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1 ♦ lack
♦ lack /læk/n. [u]mancanza; difetto; penuria; insufficienza; scarsità: for lack of money, per mancanza di denaro; There's no lack of teachers, non c'è scarsità d'insegnanti● lack of balance, squilibrio □ for lack of anything better, in mancanza di meglio □ (leg.) lack of evidence, mancanza di prove □ (leg.) lack of jurisdiction, difetto di giurisdizione.♦ (to) lack /læk/A v. t.difettare di; mancare di; scarseggiare di; essere privo di: to lack experience, essere privo di (o non avere) esperienza; I lack the courage to do it, mi manca il coraggio di farloB v. i.(per lo più nelle forme in - ing) far difetto; mancare; scarseggiare: Ammunition was lacking, mancavano le munizioni● (polit.) to lack a majority in Parliament, non avere la maggioranza in parlamento □ to lack (the) words to express one's deepest sympathy (o condolences), non aver parole per esprimere le proprie condoglianze □ to be lacking in, essere privo di; fare difetto (impers.): He is lacking in perseverance, gli fa difetto la tenacia. -
2 want
I [wɒnt]1) (need) bisogno m., esigenza f.2) lett. (deprivation) indigenza f., povertà f.3) (lack) mancanza f., insufficienza f.II 1. [wɒnt]for want of — in o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di
1) (desire) volereI want — (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei
what o how much do you want for this chair? quanto vuole per questa sedia? I want the job finished vorrei che il lavoro fosse finito; I don't want to non ne ho voglia; to want sb. to do volere che qcn. faccia; they just don't want to know — non ne vogliono proprio sapere
2) colloq. (need)several jobs want doing — BE ci sono diversi lavori da fare
"cook wanted" — "cercasi cuoco"
2.I know when I'm not wanted — scherz. capisco quando sono di troppo
to want for — mancare di, avere bisogno di
- want in- want out* * *[wont] 1. verb1) (to be interested in having or doing, or to wish to have or do (something); to desire: Do you want a cigarette?; She wants to know where he is; She wants to go home.) volere2) (to need: This wall wants a coat of paint.) (avere bisogno di)3) (to lack: This house wants none of the usual modern features but I do not like it; The people will want (= be poor) no longer.) occorrere; (vivere in miseria)2. noun1) (something desired: The child has a long list of wants.) desiderio2) (poverty: They have lived in want for many years.) miseria3) (a lack: There's no want of opportunities these days.) mancanza•- wanted- want ad
- want for* * *want /wɒnt/n.2 bisogno; necessità; esigenza; desiderio: (econ.) the satisfaction of human wants, il soddisfacimento dei bisogni umani; freedom from want, la libertà dal bisogno3 [u] indigenza; miseria; ristrettezze: They live in the direst want, vivono nella più squallida miseria● ( USA) want ad, annuncio economico ( offerta o richiesta di lavoro, ecc.) □ (leg.) want of evidence, mancanza di prove □ (leg.) want of jurisdiction, difetto di giurisdizione □ to be in want of, aver bisogno di; necessitare di: The house was in want of repair, la casa aveva bisogno di un restauro.♦ (to) want /wɒnt/A v. t.1 aver bisogno di; abbisognare di: What do you want?, di che cosa hai bisogno?; che cosa ti serve?; The car wants washing, l'automobile ha bisogno di una lavata; You're wanted in the kitchen, c'è bisogno di te (o ti vogliono) in cucina2 volere; desiderare molto: He wants to stay, vuole rimanere; I don't want him to come, non voglio che venga; He wants me to stay here, vuole che io resti qui; DIALOGO → - Considering an evening course- I've always wanted to learn French, ho sempre voluto imparare il francese; I want it done at once, voglio che lo si faccia subito; If you want anything done, ask him, se vuoi che qualcosa si faccia, chiedilo a lui; DIALOGO → - Ordering food 3- Do you want peas or carrots with that?, come contorno vuole i piselli o le carote?; DIALOGO → - Dinner 2- What do you want to drink?, che vuoi da bere?; He wants some coffee, desidera del caffè NOTA D'USO: - volere-3 (fam.) dovere (spec. al condiz.); bisognare, occorrere (impers.): You want to be more careful, dovresti stare più attento; You don't want to work so hard, non dovresti lavorare così; It wants to be done with the utmost care, bisogna farlo con la massima cura4 (generalm. al passivo) ( della polizia, ecc.) ricercare: He is wanted for questioning, lo ricercano per interrogarlo; He is wanted for murder, è ricercato per omicidioB v. i.● (fam.) to want it both ways, volere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca □ (fam.) to want some doing, volerci del bello e del buono □ not to want to know, non volerne sapere, disinteressarsene, infischiarsene.NOTA D'USO: - to want to do o to want doing?-* * *I [wɒnt]1) (need) bisogno m., esigenza f.2) lett. (deprivation) indigenza f., povertà f.3) (lack) mancanza f., insufficienza f.II 1. [wɒnt]for want of — in o per mancanza di, per insufficienza di
1) (desire) volereI want — (as general statement) io voglio; (would like) io vorrei
what o how much do you want for this chair? quanto vuole per questa sedia? I want the job finished vorrei che il lavoro fosse finito; I don't want to non ne ho voglia; to want sb. to do volere che qcn. faccia; they just don't want to know — non ne vogliono proprio sapere
2) colloq. (need)several jobs want doing — BE ci sono diversi lavori da fare
"cook wanted" — "cercasi cuoco"
2.I know when I'm not wanted — scherz. capisco quando sono di troppo
to want for — mancare di, avere bisogno di
- want in- want out
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