Bottlenecks

/ˈbɒtəlnɛks/ noun

Definition

Plural of bottleneck; narrow points where a process slows down, or literal narrow necks of bottles.

Etymology

Compound from 'bottle' and 'neck,' the narrow part of a bottle. The metaphorical use (a point of congestion or slowdown) emerged in the 20th century from manufacturing and logistics terminology.

Kelly Says

The word 'bottleneck' perfectly captures why it slows things down—if you need to pour 1,000 gallons through a narrow opening, the opening becomes the limiting factor, not the size of the container, which is why supply chain managers obsess over identifying bottlenecks.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
瓶 ሰው
be-n se-w
ARالعربية
رقبة زجاجة
raq-bat zījājāt
BNবাংলা
বোতলের গলা
bo-te-ler ga-la
CACatalà
coll de botella
col de bot-tle
CSČeština
zúžení lahví
zu-žení lah-ví
DADansk
flaskehalse
flas-ke-hal-se
DEDeutsch
Flaschenhälse
flas-chen-häl-se
ELΕλληνικά
στεφάνη μπουκάλια
ste-fá-ni bou-ka-lia
ESEspañol
cuellos de botella
cu-e-llos de bo-te-llas
FAفارسی
گردن بطری
gar-dun ba-tri
FISuomi
pullonkaulot
pul-lo-n-kau-lot
FRFrançais
col de bouteille
kol de bo-te-il
GUGU
બોટલનો ગળું
bo-tal-no ga-lu-ng
HAHA
gidan shaye
gi-dan sha-ye
HEעברית
צוואר בקבוק
tza-ar ba-kok
HIहिन्दी
बोतल का गला
bo-tal ka ga-la
HUMagyar
üvegnyak
üveg-nyak
IDBahasa Indonesia
leher botol
le-her bo-tol
IGIG
nwa ọkpọ
n-wa ọk-po
ITItaliano
colli di bottiglia
kol-li di bot-tee-lee
JA日本語
ボトルネック
bo-toru nekku
KKKK
сыйықтық жері
syy-y-q-tyq je-ri
KMKM
ប្រើប្រាស់ ព្រោះ
b-re-u-bra-s pr-o-a
KO한국어
병목
byeong-mok
MRMR
बोतलचे गळा
bo-tal-che ga-la
MSBahasa Melayu
leher botol
le-her bo-tol
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်း တစ်ခု
kyun t-it-hgu
NLNederlands
fleshalsen
fles-hal-sen
NONorsk
flaskehals
flas-ke-hals
PAPA
ਬੋਟਲ ਦਾ ਗਲਾ
bo-tal da ga-la
PLPolski
wąskie gardła
wa-skie gar-d-ła
PTPortuguês
pescoços de garrafa
pe-sco-ços de ga-ra-fa
RORomână
gât de sticlă
ga-t de sti-clă
RUРусский
узкие места
uz-kie me-sta
SVSvenska
flaskhalsar
flas-ka-l-sar
SWKiswahili
shingo la chupa
shin-go la chu-pa
TAதமிழ்
பானை கழுத்து
pa-nai ka-z-hut-tu
TEతెలుగు
బాటిల్ గుండె
ba-til gun-de
THไทย
คอขวด
ko kwad
TLTL
leher ng botelya
le-her ng bo-te-lya
TRTürkçe
şişe boynu
şi-şe bo-ynu
UKУкраїнська
вузькі місця
vu-z-ki mis-tsia
URاردو
بotella کا گردن
bo-te-la ka gar-dun
VITiếng Việt
cổ chai
co chai
YOYO
ọpọ ọkọ
ọ-po ọ-kọ
ZH中文
瓶颈
píng jǐng
ZUZU
izigqaba zokuthi
i-zi-gqa-ba zo-ku-thi

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