conscientious

consciencieux, appliqué

Qui fait son travail avec soin et cherche à le faire correctement.

En anglais simple : Taking care to do your work properly and well.

• He is a conscientious worker.
• Our conscientious students always check their answers.
• She was conscientious about keeping accurate records.

Comment l'utiliser : conscientious about something/doing something (She is conscientious about checking every detail.)

Synonymes : diligent, careful, thorough

Contraires : careless, negligent

Expressions courantes : conscientious worker, conscientious student, conscientious about something

consciencieux, scrupuleux

Qui cherche à agir selon ce qu’il estime juste et à éviter ce qu’il estime mal.

En anglais simple : Trying to act according to what you believe is right and wrong.

• A conscientious person would return the money.
• She made a conscientious decision to refuse the dishonest offer.
• His conscientious objection prevented him from joining the army.

Synonymes : principled, scrupulous

Contraires : unprincipled

Expressions courantes : conscientious person, conscientious objection, conscientious objector