I expect you to be punctual.
Source: tatoeba (17514)
Punctual
//ˈpʌŋktjʊəl//
Synonyms for "punctual" (87 found)
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Closest matches (18)
Strong matches (26)
Related words (43)
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Noun(1 words)
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
5 entriesRelated terms
6 entriesderived
12 entrieshas context
4 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 32 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- دَقِيق adj (prompt)
Armenian
1 entries- ճշտապահ adj (prompt)
Asturian
1 entries- puntual adj (prompt)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- dəqiq adj (prompt)
Belarusian
1 entries- пунктуа́льны adj (prompt)
Bulgarian
1 entries- точен adj (prompt)
Catalan
1 entries- puntual adj (prompt)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 守時 /守时 adj (prompt)
Czech
2 entries- dochvilný adj (prompt)
- přesný adj (prompt)
Danish
1 entries- punktlig adj (prompt)
Dutch
2 entries- punctueel adj (prompt)
- stipt adj (prompt)
Esperanto
4 entries- akurata adj (prompt)
- momenta adj (linguistics: expressing momentary action)
- perioda adj (periodic; occasional)
- punktara adj (mathematics: existing as a point or series of points)
Finnish
4 entries- ajoissa adj (prompt)
- ajoittainen adj (periodic; occasional)
- pistemäinen adj (mathematics: existing as a point or series of points)
- punktuaalinen adj (linguistics: expressing momentary action)
French
3 entries- ponctuel adj (prompt)
- ponctuel adj (mathematics: existing as a point or series of points)
- ponctuel adj (periodic; occasional)
Galician
1 entries- puntual adj (prompt)
Georgian
1 entries- პუნქტუალური adj (prompt)
German
1 entries- pünktlich adj (prompt)
Indonesian
1 entries- tepat waktu adj (prompt)
Irish
2 entries- pointeáilte adj (prompt)
- poncúil adj (prompt)
Italian
1 entries- puntuale adj (prompt)
Japanese
1 entries- 時間を守る adj (prompt)
Korean
1 entries- 시간-을 엄수하는 adj (prompt)
Manx
1 entries- traaoil adj (prompt)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- punktlig adj (prompt)
Polish
4 entries- aorystyczny adj (linguistics: expressing momentary action)
- okazjonalny adj (periodic; occasional)
- punktowy adj (mathematics: existing as a point or series of points)
- punktualny adj (prompt)
Portuguese
1 entries- pontual adj (prompt)
Russian
1 entries- пунктуа́льный adj (prompt)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- pongail adj (prompt)
Spanish
1 entries- puntual adj (prompt)
Swedish
1 entries- punktlig adj (prompt)
Turkish
1 entries- dakik adj (prompt)
Ukrainian
1 entries- пунктуа́льний adj (prompt)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
In the first place, you should be punctual.
Source: tatoeba (32814)
Paul is punctual like a clock.
Source: tatoeba (33649)
The salesman learned to be punctual for appointments.
Source: tatoeba (49570)
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