de industria

Latin

Alternative forms

Adverb

de industriā (not comparable)

  1. diligently, assiduously
    Synonyms: industriē, nāviter, impigrē
  2. (idiomatic) on purpose, intentionally
    Synonyms: cōnsultē, cōnsultō, dēditā operā
    • 166 BCE, Publius Terentius Afer, Andria IV.794–795:
      DĀVUS: Paullum interesse cēnsēs ex animō omnia,
      ut fert nātūra, faciās an dē industriā?
      DAVUS: Do you think it really matters much whether everything [arises] from instinct — whatever feels right — or from careful premeditation?

Further reading

  • “industria”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “of industry”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de inˈdustɾja/ [d̪e ĩn̪ˈd̪us.t̪ɾja]
  • Syllabification: de in‧dus‧tria

Adverb

de industria

  1. (idiomatic) deliberately; on purpose

Further reading

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