attrition
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attrition(
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trih
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shihn
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el desgaste (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
World War I was a war of attrition most of the time.La Primera Guerra Mundial fue una guerra de desgaste la mayor parte del tiempo.
2. (geology)
a. el desgaste (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Attrition is the major form of coastal erosion in this area.El desgaste es la forma principal de erosión costera en esta zona.
3. (religious)
a. la atrición (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Manuel was motivated by attrition to ask forgiveness for his sins. He was afraid of going to Hell.La atrición motivó a Manuel a pedir perdón por sus pecados: tenía miedo de ir al infierno.
a. las bajas vegetativas (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The company loses about five percent of its staff each year because of attrition.La empresa pierde un cinco por ciento del personal anualmente debido a las bajas vegetativas.
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