efficiency

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪˈfɪʃənsi/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ɪˈfɪʃənsi/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(i fish′ən sē)

Inflections of 'efficiency' (n): npl: efficiencies
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
efficiency n (degree of effectiveness)eficacia nf
  efectividad nf
 The company brought in a consultant to improve the efficiency of its workers.
 La compañía trajo un consultor para mejorar la eficacia de los trabajadores.
efficiency n (use of energy)rendimiento nm
 The machine's efficiency was outstanding; it did a remarkable amount of work while using only a small amount of electricity.
 El rendimiento de la máquina era espectacular; realizaba una increíble cantidad de trabajo usando solo una pequeña cantidad de electricidad.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
efficiency n US, abbreviation (efficiency apartment)estudio nm
  (AR, UY)monoambiente nm
  (CO)apartaestudio nm
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
efficiency apartment n US (small apartment)estudio nm
  (AR, UY)monoambiente nm
  (CO)apartaestudio nm
efficiency bonus n (extra pay for being efficient)bono de eficiencia loc nom m
  bono de rendimiento loc nom m
efficiency expert n (specialist in efficiency)experto en eficiencia, experta en eficiencia nm, nf + loc adj
self-efficiency n (reliance on oneself to achieve)autosuficiencia nf
thermal efficiency n (relative amount of power [sth] generates)eficiencia térmica nf + adj
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'efficiency' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
Business Process Improvement - comparative advantage - efficiency expert - inefficiency - lean manufacturing - leanness - mileage - productiveness - streamlining - time and motion study - tuneup
Spanish:
eficiencia - rendimiento - efectividad - apartaestudio - eficacia - estudio

Collocations: achieve efficiency [benefits, gains, savings], [boost, improve, increase] efficiency levels, [net, gross] efficiency gains, more...

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