plateau
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The plural of this word may be "plateaus" or "plateaux."
plateau(
plah
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to
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (geography)
2. (leveling)
a. el estancamiento (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).
Our productivity has slowed its forward march, leaving us on a technological and economic plateau.Nuestra productividad disminuyó su avance, lo que nos dejó en un estancamiento tecnológico y económico.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. estancarse
At first it was an innovative company, but it plateaued and failed to stay at the forefront.Fue una compañía innovadora en el principio, pero se estancó y no pudo seguir en la vanguardia.
b. estabilizarse (price)
Share prices skyrocketed this morning and then plateaued in the afternoon.El precio de las acciones disparó esta mañana y después se estabilizó por la tarde.
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