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1 shortage
نَقْص \ defect: a fault. drawback: a fault in sth. that satisfies in most other ways: I like this house - the only drawback is that it is far from the town. fault: sth. that is wrong; a weakness: His worst fault is laziness. The lights have gone out; there must be an electrical fault. lack: (with of) absence of sth.; want: I could not finish the job for lack of paint. scarcity: lack, poor supply. shortage: lack; too small a supply: a serious shortage of meat in the shops. want: lack; the state of not having sth.: He died for want of food. \ See Also عيب (عَيْب) -
2 niedostatek żywności
• food shortageSłownik polsko-angielski dla inżynierów > niedostatek żywności
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3 нехватка продовольствия
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4 перебои в снабжении продовольствием
food shortage4000 полезных слов и выражений > перебои в снабжении продовольствием
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5 нехватка
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6 нехватка
Русско-английский словарь по информационным технологиям > нехватка
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8 oge
food shortage; he ta'u o te oge, famine year; kaiga oge nuinui, land of great food shortage. -
9 нехватка продовольствия
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > нехватка продовольствия
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10 elintarvikepula
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11 Nahrungsmangel
m food shortage; einer Person etc.: lack of food* * *Nah|rungs|man|gelmfood shortage* * *Nah·rungs·man·gelm food shortageaus \Nahrungsmangel due to food shortage* * * -
12 Lebensmittel
Lebensmittel npl GEN, V&M foodstuffs, provisions, groceries; food* * ** * *Lebensmittel
provisions, victuals (Br.), viands, groceries, food [supplies], foodstuffs, kitchen stuff;
• abgepackte Lebensmittel packaged groceries;
• nicht zum Verzehr geeignete Lebensmittel unwholesome food;
• haltbare Lebensmittel durables;
• begrenzt haltbare Lebensmittel perishables;
• konzentrierte Lebensmittel concentrated food;
• maßgeschneiderte Lebensmittel tailored foodstuffs;
• ökologische Lebensmittel organic food;
• tiefgekühlte Lebensmittel frozen food;
• verderbliche Lebensmittel perishables;
• zollfreie Lebensmittel free food;
• Lebensmittel tierischen Ursprungs animal products, foodstuffs of animals origin;
• Lebensmittel anschaffen to market, to cater;
• tiefgekühlte Lebensmittel auftauen to defreeze food;
• Lebensmittel beschlagnahmen to commandeer provisions;
• schlecht gewordene Lebensmittel beschlagnahmen to condemn defective provisions;
• Lebensmittel einkaufen to go grocery shopping, to cater;
• nicht genügend Lebensmittel haben to fall short of provisions;
• Lebensmittel hamstern to hoard food;
• Lebensmittel konservieren to preserve foodstuffs, to keep food on ice;
• Lebensmittel rationieren (zuteilen) to ration food;
• Lebensmittel dem Tiefkühlverfahren unterziehen to quickfreeze food;
• mit Lebensmittel versehen to provision, to supply with provisions;
• Lebensmittel zurückhalten to hold up foodstuffs;
• kostenloser Lebensmittelabschnittt food stamp benefit;
• Lebensmittelabteilung food department;
• Lebensmittelallergie food allergy;
• Lebensmittel- und Veterinäramt der Europäischen Union EU Food and Veterinary Office;
• Lebensmittelan- und verkauf regrating;
• Lebensmittelanreicherung food enrichment;
• Lebensmittelaufbewahrung food conservation;
• Ständiger Lebensmittelausschuss (EU) Standing Committee for Foodstuffs;
• Lebensmittelauswahl choice of food;
• Lebensmittelauszeichnung food labelling;
• Lebensmittelbedarf food requirements;
• Lebensmittelbehälter food container;
• Lebensmittelbehörde Food and Drug Administration (US);
• Lebensmittelbereich foodstuff sector;
• Lebensmittelbetrieb food plant;
• Lebensmittelbevorratung stockpiling of foodstuffs;
• Lebensmittelbewirtschaftung food rationing;
• Lebensmittelbranche supply branch, food trade;
• in der Lebensmittelbranche in the food line;
• Lebensmittelchemiker food analyst (chemist);
• Lebensmitteleinfuhr food imports;
• Lebensmitteleinkauf grocery shopping;
• Lebensmitteleinkäufer caterer;
• Lebensmitteleinsparung food conservation;
• Lebensmitteleinzelhändler food retailer;
• Lebensmittelerzeuger producers of food;
• Lebensmittel- und Rohstofferzeugung primary production;
• Lebensmittelfabrikant food manufacturer;
• Lebensmittelfälschung adulteration of food;
• Lebensmittelfarbstoff food dye;
• Lebensmittelforschung food research;
• Lebensmittelgeschäft food shop (store, US), grocery (grocer’s) shop (Br.) (store, outlet, US);
• Lebensmittelgesetz National Food Bill (US), Food and Drug Act (Br.);
• Lebensmittel großhändler, Lebensmittelgroßhandel wholesale provision business;
• Lebensmittelgutschein victualling note (Br.);
• Lebensmittelhamsterer food hoarder;
• Lebensmittelhamstern food hoarding, hoarding of supplies;
• Lebensmittelhändler victualler, provision dealer (merchant) (Br.);
• Lebensmittelherstellung food production;
• Lebensmittelherstellungsprozess food-manufacturing process;
• Lebensmittelhygiene food hygiene;
• Lebensmittelindustrie food-processing (-manufacturing) industry, provisions industry;
• Lebensmittelinspekteur food inspector;
• Lebensmittelkarte food (ration) card, ration book (Br.) (ticket);
• Lebensmittelkartenabschnitt food (Br.) (ration) coupon, food ticket;
• Lebensmittelkaufhaus supermarket;
• Lebensmittelkennzeichnung food labelling;
• Lebensmittelknappheit shortage (lack) of food, food shortage;
• Lebensmittelkonserven canned (US) (tinned, Br.) food;
• Lebensmittelkonservierung food conservation;
• Lebensmittelkonservierung durch Bestrahlung radiation preservation of food;
• Lebensmittelkontrolle food control;
• Lebensmittelkontrolleur food inspector (controller);
• Lebensmittelkürzung food cut;
• Lebensmittelladen food shop (store, US), grocery outlet;
• Lebensmittelladen besitzen to keep a grocer’s shop (Br.);
• Lebensmittellager supply depot, inventory of supplies, cache;
• Lebensmittellagerung food storage;
• Lebensmittellieferant purveyor, victualler, (fertiger Speisen) caterer;
• Lebensmittelmangel food shortage;
• Lebensmittelmarkenabschnitt ration coupon;
• Lebensmittelnorm food standard;
• Lebensmittelpaket food parcel (package);
• Lebensmittelpreisauszeichnung food price label(l)ing;
• Lebensmittelpreise food prices, prices of foodstuffs;
• Lebensmittelprobe sample of foodstuffs;
• Lebensmittelproduktion food production;
• Lebensmittelqualität verbessern to improve the quality of food;
• Lebensmittelration food ration;
• Lebensmittelrationierung food rationing;
• Lebensmittelreserven food reserves;
• Lebensmittelsendung shipment of food[stuffs];
• Lebensmittelsicherheit food safety;
• Lebensmittelsicherheit und Lebensmittelqualität aufrechterhalten to maintain food safety and quality;
• Lebensmitteltechnologie food technology;
• Lebensmitteltransport shipment of food[stuffs];
• Lebensmittelüberwachung food safety control;
• Lebensmittelverarbeitung food processing;
• Lebensmittelverarbeitungsbetrieb food-processing company;
• Lebensmittelverbrauch food consumption;
• Lebensmittelverfälschung adulteration of food;
• Lebensmittelvergiftung food poisoning;
• Lebensmittelverkauf sale of provisions;
• Lebensmittelverpackung food packaging;
• Lebensmittelverschwendung food waste;
• Lebensmittelversorgung food supply, supplying with provisions, victual(l)ing;
• Lebensmittelvertriebsfirma food-distributing company;
• Lebensmittelvorrat food supply (stocks);
• Lebensmittelwerte (Börse) food shares (stocks, US);
• Lebensmittelzusatz food additive;
• Lebensmittelzuteilung food ration (allowance);
• Lebensmittelzwangswirtschaft food rationing.
heranschaffen, Lebensmittel
to cater;
• Material heranschaffen to transport material;
• an seinen Arbeitgeber wegen einer Gehaltserhöhung herantreten to approach one's employer about an increase in salary (a raise, US);
• im Wege des Zukaufs zu einem Konzern heranwachsen to take the conglomerate route.
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disette [dizεt]feminine noun* * *dizɛtnom féminin ( famine) famine, food shortage* * *dizɛt nf* * *[dizɛt] nom féminin2. (littéraire) [manque]disette d'argent want ou lack of money -
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pénurie [penyʀi]feminine noun• pénurie de main-d'œuvre/sucre labour/sugar shortage* * *penyʀinom féminin shortage* * *penyʀi nfpénurie de main-d'œuvre — labour shortage Grande-Bretagne labor shortage USA
* * *pénurie nf1 ( manque) shortage (de of); pénurie pétrolière/alimentaire oil/food shortage; pénurie de main-d'œuvre/de talents shortage of labourGB/talent; pénurie de logements housing shortage;2 ( disette) scarcity, shortage.[penyri] nom féminin2. [manque]pénurie d'argent shortage of money, money shortage -
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1) General subject: food shortages, food shortage2) Military: shortage of food3) Business: food squeeze4) Logistics: ration shortageУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нехватка продовольствия
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16 дефицит
deficit; (недостаток) deficiency, gap; (нехватка) shortageбюджетный дефицит, дефицит бюджета — budget deficit
рост бюджетного дефицита — growth of the budget / budgetary deficit
валютный дефицит — exchange shortage / deficit
долларовый дефицит, дефицит долларового баланса — dollar gap
постоянный / хронический дефицит — constant / chronic deficit
испытывать хронический финансовый дефицит — to have a chronic / persistent financial deficit
сократить дефицит платёжного баланса — to reduce / to cut balance of payments deficit
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f, scarsità f shortage, scarcityscarsezza di viveri food shortage* * *scarsezza, scarsità s.f. scarceness, scarcity, shortage; ( mancanza) lack: scarsezza di acqua, scarcity (o shortage) of water; scarsezza di ingegno, lack of intelligence // (econ.): scarsezza di denaro, stringency (o shortage) of money; scarsezza di manodopera, labour shortage; scarsezza di personale, lack of personnel; scarsezza di materie prime, scarcity of raw materials; scarsezza di fondi, lack of funds; scarsezza di liquidità, lack of liquidity // (fin.) scarsezza di dollari, ( sul mercato valutario) dollar gap.* * *[skar'settsa]sostantivo femminile shortage, scarceness, scarcity* * *scarsezza/skar'settsa/sostantivo f.shortage, scarceness, scarcity; la scarsezza di visitatori the small number of visitors; scarsezza di mezzi lack of means. -
18 mangeln
v/t (Wäsche) mangle—v/i1. unpers.: es mangelt an (+Dat) there’s a lack ( oder shortage) of; es mangelt mir an Geld etc. I’m short of money etc.; es mangelt ihm an Mut he lacks ( oder is lacking in) courage; es mangelt ihr an nichts she lacks ( oder wants for) nothing; mangelndes Selbstvertrauen lack of self-confidence; wegen mangelnder Nachfrage due to inadequate ( oder lack of) demand* * *(bügeln) to mangle;(fehlen) to be missing; to be lacking; to lack* * *mạn|geln I ['maŋln]1. vtWäsche to (put through the) mangle; (= heiß mangeln) to iron, to press2. vito use the mangle; (mit Heißmangel) to use the rotary iron II1. vi imperses mangelt an etw (dat) — there is a lack of sth
er ließ es an nichts mangeln — he made sure that he/they etc lacked nothing, he made sure that nothing was lacking
es mangelt jdm an etw (dat) — sb lacks sth
es mangelt ihm an Selbstvertrauen/Erfahrung — he is lacking in or he lacks self-confidence/experience
mangelndes Selbstvertrauen/Verständnis etc — a lack of self-confidence/understanding etc
wegen mangelnder Aufmerksamkeit — through not paying attention
das Kino wurde wegen mangelnder Sicherheit geschlossen — the cinema was closed because of inadequate safety precautions
2. vietw mangelt jdm/einer Sache — sb/sth lacks sth; (Verständnis, Selbstvertrauen, Erfahrung auch) sb is lacking in sth
* * *(to be without or not to have enough: He is lacking in intelligence.) be lacking* * *man·geln1[ˈmaŋl̩n]vies mangelt vor allem an Lebensmitteln above all there is a food shortagees jdm an nichts \mangeln lassen to make sure sb doesn't want for anythingdir mangelt es an der nötigen Reife you do not have the necessary maturity [or are too immature2. (nicht vorhanden sein)▪ etw mangelt jdm sb lacks [or does not have] sthjdm mangelt der Ernst sb is not serious enoughman·geln2[ˈmaŋl̩n]vt (mit der Mangel² glätten)▪ etw \mangeln to press sth, to put sth through the mangle* * *Iintransitives Verbes mangelt an etwas — (Dat.) (ist nicht vorhanden) there is a lack of something; (ist unzureichend vorhanden) there is a shortage of something; something is in short supply
jemandem/einer Sache mangelt es an etwas — (Dat.) somebody/something lacks something
II 1.seine mangelnde Menschenkenntnis — his inadequate understanding of people
transitives Verb mangle2.intransitives Verb do the mangling* * *mangeln1 v/t (Wäsche) manglemangeln2 v/i1. unpers:es mangelt ihr an nichts she lacks ( oder wants for) nothing;mangelndes Selbstvertrauen lack of self-confidence;wegen mangelnder Nachfrage due to inadequate ( oder lack of) demand2. geh:* * *Iintransitives Verbes mangelt an etwas — (Dat.) (ist nicht vorhanden) there is a lack of something; (ist unzureichend vorhanden) there is a shortage of something; something is in short supply
II 1.jemandem/einer Sache mangelt es an etwas — (Dat.) somebody/something lacks something
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19 crisis
f. s.&pl.crisis.estar en crisis to be in crisiscrisis económica recessioncrisis energética energy crisiscrisis de identidad identity crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *1 (dificultad) crisis2 (ataque) fit, attack3 (escasez) shortage\estar en crisis to be in crisis, reach crisis pointcrisis de gobierno cabinet crisiscrisis financiera financial crisiscrisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *noun f.* * *SF INV1) (Econ, Pol, Sociol) crisisla situación económica está pasando por una nueva crisis — the economy is undergoing o going through a new crisis
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lo que está en crisis es el propio sistema — the system itself is in crisisnuestro matrimonio está en crisis — our marriage is in crisis o going through a crisis
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hacer crisis — to reach crisis point, come to a head2) (Med)crisis cardíaca — cardiac arrest, heart failure
crisis epiléptica — epileptic fit, epileptic attack
* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex. An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.Ex. Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex. There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex. The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex. The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex. A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex. The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.----* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *a) ( situación grave) crisisb) (Med) crisishacer crisis — enfermedad to become critical
c) (period) ( remodelación ministerial) tb* * *= crisis [crises, -pl.], trough, shakeout [shake-out], crunch, slump, downswing, bust.Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.* agravar una crisis = exacerbate + crisis.* alcanzar proporciones de crisis = grow to + crisis proportions.* causar esta crisis = precipitate + crisis.* convertirse en una crisis = grow to + a crisis.* crisis + aumentar = crisis + deepen.* crisis bursátil = market crash, stock market crash.* crisis crediticia = credit crunch, credit squeeze.* crisis de enormes proporciones = situation of crisis proportions.* crisis de fe = crisis of faith.* crisis de identidad = crisis of confidence, identity crisis, crisis in confidence.* crisis de la industria del libro = book crisis.* crisis del libro = book crisis.* crisis de los cuarenta = mid-life crisis, middle-age crisis, middle-age blues.* crisis de los siete años = seven-year itch.* crisis económica = financial straits, economic crisis, financial crisis, crash, bad economic times, shakeout [shake-out], financial crunch, economic slump, difficult economic times, economic depression, economic doldrums.* crisis económica mundial = global economic slump.* crisis emocional = emotional crisis.* crisis energética = energy crisis.* crisis financiera = financial crisis, financial crunch.* crisis medioambiental = environmental crisis.* crisis social = social crisis.* desatar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* en crisis = depressed, crisis-ridden, on the rocks.* enfrentarse a una crisis = face + crisis.* en situación de crisis = on the rocks.* estar sumido en una crisis = be deep in crisis.* gestión de crisis = crisis management.* hacer frente a una crisis = face + crisis, meet + crisis.* ocasionar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* pasar una crisis = face + crisis.* provocar una crisis = precipitate + crisis.* resolver una crisis = solve + crisis.* sobrevivir una crisis = survive + crisis.* superar una crisis = ford + crisis, survive + crisis.* * *(pl crisis)1 (situación grave) crisisel país sufre/está atravesando una grave crisis energética the country has/is experiencing a serious energy crisisla crisis de la vivienda the housing crisis o shortagela economía está en crisis the economy is in crisiscrisis de fe crisis of faithsu relación está pasando por una etapa de crisis their relationship is going through a crisisla situación hizo crisis the situation came to a head, the situation reached crisis point o a crisis level2 ( Med) crisisla enfermedad hizo crisis al día siguiente the illness became critical the next day3 ( period) (remodelación ministerial) tbcrisis de Gobierno cabinet reshuffleCompuestos:heart failure, cardiac arrest● crisis crediticia or del créditocredit crunch, credit crisisidentity crisismidlife crisiscabinet crisis ( resulting in dismissals or resignations)nervous breakdownrespiratory failure* * *
crisis sustantivo femenino (pl◊ crisis)
crisis sustantivo femenino inv
1 (mala situación) crisis
2 Fin crisis
3 Med (ataque) fit, attack
' crisis' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acentuarse
- actual
- álgida
- álgido
- depresión
- encarar
- frenar
- galopante
- ingresar
- pasar
- agudizar
- agudo
- atravesar
- causante
- desencadenar
- económico
- energético
- estallar
- perdurar
- sacar
English:
actual
- acute
- background
- breakdown
- carry through
- corner
- crack
- crisis
- flap
- identity crisis
- midlife
- nervous breakdown
- pull through
- religion
- break
- confront
- crunch
- deepen
- defuse
- depression
- develop
- hang
- head
- trouble
* * *crisis nf inv1. [situación difícil] crisis;la crisis del petróleo the oil crisis;la crisis del matrimonio the crisis affecting the institution of marriage;la crisis en el mercado de valores the stock market crisis;estar en crisis to be in crisis;atravesar una crisis to go through a crisis;entrar en una época de crisis to go into crisis, to enter a period of crisiscrisis económica economic crisis, recession;crisis energética energy crisis;crisis financiera financial crisis;crisis de identidad identity crisis;crisis ministerial cabinet crisis;Hist la crisis de los misiles [en Cuba] the Cuban Missile Crisis2. [médica] crisiscrisis cardiaca cardiac arrest;crisis epiléptica epileptic attack;crisis nerviosa nervous breakdown* * *f inv crisis* * *crisis nf1) : crisis2)crisis nerviosa : nervous breakdown* * *crisis n2. (escasez) shortage3. (cambio brusco) attack / fit -
20 нехватка
ж. lack, deficiency, shortageнехватка долларов; долларовый голод — dollar shortage
недостаток; нехватка продовольствия — food shortage
Синонимический ряд:недостаток (сущ.) дефицит; недостаток; недостача
См. также в других словарях:
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