English-German translation for "retentive"

"retentive" German translation

retentive
[-tiv]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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leicht behaltend, perseverant mit gutem Gedächtnis begabt erhaltend, bewahrend festhaltend, fesselnd, Halte… Wasser speichernd enthaltend, feucht
  • leicht behaltend, perseverant
    retentive good at retaining
    retentive good at retaining
examples
  • mit gutem Gedächtnis begabt
    retentive having good memory
    retentive having good memory
  • erhaltend, bewahrend
    retentive retaining
    retentive retaining
examples
  • to be retentive ofsomething | etwas sth
    something | etwasetwas bewahrenor | oder od (bei sich) halten
    to be retentive ofsomething | etwas sth
  • (fest)haltend, fesselnd
    retentive holding
    retentive holding
  • Halte…
    retentive medicine | MedizinMED
    retentive medicine | MedizinMED
  • Wasser speicherndor | oder od enthaltend, feucht
    retentive retaining water
    retentive retaining water
also | aucha. anal retentive
also | aucha. anal retentive
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