No. 4,181 in Russian
сокращение
"Сокращение" means "reduction," "abbreviation," or "shortening" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Сокращение рабочего времени помогает улучшить баланс между работой и личной жизнью.
Reduction of working hours helps improve the balance between work and personal life.
Here, 'сокращение' means 'reduction' or 'shortening' of working hours, indicating a decrease or minimization in time.
При оформлении документации часто используют сокращения для экономии места.
Abbreviations are often used in documentation to save space.
In this sentence, 'сокращения' refers to abbreviations or shortened forms of words, representing a linguistic simplification.
Сокращение численности сотрудников произошло из-за экономического кризиса.
A reduction in staff occurred due to the economic crisis.
Here, 'сокращение' implies a reduction in the number of staff, indicating a layoff or downsizing.
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