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1 deficiency
1 ( shortage) (of funds, resources etc) manque m, insuffisance f (of, in de) ; Med carence f (of en) ; iron/vitamin deficiency carence en fer/vitamines ; deficiency disease maladie de or par carence ;2 ( weakness) (of argument, answer) faiblesse f ; his deficiencies as a poet ses faiblesses en tant que poète ;3 Med ( defect) défaut m ; a hearing deficiency un défaut de l'ouïe ; liver/heart deficiency insuffisance f hépatique/cardiaque. -
2 deficiency
∎ a deficiency in or of calcium, a calcium deficiency une carence en calcium;∎ mental deficiency déficience f mentale(b) (flaw → in character, system) défaut m►► Medicine deficiency disease maladie f de carence -
3 deficiency
deficiency [dɪˈfɪ∫ənsɪ]b. (in character, system) faille f ; (in construction, machine) imperfection f ; (in service) faiblesse f* * *[dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ]1) ( shortage) insuffisance f (of, in de); Medicine carence f (of en)2) ( weakness)his deficiencies as a poet — ses faiblesses fpl en tant que poète
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4 deficiency
1) lacune; pénurie; insuffisance; manque; carence2) défaut; faille; imperfection; faiblesse; déficienceEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > deficiency
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5 deficiency
plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) manque -
6 deficiency
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7 deficiency
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8 deficiency payment
Fin. paiement différentiel [CEE] ; prime de complément [ACICI]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > deficiency payment
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9 deficiency reserve
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10 deficiency of rainfall
English-French dictionary of Geography > deficiency of rainfall
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11 deficiency, of, capital
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12 protein deficiency
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13 vitamin deficiency
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14 experience deficiency
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15 mental deficiency
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16 vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
carence en vitamine B12 ou en folatesEnglish-French medical dictionary > vitamin B12 or folate deficiency
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17 Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
Syndrome d'immunodéficience acquise, SIDAEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > Acquired Immuno-Deficiency Syndrome
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18 hearing deficiency
déficit auditif, diminution de l'acuité auditive, perte auditive, détérioration de l'audition, perte d'auditionEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > hearing deficiency
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19 oxygen deficiency
défaut d'oxygène, insuffisance d'oxygène, manque d'oxygèneEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > oxygen deficiency
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20 mental, deficiency
déficience f mentale
См. также в других словарях:
deficiency — de·fi·cien·cy /di fi shən sē/ n pl cies: an amount that is lacking or inadequate: as a: the difference between the amount of tax owed and the amount of tax paid b: the difference between the amount owed under a security agreement and the amount… … Law dictionary
Deficiency — De*fi cien*cy, n.; pl. {Deficiencies}. [See {Deficient}.] The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure; imperfection; shortcoming; defect. A deficiency of blood. Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] [Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deficiency — deficiency. См. дефишиенси. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
deficiency — 1630s, from deficience (mid 15c.) + CY (Cf. cy); or from L.L. deficientia, from deficientem (see DEFICIENT (Cf. deficient)) … Etymology dictionary
deficiency — *imperfection, shortcoming, fault Analogous words: *lack, want, dearth, defect: flaw, *blemish: *failure, neglect, default, miscarriage, dereliction Antonyms: excess … New Dictionary of Synonyms
deficiency — [n] imperfection, inadequacy absence, bug*, dearth, defalcation, default, defect, deficit, demerit, dereliction, failing, failure, fault, flaw, frailty, glitch*, inability to hack it*, insufficience, insufficiency, lack, loss, need, neglect,… … New thesaurus
deficiency — ► NOUN (pl. deficiencies) 1) a lack or shortage. 2) a failing or shortcoming … English terms dictionary
deficiency — [dē fish′ən sē, difish′ən sē] n. [ME deficience < LL deficientia < L deficiens, prp. of deficere to lack, fail < de , from + facere, to DO1] 1. the quality or state of being deficient; absence of something essential; incompleteness 2. pl … English World dictionary
deficiency — A lack, shortage, or insufficiency. The amount by which the tax properly due exceeds the sum of the amount of tax shown on a taxpayer s return plus amounts previously assessed or collected as a deficiency, less any credits, refunds or other… … Black's law dictionary
deficiency — A lack, shortage, or insufficiency. The amount by which the tax properly due exceeds the sum of the amount of tax shown on a taxpayer s return plus amounts previously assessed or collected as a deficiency, less any credits, refunds or other… … Black's law dictionary
deficiency — The amount by which a project s cash flow is not adequate to meet debt service. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * deficiency UK US /dɪˈfɪʃənsi/ noun [C] (plural deficiencies) ► [C] a situation in which something is not as good as it should be … Financial and business terms