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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessubdesempenho
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /sub.de.zẽˈpẽ.ɲu/
"Precisamos lidar com este caso de subdesempenho na equipe."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person or thing that fails to achieve their potential or performs below the expected standard.
"The manager identified the underperformer in the team and offered additional coaching." - 2
An investment or asset that yields a lower return compared to the overall market or similar investments.
"We decided to sell the underperformer in our stock portfolio to buy more stable index funds."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the English prefix 'under-' (meaning below or less than) and the verb 'perform' (from Old French 'parformer', meaning to complete or carry out), originating in the late 19th century. The noun agent suffix '-er' was added to denote a person or thing that performs below expected standards.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Underperformer" is said worldwide
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sous-performeuse
Transliteration: /su pɛʁ.fɔʁ.mœz/
"Il est considéré comme un sous-performeur dans son département."
Minderleister
Transliteration: /ˈmɪndɐˌlaɪstɐ/
"Das Unternehmen bietet Unterstützung für angebliche Minderleister an."
sottoperformatore
Transliteration: /sɔt.to.per.forˈma.to.re/
"Il fondo ha mostrato di essere un sottoperformatore quest'anno."
bajo rendimiento
Transliteration: /ˈbaxo ren.diˈmjen.to/
"El empleado fue señalado por su bajo rendimiento laboral."
subdesempenho
Transliteration: /sub.de.zẽˈpẽ.ɲu/
"Precisamos lidar com este caso de subdesempenho na equipe."
कम प्रदर्शन करने वाला
Transliteration: kam pradarshan karne wala
"प्रबंधक ने कम प्रदर्शन करने वाले कर्मचारियों की पहचान की।"
表现不佳者
Transliteration: biǎoxiàn bù jiā zhě
"该基金今年成为了市场上的表现不佳者。"
실적 부진자
Transliteration: siljeok bujinja
"회사는 실적 부진자를 위한 교육 프로그램을 마련했다."
低パフォーマー
Transliteration: tei pafōmā
"チーム内の低パフォーマーに対する評価基準を見直す。"
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