. (= complete) [examination, search, investigation] → riguroso, minucioso; [training] → riguroso, a fondo; [knowledge, understanding] → profundo, sólido
to give sth a thorough clean/wash → limpiar/lavar algo bien or a fondo
the room needed a thorough clean → la habitación necesitaba una buena limpieza or una limpieza a fondo
to have a thorough grounding in sth → tener una base sólida en algo

2. (= meticulous) [person, teacher] → concienzudo, meticuloso
to be thorough in doing sth → hacer algo a conciencia, ser meticuloso a la hora de hacer algo

3. (as intensifier) (= complete, total) it was a thorough waste of time → era una pérdida de tiempo absoluta or total
to make a thorough nuisance of o.s → dar la lata a base de bien
he made a thorough fool of himself → hizo un ridículo espantoso
he gave them a thorough walloping → les dio una buena zurra
it's a thorough disgrace → es un verdadero escándalo

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thorough

[ˈθʌrə] adj

(= exhaustive) [search] → minutieux/euse; [knowledge, research] → approfondi(e); [investigation, survey] → approfondi(e); [work] → consciencieux/euse; [cleaning] → à fond

(= meticulous) [person] → minutieux/euse
She's very thorough → Elle est très minutieuse.

(= complete) [mess, snob] → complet/ète

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thorough

adj → gründlich; knowledge also → umfassend, solide; contempt also → bodenlos; success → voll, durchschlagend; fool, rascal → ausgemacht; to do a thorough job → gründliche Arbeit leisten; to have/get a thorough grounding in something → eine solide Basis in etw haben/bekommen; to be thorough in doing something → etw gründlich machen; she’s a thorough nuisance → sie ist wirklich eine Plage; it’s a thorough nuisance → das ist wirklich lästig

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thorough

:

thorough bass

n (Mus) → Generalbass m

thoroughbred

n → reinrassiges Tier; (= horse) → Vollblut(pferd) nt, → Vollblüter m

adj → reinrassig; thorough horse → Vollblut(pferd) nt; thorough dog → Rassehund m

thoroughfare

n → Durchfahrts- or Durchgangsstraße f; it’s the most famous thorough of this town → es ist die berühmteste Straße dieser Stadt; this isn’t a public thorough → das ist keine öffentliche Verkehrsstraße; “no thorough” (cul-de-sac) → „Sackgasse“; (not open to public) → „Durchfahrt verboten“

thoroughgoing

adj changes → gründlich; revision → grundlegend, tief greifend; measure, reform → durchgreifend; believer → eingefleischt; to be a thorough professional → durch und durch Profi sein; he is a thorough rascal → er ist ein Spitzbube durch und durch

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thorough

[ˈθʌrə] adj (work, worker) → preciso/a, accurato/a; (search) → minuzioso/a; (examination, knowledge, research) → approfondito/a; (cleaning) → a fondo; (complete, attr only, idiot, scoundrel) → vero/a
she has a thorough knowledge of the subject → ha una profonda conoscenza in materia
he's a thorough rascal → è una canaglia matricolata, è un vero mascalzone

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thorough

(ˈθarə) , ((American) ˈθə:rəu) adjective

1. (of a person) very careful; attending to every detail. a thorough worker. deeglik مُخْلِص في عَمَلِه старателен cuidadoso pečlivý, svědomitý gründlich omhyggelig σχολαστικός cuidadoso, minucioso; concienzudo täpne دقیق tunnontarkka consciencieux י��סוֹדִי पूरा temeljit alapos cermat nákvæmur minuzioso, preciso きちょめん 철저한 kruopštus, gilus cītīgs; kārtīgs; rūpīgs teliti nauwkeurignøye, grundiggruntowny, dogłębny بشپړ، پوره، مكمل، ټول: لاس لرونكى (ماهر): احتياط كاره: زغمونكى، ګالونكى cuidadoso conştiincios добросовестный dôkladný, starostlivý, svedomitý natančen temeljan omsorgsfull, grundlig ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน çok dikkatli, titiz 一絲不苟的 старанний فکر مند، محتاط cẩn thận 一丝不苟的

2. (of a task etc) done with a suitably high level of care, attention to detail etc. His work is very thorough. deeglik دَقيق задълбочен cuidadoso důkladný gründlich grundig εμπεριστατωμένος minucioso põhjalik دقیق perusteellinen minutieuxיסודי अति सावधान temeljit mélyreható cermat ítarlegur minuzioso 徹底した 완전한 kruopštus, nuodugnus pamatīgs; pilnīgs dgn teliti gedetailleerdskikkelig, omhyggeligdokładny ځیر cuidadoso minuţios скрупулёзный dôkladný temeljit temeljan omsorgsfull, grundlig ที่ทำอย่างเต็มที่ eksiksiz, tam, titizlikle yapılan 完善的 досконалий اتياط اور توج�� سے کيا ہوا tỉ mỉ 完善的

3. complete; absolute. a thorough waste of time. absoluut, volslae تام، شامِل пълен total naprostý, úplný völlig fuldstændig πλήρης, απόλυτος, τέλειοςcompleto, absoluto täielik کامل؛ به تمام معنی täydellinen completגמור पूर्ण, संपूर्ण, पूरा, पूरा-पूरा pun, potpun teljes mutlak, sama sekali gagnger, ítarlegur completo 全くの 순전한 visiškas galīgs; pilnīgs betul-betul volkomenfullstendigkompletny بشپړ total complet совершенный úplný popoln potpun fullständig ที่ทำอย่างสมบูรณ์ tam, tam anlamıyla 完全的，絕對的 повний, цілковитий مکمل، سراسر hoàn toàn, trọn vẹn 完全的，绝对的

ˈthoroughly adverb

1. with great care, attending to every detail. She doesn't do her job very thoroughly. deeglik بِدِقَّه، بالإهْتِمام بِكُل تَفْصيل задълбочено cuidadosamente do hloubky gründlich grundigt προσεχτικά, σχολαστικά cuidadosamente, minuciosamente; concienzudamente põhjalikult دقیقاً tunnollisesti à fondביסודיות पूर्णत: temeljito alaposan secara cermat ítarlega minuziosamente きちょうめんに 철저히 kruopščiai, nuodugniai cītīgi; kārtīgi; rūpīgi dgn teliti nauwgezetomhyggelig, grundiggruntownie, dogłębnie په بشپړه توګه ، كاملا cuidadosamente cu seriozitate тщательно dôkladne, úplne temeljito temeljno omsorgsfullt, ordentligt อย่างละเอียดถี่ถ้วน tam anlamıyla, adamakıllı 徹底地，周到地 старанно احتياط سے، توجہ سے cẩn thận 彻底地，周到地

2. completely. He's thoroughly stupid/bored. baie كُلِيّاً напълно totalmente úplně völlig fuldstændigt εντελώς, τελείωςcompletamente täiesti کاملاً perinpohjaisesti complèt- ement, tout à faitמוחלט पूरा-पूरा, पूर्णरूपेण potpuno teljesen sepenuhnya, bukan kepalang algerlega completamente 全く 완전히 visiškai, galutinai galīgi; pilnīgi betul-betul volslagentvers igjennom, helt kompletnie كاملا totalmente total(mente), complet совершенно úplne popolnoma potpuno fullständigt อย่างสมบูรณ์ tamamen 完全地 цілком, зовсім پورے طور پر hoàn toàn 完全地

ˈthoroughness noun

care; attention to detail. noulettendheid شُمولِيَّه، كُلِيَّه، دِقَّه، كَمال задълбоченост minúcia pečlivost die Gründlichkeit grundighed; omhyggelighed επιμέλεια, σχολαστικότηταminuciosidad, meticulosidad põhjalikkus دقت tunnollisuus minutie יְסוֹדִיוּת पूर्णत: temeljitost alaposság kecermatan nákvæmni minuziosità; completezza 徹底さ 철저함 kruopštumas pamatīgums; precizitāte detaļās ketelitian grondigheidomhu, grundighetdokładność بشپړتيا، احتياط، كمال minúcia meticulozitate тщательность svedomitosť temeljitost temeljitost omsorgsfullhet, grundlighet ความละเอียดถี่ถ้วน kusursuzluk, dikkatlilik 徹底 старанність کامل توجہ sự chu đáo 彻底

ˈthoroughfare (-feə) noun

1. a public road or street. Don't park your car on a busy thoroughfare. deurpad شارِع عام оживена улица via pública ulice, silnice die Durchgangsstraße færdselsåre λεωφόρος, οδική αρτηρία vía pública peatänav گذرگاه عمومی pääkatu voie publiqueרחוב आम रास्ता prolaz, glavna cesta főútvonal jalan raya almenn umferðaræð (via pubblica) 通り 공중 도로, 거리 pagrindinis kelias maģistrāle; galvenā iela jalan raya verkeersweggjennomfartsvei, hovedgate arteria komunikacyjna عام سړك، عامه كوڅه، لويه لار via pública drum (principal) транспортная магистраль prechod, prejazd, dopravná tepna javna cesta glavni put genomfartsled, huvudväg ถนนในเมือง (โดยเฉพาะสายหลักที่การจราจรคับคั่ง) ana cadde, ana yol 大道，大街 пожвавлена вулиця; головна вулиця міста عوامي سڑک، راستہ đường phố lớn 大道，大街

2. (the right of) passage through. A sign on the gate said `No Thoroughfare'. deurpad مَمْنوع المُرور право на преминаване passagem průjezd, průchod die Durchfahrt gennemkørsel δίοδοςpaso läbikäik عبور läpikulku passage interdit מעבר सार्वजनिक मार्ग pravo prolaza az átjárás tilos! hak jalan almenn umferð bönnuð transito, circolazione 通り抜け 통행 pravažiavimas, praėjimas Ceļš slēgts!; Caurbraukt aizliegts! masuk doorgang gjennomkjøring (forbudt) przejazd, przejście عام passagem (drept de) tre­cere проход, проезд prejazd, prechod prehod prolaz genomfart ทางผ่าน geçiş 通行 прохід, проїзд راستہ đường để qua 通行

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thorough

→ دَقِيق důkladný grundig gründlich ενδελεχής concienzudo perusteellinen minutieux temeljit completo 徹底的な 철저한 grondig grundig gruntowny minucioso доскональный grundlig ละเอียดถี่ถ้วน baştanbaşa kỹ lưỡng 彻底的

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thorough

a. completo-a, minucioso-a, acabado-a;

adv. completamente, minuciosamente, a fondo.

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