Neither a borrower nor a lender be; / For loan oft loses both itself and friend, / And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
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Husbandry
//ˈhʌzb(ə)ndɹi//
Synonyms for "husbandry" (92 found)
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40 translations across 20 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- οἰκονομία noun (administration or management of day-to-day matters)
Arabic
1 entries- فِلاَحة noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Bulgarian
4 entries- земеделие noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- икономичност noun (prudent management or conservation of resources)
- пестеливост noun (prudent management or conservation of resources)
- селско стопанство noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 農事 /农事 noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- 農業 /农业 noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Czech
4 entries- hospodaření noun (prudent management or conservation of resources)
- rolnictví noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- zemědělská výroba noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- zemědělství noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Dutch
2 entries- landbouw noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- zuinigheid noun (prudent management or conservation of resources)
French
1 entries- agriculture noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
German
3 entries- Ackerbau und Viehzucht noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- Haltung noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- Landwirtschaft noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Greek
1 entries- κτηνοτροφία noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Hungarian
4 entries- beosztás noun (prudent management or conservation of resources)
- gazdálkodás noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- gazdálkodás noun (prudent management or conservation of resources)
- mezőgazdaság noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Italian
1 entries- agricoltura noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Kazakh
1 entries- диқаншылық noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- چفتجیلك noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Polish
3 entries- dobre gospodarowanie noun (prudent management or conservation of resources)
- gospodarowanie noun (administration or management of day-to-day matters)
- rolnictwo noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Portuguese
1 entries- pecuária noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Russian
2 entries- земледе́лие noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- се́льское хозя́йство noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Slovene
1 entries- kmetovanje noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Spanish
1 entries- agricultura noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Ukrainian
2 entries- скота́рство noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- твари́нництво noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Welsh
2 entries- ffermwriaeth noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
- hwsmonaeth noun (cultivation of crops and raising of livestock)
Sample sentences
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These old men heard his call and hastened to the spot. They were still vigorous, with hands hardened by the toils of husbandry, and they stoutly took the young man's part against the Methymnaeans, demanding an inquiry in accordance with the rules of justice.
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Neither a borrower nor a lender be: For loan oft loses both itself and friend; And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry.
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Throughout history we've learned plenty: among other things, we've developed agriculture and animal husbandry, art and technology, faith, philosophy and science, civilization and culture.
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