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reconversión

restructuring

noun reh-kohn-behr-SYOHN Rare

Also means

reconversion

Usage Note

Reconversión frequently appears in economic and industrial contexts, describing the transformation of an industry or workforce, as in reconversión industrial ('industrial restructuring'). The verb is reconvertir. It can also describe personal reinvention, as in reconversión profesional ('career change'), closer to the English 'retraining'.

Examples

"La reconversión industrial afectó a miles de trabajadores."

Natural Translation

Industrial restructuring affected thousands of workers.

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