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attrition

[əˈtɹɪʃən]

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noun

Atrito, desgaste

Wearing or grinding down by friction.

Examples :

"The old tire showed significant attrition after years of driving on rough roads. "

El neumático viejo mostró un desgaste significativo después de años de conducir por caminos en mal estado.

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noun

Atrito, desgaste

The gradual reduction in a tangible or intangible resource due to causes that are passive and do not involve productive use of the resource.

Examples :

"The company experienced attrition in its workforce as older employees retired and were not replaced. "

La empresa experimentó un desgaste en su plantilla a medida que los empleados mayores se jubilaban y no eran reemplazados.

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noun

Atrito, reducción natural

(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through retirement, resignation, or death.

Examples :

"Due to retirements and resignations, the company experienced a high rate of attrition last year. "

Debido a las jubilaciones y renuncias, la empresa experimentó una alta tasa de atrito el año pasado.

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noun

Pérdida de participantes, desgaste

The loss of participants during an experiment.

Examples :

"Due to participant attrition, the study started with 100 people but finished with only 80. "

Debido a la pérdida de participantes, el estudio comenzó con 100 personas pero terminó con solo 80.

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noun

Contrición imperfecta

Imperfect contrition or remorse.

Examples :

"Even though he apologized for breaking the vase, the attrition in his voice suggested he wasn't truly sorry. "

Aunque se disculpó por romper el jarrón, la contrición imperfecta en su voz sugería que no lo sentía de verdad.

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noun

Desgaste

The wearing of teeth due to their grinding.

Examples :

"The dentist noticed significant attrition on the patient's molars, likely caused by teeth grinding during sleep. "

El dentista notó un desgaste significativo en los molares del paciente, probablemente causado por rechinar los dientes durante el sueño.

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noun

Atrition lingüística, pérdida de una lengua

The loss of a first or second language or a portion of that language.

Examples :

"After years of living in the United States, Maria noticed a gradual attrition of her Spanish vocabulary, as she rarely had opportunities to speak it. "

Después de años de vivir en los Estados Unidos, María notó una atrición gradual de su vocabulario español, ya que rara vez tenía oportunidades de hablarlo.

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verb

Desgastar, erosionar

To grind or wear down through friction.

Examples :

"attritioned teeth; attritioned rock"

Dientes desgastados; roca erosionada

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verb

Reducir el número de (puestos de trabajo o trabajadores) al no contratar nuevos empleados para cubrir los puestos vacantes

To reduce the number of (jobs or workers) by not hiring new employees to fill positions that become vacant (often with out).

Examples :

"As a result of the new policy, people were being attritioned out."

Como resultado de la nueva política, se estaba reduciendo el número de personas al no contratar a nuevos empleados.

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Disminuir, reducirse

To undergo a reduction in number.

Examples :

"The cohort of one hundred students had attritioned to sixty by the end of secondary school."

La cohorte de cien estudiantes se había reducido a sesenta al final de la escuela secundaria.

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