Translations for „attrition“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

attrition [əˈtrɪʃn] N no pl

1. attrition (wearing down):

attrition

изна́шивание nt

attrition

истёртость f

2. attrition (weakening by attack):

attrition

истоще́ние nt

attrition

изнуре́ние nt

3. attrition Am, Aus econ:

attrition

есте́ственная у́быль рабо́чей си́лы в результа́те вы́хода на пе́нсию, инвали́дности, сме́рти и т.п.

4. attrition REL:

attrition

раска́яние nt

Usage examples with attrition

a war of attrition

война́ f на истоще́ние

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Maneuver warfare advocates recognize that all warfare involves both maneuver and attrition.

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Heavy attrition early on saw seven cars out with mechanical problems by lap 22.

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He stayed on the track and climbed up to second due to a high attrition rate.

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Once released, subcellular substances are not exposed to continued attrition that might denature the sample or produce unwanted damage.

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Conversely, functional items going down the path of attrition leave behind functional gaps, triggering a drag chain effect on surrounding functionally salient lexical items.

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It believed the war of attrition must come to its end.

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Over 25 years research has been concentrated on studying the attrition of second languages.

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This is then followed by the onset of attrition.

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The crisis of attrition is becoming more severe day by day as more examiners are leaving the organisation.

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Mechanical attrition for the more classic cars often leads to burst brake lines and overheated engines, but crashes are also common on the winding roads.

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