diligència

See also: diligencia, diligenciá, and diligência

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīligentia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [di.liˈʒɛn.si.ə]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [di.liˈd͡ʒɛn.si.a]

Noun

diligència f (plural diligències)

diligence, care
Synonym: assiduïtat
errand, job
Synonym: encàrrec

Ell no hi era perquè havia tingut que anar a fer una diligència.
He wasn't there because he had to go run an errand.
(in the plural) formalities, proceedings
stagecoach

Derived terms

diligenciar

Related terms

diligent

Further reading

“diligència” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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