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1 lack
1. nounlack of self-consciousness — Unbefangenheit, die
lack of work — Arbeitsmangel, der
there is no lack of it [for them] — es fehlt [ihnen] nicht daran
for lack of something — aus Mangel an etwas (Dat.)
2. transitive verbfor lack of time — aus Zeitmangel
somebody/something lacks something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)
somebody lacks the ability to do something — jemandem fehlt die Fähigkeit, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verbwhat he lacks is... — woran es ihm fehlt, ist...
* * *[læk] 1. verb(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) fehlen2. noun(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) der Mangel- academic.ru/115310/be_lacking">be lacking* * *[læk]if he fails it won't be through \lack of effort wenn er scheitert, dann nicht, weil er sich nicht bemüht hätte\lack of confidence/judgement mangelndes Selbstvertrauen/Urteilsvermögen\lack of funds fehlende Geldmittel\lack of money/supplies Geld-/Vorratsmangel m\lack of sleep/time Schlaf-/Zeitmangel mII. vt▪ to \lack sth etw nicht habenwhat we \lack in this house is... was uns in diesem Haus fehlt, ist...to \lack the energy to do sth nicht die Energie haben, etw zu tunI \lack the energy that's required for this job mir fehlt die notwendige Kraft für diesen Job* * *[lk]1. nMangel mthey failed for or through lack of support — sie scheiterten, weil es ihnen an Unterstützung fehlte or mangelte
though it wasn't for lack of trying — nicht, dass er sich/ich mich etc nicht bemüht hätte
such was their lack of confidence that... — sie hatten so wenig Selbstbewusstsein, dass...
lack of water/time — Wasser-/Zeitmangel m
there is no lack of money in that family — in dieser Familie fehlt es nicht an Geld
there was no lack of applicants — es bestand kein Mangel an Bewerbern, es fehlte nicht an Bewerbern
2. vtthey lack the necessary equipment/talent — es fehlt ihnen an der notwendigen Ausrüstung/am richtigen Talent
3. vi1)is sadly lacking — mit seinem Sinn für Humor ist es nicht weit her
innovation has been sadly lacking throughout the project — es fehlte leider während des ganzen Projektes an Innovationen
2)or humor (US) — ich vermisse an ihr den Humor
I find him lacking in intelligence — ich finde, er ist nicht besonders intelligent
3)* * *lack [læk]A s Mangel m (of an dat):for lack of mangels (gen);there was no lack of es fehlte nicht an (dat);water is the chief lack hauptsächlich fehlt es an Wasser;lack of discipline Disziplinlosigkeit f;lack of experience fehlende oder mangelnde Routine;lack of leadership mangelnde Führungsqualitäten pl;lack of motivation Motivationslosigkeit f;lack of sleep fehlender Schlaf, Schlafmangel;lack of self-confidence mangelndes Selbstvertrauen;lack of understanding mangelndes Verständnis; → appetite 2, concentration 1 c, consideration 3 evidence A 2B v/twe lack coal es fehlt uns an Kohle;I lack words with which to express it mir fehlen die Worte, um es auszudrücken;the film lacks suspense dem Film fehlt es an Spannung2. es fehlen lassen an (dat)C v/i1. a) (nur im ppr) fehlen:wine was not lacking an Wein fehlte es nichthe is lacking in courage ihm fehlt der Mut, er hat keinen Mut;what he lacked in experience he made up in fighting spirit SPORT seine fehlende Routine machte er durch Kampfgeist wett2. lack for nothing von allem genug haben:he lacks for nothing auch es fehlt ihm an nichts* * *1. nounMangel, der (of an + Dat.)lack of self-consciousness — Unbefangenheit, die
lack of work — Arbeitsmangel, der
2. transitive verbthere is no lack of it [for them] — es fehlt [ihnen] nicht daran
somebody/something lacks something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)
somebody lacks the ability to do something — jemandem fehlt die Fähigkeit, etwas zu tun
3. intransitive verbwhat he lacks is... — woran es ihm fehlt, ist...
* * *(of) n.Fehlen (von) n.ermangeln v.fehlen v.
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