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ef·fi·cient
(ĭ-fĭsh′ənt)adj.
1. Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort: an efficient builder; an efficient factory.
2. Acting directly to produce an effect: the efficient cause of the revolution.
3. Causing less waste or requiring less effort than comparable devices or methods. Used in combination: energy-efficient wind turbines; cost-efficient health care.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin efficiēns, efficient-, present participle of efficere, to effect; see effect.]
ef·fi′cient·ly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | efficiently - with efficiency; in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently" inefficiently - in an inefficient manner; "he dealt inefficiently with the crisis" |
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Translations
بِكَفَاءَةبِكَفاءَه، بِنَجاعَه
výkonně
effektivt
tehokkaasti
učinkovito
á áhrifaríkan hátt
効率的に
효율적으로
učinkovito
effektivt
อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ
etkili bir biçimdeustalıkla
một cách hiệu quả
efficiently
[ɪˈfɪʃəntlɪ] ADV1. (= competently, well) → eficientemente, de manera eficiente
she works efficiently → trabaja eficientemente or de manera eficiente
she dealt with my application very efficiently → tramitó mi solicitud de manera muy eficiente
our muscles need oxygen to work efficiently → los músculos necesitan oxígeno para trabajar con eficacia
the new machine works efficiently → la máquina nueva da un buen rendimiento
she works efficiently → trabaja eficientemente or de manera eficiente
she dealt with my application very efficiently → tramitó mi solicitud de manera muy eficiente
our muscles need oxygen to work efficiently → los músculos necesitan oxígeno para trabajar con eficacia
the new machine works efficiently → la máquina nueva da un buen rendimiento
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
efficiently
adv → effektiv; to work more efficiently → rationeller arbeiten; quickly and efficiently → schnell und effizient (geh)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
efficiently
[ɪˈfɪʃ/əntlɪ] adv (see adj) → efficientemente, efficacementethe new machine works efficiently → il nuovo macchinario ha un buon rendimento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
efficient
(iˈfiʃənt) adjective1. (of a person) capable; skilful. a very efficient secretary.
2. (of an action, tool etc) producing (quick and) satisfactory results. The new lawn mower is much more efficient than the old one.
efˈficiently adverbefˈficiency noun
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
efficiently
→ بِكَفَاءَة výkonně effektivt effizient αποδοτικά de manera eficiente tehokkaasti efficacement učinkovito efficientemente 効率的に 효율적으로 efficiënt rasjonelt skutecznie eficientemente эффективно effektivt อย่างมีประสิทธิภาพ etkili bir biçimde một cách hiệu quả 有效地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009