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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesretrospectiva
Pronunciation / Transliteration: hɛtɾospektiˈvɐ
"A análise financeira apresenta uma retrospectiva do desempenho trimestral."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An act of looking back or reviewing past events, data, or performance.
"The annual report includes a comprehensive look-back at the company's financial performance over the last decade."
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Relating to or involving a retrospective review or evaluation of past periods or conditions.
"The contract includes a look-back provision to adjust pricing based on actual historical costs."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb 'look back', which combines the Old English 'lōcian' (to look, see) and 'bæc' (at or to the rear). Shifted into a hyphenated compound noun and adjective in the 20th century, particularly within finance, computing, and retrospective analysis contexts to describe reviewing past data or events.
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rétrospective
Transliteration: ʁetʁospektiv
"Le rapport contient une rétrospective des actions menées l'année dernière."
Rückblick
Transliteration: ˈʁʏkˌblɪk
"Der Jahresbericht enthält einen detaillierten Rückblick auf das vergangene Geschäftsjahr."
retrospettiva
Transliteration: retrospettiva
"Il documento offre una retrospettiva degli eventi chiave dell'anno."
retrospectiva
Transliteration: retrospektiva
"El informe incluye una retrospectiva de los proyectos completados."
retrospectiva
Transliteration: hɛtɾospektiˈvɐ
"A análise financeira apresenta uma retrospectiva do desempenho trimestral."
पुनरावलोकन
Transliteration: punarāvalokan
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस रिपोर्ट में पिछले वर्षों का एक पुनरावलोकन शामिल है।"
回顾
Transliteration: huígù
Script: 中文汉字
"这份报告对过去一年的表现进行了回顾。"
회고
Transliteration: hoego
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 보고서는 지난 프로젝트에 대한 철저한 회고를 제공합니다."
振り返り
Transliteration: furikaeri
Script: 日本語
"この報告書には昨年全体の振り返りが含まれています。"
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