Muundo wa matumizi:
a fruitful [activity/meeting/discussion]
The meeting was very fruitful and we left with a clear plan.
A megbeszélés nagyon eredményes volt, és világos tervvel távoztunk.
Their partnership has been fruitful for both companies.
Az együttműködésük mindkét vállalat számára gyümölcsöző volt.
After several weeks of fruitful research, the team finally made a breakthrough.
We hope this conference will lead to fruitful international cooperation.
The extra practice proved fruitful when she passed the exam easily.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The talk with my boss was fruitful, and we solved the problem.
A főnökömmel folytatott beszélgetés eredményes volt, és megoldottuk a problémát.
It was a fruitful year for our small business.
Eredményes év volt ez a kisvállalkozásunk számára.
Their long, hard work was finally fruitful.
The course was fruitful; I learned many new skills.
Our online class led to many fruitful ideas.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes think 'fruitful' can only talk about real fruit. In modern English it is more often used for actions, talks, or work that give good results. Learners also confuse 'fruitful' and 'fruitless'; remember that '-less' usually means 'without', so 'fruitless' means 'without results'.
Maana
producing good or useful results
Miunganiko ya maneno
fruitful discussion
|fruitful cooperation
|fruitful collaboration
|prove fruitful
|fruitful research
|fruitful relationship
Visawe
productive (Emphasizes efficient output or results, often in work or study; very close in meaning and register.)
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rewarding (Focuses more on the personal satisfaction or pleasure from the results, not just usefulness.)
Vinyume
fruitless (Describes actions or efforts that do not achieve the desired results.)
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unproductive (Describes work or activity that fails to create useful results or outcomes.)
Mada
work
|communication
|education
|business
|core_vocabulary
Ufafanuzi
Giving good results, such as new ideas, answers, or progress.
Producing good or useful results; leading to success, progress, or benefit.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a fruitful [tree/plant/season/harvest]
Last year was especially fruitful for the apple trees.
Tavaly az almafák különösen bő termést hoztak.
With enough rain and sun, the orchard became very fruitful.
Elegendő eső és napsütés mellett a gyümölcsös bő termést hozott.
They planted a new variety of grapevine that is extremely fruitful.
The farmers are hoping for a fruitful harvest this autumn.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
The lemon tree in our garden is very fruitful.
A kertünkben álló citromfa nagyon bőtermő.
This year the mango trees were more fruitful than last year.
Idén a mangófák több gyümölcsöt hoztak, mint tavaly.
We expect a fruitful harvest after the heavy rains.
The farmer wants to grow more fruitful plants.
The garden was small but very fruitful.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners may not realize that this literal sense is less common in everyday conversation than the metaphorical 'useful results' sense. Be careful to use this meaning mainly with plants, trees, and harvests.
Maana
producing a lot of fruit
Miunganiko ya maneno
fruitful tree
|fruitful plant
|fruitful season
|fruitful harvest
|fruitful orchard
Visawe
productive (In agriculture, often means giving a lot of crops, not only fruit.)
Vinyume
barren (Describes land or plants that are not able to produce fruit or crops.)
Mada
nature
|food
|food_drink
Ufafanuzi
Producing a lot of fruit, usually said about a plant or a time of year.
(Of a tree, plant, or season) producing a large amount of fruit.
Muundo wa matumizi:
a fruitful [period/source/imagination/field]
The 1990s were a particularly fruitful period for her writing.
Az 1990-es évek különösen termékeny időszakot jelentettek az írói munkásságában.
His research opened up a fruitful new field of study.
Kutatásai egy termékeny új kutatási területet nyitottak meg.
The novel comes from a very fruitful imagination.
This question has been a fruitful source of debate among scholars.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
It was a fruitful period in her career, and she wrote many books.
Termékeny időszak volt ez a pályafutásában, és sok könyvet írt.
The project became a fruitful source of new ideas.
A projekt új ötletek termékeny forrásává vált.
His fruitful imagination helped the team find many creative solutions.
The new method started a fruitful line of research.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes use 'fruitful' only to mean 'successful'. In formal writing, it can also mean producing many new things, especially ideas or works. In this sense, it is closer to 'prolific' or 'creative' than to simply 'successful'.
Maana
producing many new ideas or things
Miunganiko ya maneno
fruitful imagination
|fruitful period
|fruitful source
|fruitful field of study
|fruitful line of enquiry
Visawe
prolific (Emphasizes producing many works or results, especially in art, writing, or research; often slightly more formal.)
Vinyume
sterile (In this context, describes ideas or work that do not lead to new creations or developments.)
Mada
creativity
|culture
|science
|work
|arts_entertainment
|education
Ufafanuzi
Giving many new ideas, works, or results, especially in thinking, art, or science.
Producing many new ideas, works, or possibilities; rich and fertile in activity or creation.