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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin efficientem.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.fi.siˈẽ.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /e.fiˈsjẽ.te/
- Hyphenation: e‧fi‧ci‧en‧te
Adjective
eficiente m or f (plural eficientes)
- efficient (making good use of resources)
Derived terms
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin efficientem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /efiˈθjente/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /efiˈsjente/
- Rhymes: -ente
- Syllabification: e‧fi‧cien‧te
Adjective
eficiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural eficientes)
- efficient
- Antonym: ineficiente
Derived terms
Verb
eficiente
- inflection of eficientar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
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