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efficiently

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ef·fi·cient  (-fshnt)
adj.
1. Acting directly to produce an effect: an efficient cause. See Synonyms at effective.
2.
a. Acting or producing effectively with a minimum of waste, expense, or unnecessary effort.
b. Exhibiting a high ratio of output to input.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin efficins, efficient-, present participle of efficere, to effect; see effect.]

ef·ficient·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.efficiently - with efficiency; in an efficient manner; "he functions efficiently"
inefficiently - in an inefficient manner; "he dealt inefficiently with the crisis"
Translations
efficiently [ɪˈfɪʃəntlɪ] ADV
1. (= competently, well) → eficientemente, de manera eficiente
she works efficientlytrabaja eficientemente or de manera eficiente
she dealt with my application very efficientlytramitó mi solicitud de manera muy eficiente
our muscles need oxygen to work efficientlylos músculos necesitan oxígeno para trabajar con eficacia
the new machine works efficientlyla máquina nueva da un buen rendimiento
2. (= effectively) → de manera eficaz
use "Cleano" to banish stains efficientlyutilice "Cleano" para acabar con las manchas de manera eficaz

efficiently [ɪˈfɪʃəntli] adv [work, function] → efficacement

efficiently
adveffektiv; to work more efficientlyrationeller arbeiten; quickly and efficientlyschnell und effizient (geh)

efficiently [ɪˈfɪʃntlɪ] adv (see adj) → efficientemente, efficacemente
the new machine works efficiently → il nuovo macchinario ha un buon rendimento
efficiently [ɪˈfɪʃntlɪ] adv (see adj) → efficientemente, efficacemente
the new machine works efficiently → il nuovo macchinario ha un buon rendimento

efficiently بكفاءة 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


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Indirect tactics, efficiently applied, are inexhaustible as Heaven and Earth, unending as the flow of rivers and streams; like the sun and moon, they end but to begin anew; like the four seasons, they pass away to return once more.
By your own confession the trust machines do the work more efficiently and more cheaply than you can.
On the contrary, he was extremely angry, with the confused impotent anger of one who finds himself unreasonably but efficiently frustrated.
 
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