Sanan efficient käännös englanti-suomi

tehokasJopa komissio on ollut tehokas. Even the Commission has been efficient. Mitä tehokas sitten tarkoittaa selkokielellä? What does 'efficient' mean in plain language? Tehokas henkilöstömme on jo huolehtinut asiasta. Our efficient staff have already seen to that.
hyötysuhdeTähänastisten toimien tehokkuus ja hyötysuhde on tarkistettava, ja EU-varoja on käytettävä myös jatkossa lapsiseksimatkailun torjumiseen. Measures taken so far must be examined to see how effective and efficient they really are and EU funds must also be made available in the future to fight child sex tourism. Kaasuturbiinin hyötysuhde on jopa 60 prosenttia.Korkealla hyötysuhteella kuvataan laitteen hyvää energiatehokkuutta.

making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy
expressing the proportion of consumed energy that was successfully used in a process; the ratio of useful output to total input
causing effects, producing results; bringing into being; initiating change (rare except in philosophical and legal expression ''efficient cause'= causative factor or agent
effective
a cause; something that causes an effect

An efficient process would automate all the routine work
Our cleaners are almost too efficient: they throw away anything left out on a desk
The motor is only 20% efficient at that temperature
Ownership, maintenance, or use of the automobile need not be the direct and efficient cause of the injury sustained

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