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1 insufficient
[ˌɪnsə'fɪʃnt]* * *[insə'fiʃənt](not enough: The prisoner was released because the police had insufficient proof of his guilt.) insufficiente- insufficiency* * *insufficient /ɪnsəˈfɪʃnt/a.insufficiente; inadeguato; scarsoinsufficiently avv.* * *[ˌɪnsə'fɪʃnt] -
2 insufficient in·suf·fi·cient adj
[ˌɪnsə'fɪʃ(ə)nt]English-Italian dictionary > insufficient in·suf·fi·cient adj
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3 scarce
[skeəs]1) (rare) raro2) (insufficient) scarso, insufficiente••to make oneself scarce — colloq. tagliare la corda, svignarsela
* * *[skeəs](not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) raro- scarcely- scarcity
- make oneself scarce* * *scarce /skɛəs/A a.B avv.(arc. o poet.) ► scarcely● to be scarce, scarseggiare □ (fam.) to make oneself scarce, andarsene, tagliare la corda, svignarsela; stare alla larga, farsi desiderare, non farsi vederescarcenessn. [u]scarsezza; scarsità; carenza; penuria.* * *[skeəs]1) (rare) raro2) (insufficient) scarso, insufficiente••to make oneself scarce — colloq. tagliare la corda, svignarsela
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4 fund
I 1. [fʌnd]1) (cash reserve) fondo m.emergency, relief fund — fondo per le emergenze, di assistenza
2) fig. (store)2.1) (capital) fondi m.2) (credit balance) capitale m., disponibilità f.3) (on cheque)II [fʌnd]"No funds" o "insufficient funds" — "insufficienza fondi"
1) (finance) finanziare [company, project]* * *1) (a sum of money for a special purpose: Have you given money to the repair fund?) fondo2) (a store or supply: He has a fund of funny stories.) provvista, riserva•- funds* * *I 1. [fʌnd]1) (cash reserve) fondo m.emergency, relief fund — fondo per le emergenze, di assistenza
2) fig. (store)2.1) (capital) fondi m.2) (credit balance) capitale m., disponibilità f.3) (on cheque)II [fʌnd]"No funds" o "insufficient funds" — "insufficienza fondi"
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5 fail
I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi* * *[feil] 1. verb1) (to be unsuccessful (in); not to manage (to do something): They failed in their attempt; I failed my exam; I failed to post the letter.) fallire, non riuscire2) (to break down or cease to work: The brakes failed.) guastarsi3) (to be insufficient or not enough: His courage failed (him).) venire meno4) ((in a test, examination etc) to reject (a candidate): The examiner failed half the class.) bocciare5) (to disappoint: They did not fail him in their support.) mancare•- failing2. preposition(if (something) fails or is lacking: Failing his help, we shall have to try something else.) in mancanza di- failure- without fail* * *fail /feɪl/n.● (tecn.) fail-safe, (agg.) di sicurezza; a prova d'errore (o di guasto); fail-safe; (sost.) misura di sicurezza, misura o piano di riserva: fail-safe device, dispositivo ausiliario di sicurezza; dispositivo fail-safe.♦ (to) fail /feɪl/A v. i.1 fallire; andare a vuoto; fare fiasco: to fail in an attempt, fallire in un tentativo; to fail abysmally, fallire clamorosamente; Our plan failed, il nostro piano è fallito (o è stato un fiasco); The wheat crop failed, il raccolto del grano è andato perduto2 non riuscire: to fail to reach an agreement, non riuscire ad accordarsi; Our team failed to score, la nostra squadra non è riuscita a segnare; He failed to be admitted, non è stato ammesso; I fail to understand why you quit your job, non capisco (o non riesco a capire) perché tu ti sia licenziato; No one can fail to notice that…, non si può non notare che…3 (+ inf.) trascurare; omettere; mancare; non…: He failed to warn us, trascurò di avvertirci; non ci ha avvertiti; Don't fail to inform us, non mancare di informarci; John failed to turn up, John non si fece vedere; The letter failed to arrive, la letterà non arrivò; You failed to stop at the lights, non ti sei fermato al semaforo; It never fails to irritate me, non manca mai di (o riesce sempre a) irritarmi4 essere respinto (o bocciato): Many candidates failed, molti candidati sono stati respinti; DIALOGO → - Discussing university- If I fail the exams I might get kicked out of college, se non passo gli esami potrei essere espulso dall'università5 – to fail in, mancare a; venir meno a: to fail in one's duty, mancare (o venir meno) al proprio dovere7 diminuire; scemare; esaurirsi; venir meno; indebolirsi; affievolirsi: Light was failing, la luce stava scemando; Our supplies are failing, le nostre scorte si stanno esaurendo; to be failing fast, esaurirsi in fretta; (rif. a salute) essere sempre più debole, peggiorare velocemente8 (mecc.) smettere di funzionare; rompersi; guastarsi; andare in panne; fermarsi: The engine has failed, s'è guastato il motore9 (fin., leg.) fallireB v. t.2 non superare ( un esame); essere respinto (o bocciato) in: to fail one's driving test, non superare l'esame di guida; I failed maths, sono stato bocciato (o mi hanno bocciato) in matematica3 abbandonare (q.); mancare a; venir meno a; voltare le spalle a; tradire (le aspettative di): His courage failed him, gli è mancato il coraggio; Words fail me, non ho parole; mi mancano le parole; non so cosa dire; I won't fail you, non verrò meno alla tua fiducia; non ti deluderò; non ti abbandonerò● if all else fails, in mancanza d'altro; alla peggio.NOTA D'USO: - to fail to do o to fail doing?-* * *I [feɪl]1) (in an examination) bocciatura f.; (mark) insufficienza f.2) without fail [arrive, do] certamente, sicuramente; [ happen] a colpo sicuro, immancabilmenteII 1. [feɪl]1) essere bocciato a, non passare [exam, driving test]; essere bocciato in [ subject]; bocciare, respingere [candidate, pupil]2) (omit)to fail to mention that... — dimenticare di dire che
3) (be unable)4) (let down) abbandonare [ friend]; venir meno agli impegni presi nei confronti di [person, nation]; [ courage] venir meno a, abbandonare [ person]; [ memory] tradire [ person]2.1) (be unsuccessful) [ exam candidate] essere bocciato, respinto; [attempt, plan] fallire2) (weaken) [ eyesight] abbassarsi, indebolirsi; [ health] peggiorare; [ person] deperire; [ light] abbassarsi, smorzarsi3) (not function) [ brakes] guastarsi; [ engine] fermarsi, guastarsi; [ power] mancare, essere interrotto; [ water supply] mancare4) agr. [ crop] essere scarso5) (go bankrupt) fallire6) med. [ heart] arrestarsi -
6 insufficiently
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7 inadequate in·ad·equate adj
[ɪn'ædɪkwɪt](insufficient) inadeguato (-a), insufficiente, (person) non all'altezza -
8 short *****
[ʃɔːt]it was a great holiday, but too short — è stata una bella vacanza, ma troppo breve
to be short in the leg — (person) avere le gambe corte, (trousers) essere corti di gamba
to win by a short head Racing — vincere di mezza testa or incollatura
to make short work of sth — (job) sbrigare qc, (cake, drink) far fuori qc
2)I'm £30 short — mi mancano 30 sterlineto give short weight or short measure to sb — imbrogliare qn sul peso or sulla misura
to be short of sth — (money) essere a corto di qc
short of breath — senza fiato, con il fiatone
3) (concise) breve"Pat" is short for "Patricia" — "Pat" è il diminutivo di "Patricia"
in short — in breve, a farla breve
in short, the answer is no — per farla breve, la risposta è no
4) (reply, manner) secco (-a), brusco (-a)2. adv1)(suddenly, abruptly)
to stop short — fermarsi di colpo2)to run short of sth — rimanere senza qcto come or fall short of — (expectations) venire meno a, (needs) non soddisfare
to sell sb short — (fig: belittle) sminuire qn, buttar giù qn
to be taken or caught short fam — avere un bisognino urgente
3)short of selling the house, what can we do? — non vedo cos'altro potremmo fare, a parte vendere la casaI'll do anything short of... — farò tutto tranne che...
3. n1) ElecSee:2) (fam: drink) superalcolico3) (also: short film) cortometraggioSee:4. vt, viSee: -
9 run short
1) ((of a supply) to become insufficient: Our money is running short.) finire2) ((with of) not to have enough: We're running short of money.) essere a corto
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insufficient — I adjective bereft of, defective, deficient, denuded of, destitute of, devoid of, drained, failing, faint, feeble, haud sufficiens, impar, imperfect, in default, inadequate, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, inconsiderable,… … Law dictionary
Insufficient — In suf*fi cient, a. [L. insufficiens, entis. See {In } not, and {Sufficient}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use, or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in quantity, and defective in quality.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
insufficient — UK US /ˌɪnsəˈfɪʃənt/ adjective ► not enough, or not big or important enough for a particularpurpose: »Their plan may mature with insufficient funds to pay off their mortgages. »This would leave insufficient time to release any new information… … Financial and business terms
insufficient — (adj.) late 14c., from O.Fr. insufficient (14c.), from L. insufficientem (nom. insufficiens) insufficient, from in not, opposite of (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + sufficientem (see SUFFICIENT (Cf. sufficient)). Originally of persons, inadequate,… … Etymology dictionary
insufficient — is a useful word because enough has no corresponding negative form, but not enough is often more natural and usually less formal sounding. Another alternative in some contexts is inadequate, which can refer to quantity as well as quality … Modern English usage
insufficient — [adj] not enough; lacking bereft, defective, deficient, destitute, devoid, drained, dry, failing, faulty, imperfect, inadequate, incapable, incommensurate, incompetent, incomplete, infrequent, meager, minus, out of, poor, rare, scant, scarce,… … New thesaurus
insufficient — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not enough. DERIVATIVES insufficiency noun insufficiently adverb … English terms dictionary
insufficient — [in΄sə fish′ənt] adj. [LL insufficiens] not sufficient; not enough; inadequate insufficiently adv … English World dictionary
insufficient — adj. 1) insufficient for; in 2) insufficient to + inf. (it s insufficient to cite only one example) * * * [ˌɪnsə fɪʃ(ə)nt] in insufficient for insufficient to + inf. (it s insufficient to cite only one example) … Combinatory dictionary
insufficient — in|suf|fi|cient [ˌınsəˈfıʃənt] adj formal not enough, or not great enough ▪ Insufficient resources have been devoted to the health service. insufficient for ▪ His salary was insufficient for their needs. insufficient (sth) to do sth ▪ The heating … Dictionary of contemporary English
insufficient — adjective not enough: insufficient supplies (+ for): There were insufficient funds for a research project. | insufficient to do sth: The evidence is quite insufficient to convict him. insufficiently adverb insufficiency noun (singular,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English