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penetración

penetration

noun peh-neh-trah-SYOHN Rare

Also means

insight

Usage Note

Penetración denotes the physical act of entering or piercing, but also intellectual sharpness: la penetración de su análisis ('the penetration/acuity of her analysis'). In military contexts it means a breakthrough. The verb is penetrar.

Examples

"La penetración del mercado extranjero fue rápida."

Natural Translation

The penetration of the foreign market was rapid.

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