shrinkage
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shrinkage(
shrihngk
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el encogimiento (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).
To avoid shrinkage of your sweater, don't use the dryer.Para evitar el encogimiento del suéter, no uses la secadora.
b. la contracción (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 patient experienced tumor shrinkage while taking the experimental medication.El paciente experimentó una contracción del tumor mientras tomaba el medicamento experimental.
c. la reducción (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 medication produced up to a 50% shrinkage of the thymus gland.El medicamento provocó una reducción de hasta un 50% de la glándula del timo.
2. (commerce)
a. las pérdidas (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).
We reduced our shrinkage by 50% when we changed shipping companies.Redujimos las pérdidas en un 50% cuando cambiamos de empresa transportista.
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