Translation of Slovak word "zotrvačnosť" to English
zotrvačnosť
/zɔtr̩vat͡ʃnɔsc/
How to use
Feminine abstract noun declined according to the kosť pattern (genitive/dative/locative singular zotrvačnosti, instrumental zotrvačnosťou). In physics, it denotes inertia; in sociology and psychology, it refers to institutional sluggishness or momentum of habit. The idiom zo zotrvačnosti means 'out of inertia / force of habit'.
🇬🇧 English
inertia / persistence
Example sentence
Byrokratická zotrvačnosť brzdila každú väčšiu reformu.
Bureaucratic inertia hindered every major reform.
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Common phrases
- sila zotrvačnosti— force of inertia / momentum of habit
- zo zotrvačnosti— out of inertia / from habit
- prekonať zotrvačnosť myslenia— to overcome inertia in thinking
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The Slovak word "zotrvačnosť" means "inertia / persistence" in English.
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Yes, here is a practical example: "Byrokratická zotrvačnosť brzdila každú väčšiu reformu." (which translates as "Bureaucratic inertia hindered every major reform.").
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