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lower output

[LOH-er OUT-put]
noun/verb phrase
menor produção / produção reduzida
1. A reduction in the amount of goods, energy, or work produced by a system, machine, or person
The factory experienced lower output due to equipment malfunction.
A fábrica experimentou menor produção devido a uma falha no equipamento.
2. Decreased performance or yield in industrial, agricultural, or computational contexts
The power plant's lower output necessitated rolling blackouts.
A menor produção da usina necessitou apagões rotativos.
3. Reduced efficiency or productivity in work performance
His lower output this quarter concerned the management team.
Sua menor produção neste trimestre preocupou a equipe de gestão.
Synonyms
reduced productiondecreased outputlower productivitydiminished yield
Antonyms
higher outputincreased productiongreater productivityincreased yield

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
menor produção / produção reduzida
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
produção menor / output reduzido
Technical/business contexts often use English term directly
Portugal
rendimento inferior / produção diminuída
Slightly more formal phrasing preferred

Related Idioms & Phrases

running on empty
below capacity
firing on all cylinders (antonym)
operating at reduced capacity
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