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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEficiente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: e-fi-sien-te
"O novo processo é muito eficiente."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Achieving maximum productivity with minimum wasted effort or expense.
"The new software is highly efficient, allowing us to complete tasks in half the time." - 2
Functioning effectively without wasting time or resources.
"An efficient public transportation system can significantly reduce traffic congestion."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'efficient' originates from the Latin 'efficiens', meaning 'accomplishing' or 'doing'. It evolved through Middle French 'efficient', which retained the meaning of producing a desired effect, leading to its current usage in English since the late 15th century.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Efficient" is said worldwide
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Efficace
Transliteration: ef-i-kas
"Ce système est très efficace pour réduire les coûts."
Effizient
Transliteration: ef-fi-tsi-ent
"Das neue Verfahren ist sehr effizient."
Efficiente
Transliteration: ef-fi-chen-te
"Questo motore è molto efficiente."
Eficiente
Transliteration: e-fi-sien-te
"El nuevo sistema es muy eficiente."
Eficiente
Transliteration: e-fi-sien-te
"O novo processo é muito eficiente."
कुशल
Transliteration: kushal
"यह प्रणाली बहुत कुशल है।"
高效
Transliteration: gāo xiào
"这个系统非常高效。"
효율적인
Transliteration: hyo-yul-jeog-in
"이 시스템은 매우 효율적입니다."
効率的
Transliteration: kōritsuteki
"このシステムは非常に効率的です。"
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