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1 shortage
n. brist; underskott, knapphet* * *[-ti‹]noun (a lack; the state of not having enough: a shortage of water.) brist, knapphet, underskott -
2 acute shortage
akut brist -
3 food shortage
brist på mat -
4 housing shortage
bostadsbrist -
5 land shortage
brist på mark (ej tillräckligt med ledig mark) -
6 acute
adj. akut; allvarlig; stark (smak); skarp, spetsig* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) akut2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) akut3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) skarpsinnig4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) fin, högt utvecklad5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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7 critical
adj. kritisk; riskfylld, farlig* * *1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) kritisk2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) kritisk3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) kritisk -
8 deficiency
n. ofullkomlighet; brist* * *plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) bristfällighet, ofullständighet -
9 famine
n. svält; brist* * *['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) hungersnöd -
10 lay off
skjuta upp; friställa, sparka* * *(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) friställa -
11 manpower
n. arbetskraft* * *noun (the number of people available for employment etc: There's a shortage of manpower in the building industry.) arbetskraft -
12 occupation
n. ockupation; besättande; besittningstagande; innehav--------n. yrke; sysselsättning; syssla; arbete* * *1) (a person's job or work.) yrke, förvärvsarbete2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) ockupation, besättande3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) ockupation -
13 ration
n. ranson, matportion--------v. ransonera, tilldela efter fastställda portioner* * *['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) ranson2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) ransonera- rations- ration out -
14 scarcity
n. brist, knapphet* * *noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) brist, knapphet, sällsynthet -
15 short
adj. kort; knapp, bristande; liten, minskad; outspädd; mindre; mör--------adv. plötsligt, tvärt; i korthet; på kanten; innan slutet--------n. kortslutning (slang); kort (som i "kort sagt"); outspädd drink; kortfilm (slang)--------v. förkorta, korta* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) kort2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) kort3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) kort4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) för lite5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) ont om6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) mör, skör, som smular sig lätt2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) tvärt, plötsligt2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) för kort•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) sätta upp på slutlistan- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
- short of -
16 suffering
n. lidande; smärta; plåga* * *noun ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) lidande, nöd
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