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10 Language-to-English DictionariesLow-hanging fruit
/ˌloʊˌhæŋ.ɪŋ ˈfruːt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Targets or goals that are easily achieved and successfully reached with minimum effort.
"The sales team decided to focus on the low-hanging fruit before tackling larger, more difficult accounts." - 2
The most accessible resources or readily available opportunities in a given situation.
"Improving our website's loading speed is low-hanging fruit for boosting user engagement."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Originating from literal fruit harvesting, where the easiest fruit to pick hangs near the bottom of the tree branches. The metaphorical business and general usage emerged in the late 20th century to describe easily obtainable goals or quick wins.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Low-hanging fruit" is said worldwide
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fruit juge le plus accessible
Transliteration: frwyt ʒyʒ le ply ak.se.sibl
Script: fruit le plus accessible
"Nous devons d'abord cueillir les fruits les plus accessibles."
naheliegendes Ziel
Transliteration: naːhəˌliːɡndəs tsiːl
"Wir sollten uns zuerst auf die leicht erreichbaren Ziele konzentrieren."
obiettivo facile
Transliteration: ob.bi.etˈti.vo ˈfa.ʧi.le
"Dobbiamo concentrarci sui risultati più facili da ottenere."
fruta al alcance de la mano
Transliteration: ˈfɾuta al alˈkanse de la ˈmano
"Debemos concentrarnos en los objetivos más fáciles de alcanzar."
fruto ao alcance da mão
Transliteration: ˈfɾutu aw awˈkɐ̃si dɐ ˈmɐ̃w
"Precisamos pegar os frutos mais fáceis primeiro."
आसान लक्ष्य
Transliteration: asan lakshya
"हमें पहले आसान लक्ष्यों पर ध्यान देना चाहिए।"
唾手可得的成果
Transliteration: tuò shǒu kě dé de chéng guǒ
"我们应该先解决这些唾手可得的问题。"
손쉬운 목표
Transliteration: sonswi-un mokpyo
"우리는 가장 손쉬운 목표부터 공략해야 합니다."
手に入れやすい成果
Transliteration: te ni ire yasui seika
"まずは一番手に入れやすい成果から始めましょう。"
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