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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSottoperformare
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Sottoperformare
"La squadra ha sottoperformato nel campionato."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To perform less well than expected or required.
"The team underperformed in the championship, finishing in last place despite high expectations." - 2
To fail to achieve the expected level of performance.
"Many students underperformed on the standardized test compared to their previous assessments."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'under-' (Old English 'under', meaning beneath or below) combined with 'perform' (from Old French 'parfournir', meaning to complete or carry out thoroughly). The combined verb emerged in the mid-20th century, initially in economic and financial contexts, to describe results falling short of expectations.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Underperform" is said worldwide
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Sous-performer
Transliteration: Sous-performer
"L'équipe a sous-performé lors du championnat."
Unterperformen
Transliteration: Unterperformen
"Das Team hat im Wettbewerb unterperformt."
Sottoperformare
Transliteration: Sottoperformare
"La squadra ha sottoperformato nel campionato."
Bajo rendimiento
Transliteration: Bajo rendimiento
"El equipo tuvo un bajo rendimiento en el campeonato."
Desempenho abaixo
Transliteration: Desempenho abaixo
"A equipe teve um desempenho abaixo no campeonato."
कम प्रदर्शन करना
Transliteration: Kam pradarshan karna
"टीम ने चैंपियनशिप में कम प्रदर्शन किया।"
表现不佳
Transliteration: Biǎoxiàn bù jiā
"团队在锦标赛中表现不佳。"
저조한 성과
Transliteration: Jeojohan seonggwa
"팀은 챔피언십에서 저조한 성과를 보였다."
パフォーマンスが低い
Transliteration: Pafōmansu ga hikui
"チームは選手権でパフォーマンスが低かった。"
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