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1 vähävaraisuus
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2 Беднее всех бед, как денег нет
Lack of means of livelihood makes a person extremely unhappyVar.: Хуже всех бед, когда денег нетCf.:A light purse, a heavy heart (Am.). A light purse is a heavy curse (makes a heavy heart) (Am., Br.). No woe to want (Br.)Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Беднее всех бед, как денег нет
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3 povertà
f poverty* * *povertà s.f.1 poverty; ( indigenza) indigence: la povertà di un paese, the poverty of a country; vivere in povertà, to live in poverty; cadere in povertà, to fall on hard times // povertà evangelica, evangelic poverty // voto di povertà, vow of poverty // (econ.): povertà assoluta, absolute poverty; limite di povertà, poverty line2 ( scarsità) shortage, scarcity, poverty; ( mancanza) lack: povertà di coraggio, lack of courage; povertà di idee, immaginazione, poverty (o lack) of ideas, imagination; povertà di mezzi, lack of means* * *[pover'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile1) (miseria) poverty2) (scarsità) poverty, shortage; (mancanza) lackpovertà di mezzi, di idee — lack of means, of ideas
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4 Bedürftigkeit
Bedürftigkeit f SOZ need, insufficient means, lack of means* * *f < Sozial> need, insufficient means, lack of means* * *Bedürftigkeit
neediness, indigence, distress, poverty;
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5 scarsezza
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. -
6 deficiencia
f.1 deficiency, shortcoming (defecto).2 impairment.* * *1 (defecto) deficiency, defect, shortcoming2 (insuficiencia) lack\deficiencia mental mental deficiency* * *noun f.* * *SF1) (=defecto) defect (de in, of)2) (=falta) deficiencydeficiencia mental, deficiencia psíquica — mental deficiency, mental handicap
* * *a) ( defecto) faultdeficiencias técnicas — technical faults o defects
b) ( insuficiencia) deficiency* * *= deficiency, failing, shortcoming, shortfall [short-fall], weakness, impairment.Ex. In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.Ex. No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex. It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex. The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex. A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.----* corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.* deficiencia auditiva = hearing disorder, hearing impairment, hearing disability.* deficiencia cognitiva = cognitive impairment.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiencias = rough edges.* deficiencias en el aprendizaje = learning disability.* deficiencia visual = visual impairment, visual disability.* deficiencia vitamínica = vitamin deficiency.* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* * *a) ( defecto) faultdeficiencias técnicas — technical faults o defects
b) ( insuficiencia) deficiency* * *= deficiency, failing, shortcoming, shortfall [short-fall], weakness, impairment.Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.* corregir deficiencias = correct + deficiencies.* deficiencia auditiva = hearing disorder, hearing impairment, hearing disability.* deficiencia cognitiva = cognitive impairment.* deficiencia mental = mental deficiency.* deficiencias = rough edges.* deficiencias en el aprendizaje = learning disability.* deficiencia visual = visual impairment, visual disability.* deficiencia vitamínica = vitamin deficiency.* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las = hearing impaired, the.* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles = educably mentally handicapped (EMH).* presentar deficiencias = fall + short.* superar una deficiencia = overcome + weakness.* * *1 (defecto) faultdeficiencias técnicas technical faults o defects2 (insuficiencia) deficiencyel trabajo presenta serias deficiencias the work has serious shortcomings o deficienciesuna deficiencia en el sistema de seguridad a weakness o flaw o shortcoming in the security systemdeficiencias en nuestra alimentación deficiencies in our dietdeficiencia inmunológica immune deficiencyCompuesto:mental handicap* * *
deficiencia sustantivo femenino
deficiencia sustantivo femenino deficiency, shortcoming
deficiencia mental, mental handicap
deficiencia respiratoria, respiratory failure
' deficiencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
compensar
- suplir
English:
feeble-mindedness
- deficiency
- short
* * *deficiencia nf1. [defecto] deficiency, shortcoming;grandes deficiencias en el servicio de correos serious deficiencies in the postal service;deficiencias técnicas technical faults;el plan presenta notables deficiencias the plan has major shortcomings o flaws2. [insuficiencia] lack;deficiencia de medios insufficient meansdeficiencia inmunológica immunological deficiency;deficiencia mental mental deficiency* * *f deficiency;con deficiencia auditiva with a hearing problem* * *deficiencia nf: deficiency, flaw -
7 недостаток средств
1) Economy: insufficient funds, lack of funds, lack of means, stress of money2) Business: scarcity of means3) Makarov: insufficient meansУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > недостаток средств
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8 pauvreté
pauvreté [povʀəte]feminine noun* * *povʀəte1) (de personne, pays) poverty2) (de mobilier, vêtements) shabbiness3) (de sol, vocabulaire, d'imagination) poverty; (de débat, programme) poor quality; ( de raisonnement) thinness••pauvreté n'est pas vice — Proverbe poverty is no disgrace ou sin Proverbe
* * *povʀəte nf(= état, condition) poverty* * *pauvreté nf2 (de mobilier, vêtements) shabbiness;3 ( médiocrité) (de sol, vocabulaire, d'imagination) poverty; (de débat, programme) poor quality; ( de raisonnement) thinness; pauvreté intellectuelle intellectual poverty; pauvreté de moyens lack of means; pauvreté en idées paucity of ideas; la pauvreté de la récolte the poor harvest.[povrəte] nom féminin1. [manque d'argent] poverty2. [médiocrité] poverty3. [déficience] poverty -
9 VAN-
a prefixed particle denoting lacking, under-, un-.* * *a particle prefixed to nouns and adverbs, [cp. vanr; Goth. and A. S. wan-, deficient; O. H. G. wana-]:—lacking, wanting: only used as a compd except in the phrase, of og van, or það er of sem van, now too much, now too little.B. In COMPDS van- is freq. as a prefixed particle, mostly denoting lacking, slowly, short, not sufficient, under-, but also simply as a negative, much like Gr. δυσ-: van-afla, -afli, adj. weak, waning in strength, Al. 5. Fms. vi. 107, Sks. 590. van-alinn, part. under-fed, Grág. i. 455. van-brúka. ð, to misuse; mod. van-brúkun, f. a misuse. van-burða, adj. born prematurely; v. eldi. 656 B. 7. van-búinn, part. unprepared, Korm. 202, Ld. 324, Fms. vi. 214, vii. 127, viii. 288. van-drengr, m. a bad man, Fs. 166. van-dæmt, part. under-judging, i. e. too leniently: hafa v. eða ofdæmt, Grág. (pref.) van-efni, n. pl. lack of means, Grág. i. 257, Band. 31 new Ed., Fms. viii. 23. van-erð, f.(?). inferiority, N. G. L. i. 212. van-farinn, part. in a strait, Fas. i. 518 (see also the verse); vér erum vanfarnir hjá honum, we are much short of him, Orkn. 332. van-ferli, n. things going wrong, Fms. x. 131. van-festr, part. badly fastened, MS. 4. 8. van-fylgt, n. part.; hafa v. e-m, to back one slowly, Bs. i. 739. van-færi, n. disability, Stj. 1. van-færr, adj. disabled, infirm, Fms. ii. 146, x. 354, xi. 325, Fas. i. 532, Bs. i. 393; vanærr ok ílla heill, Hom. 122. van-gá, f. lack of care. van-gefinn, see vargefinn. van-gerðing, f. a defective fencing, Gpl. 382. van-geymsla, u, f. = vangá, Ld. 128, Jb. 42, Dipl. v. 26. van-geymt, n. part.; hafa v. e-s, to neglect, H. E. ii. 110. van-giptr, part. married beneath one, Nj. 17, v. l. van-goldit, part. n. underpaid, Ó. H. 87. van-gætt, n. part. = vangeymt, Gþl. 463. van-gæzla, u, f. = vangeymsla, Grág. ii. 341, Fms. viii. 364. van-görr, part. defective, imperfect, imperfectly done, half done, Fms. vi. 13, x. 318, Bs. i. 59; ung Kristni ok mjök vangör, Fbr. 7; mér sýndisk vangört, faulty, Fms. x. 320. van-haft, n. part.; hafa v., not to get one’s due, Grág. i. 265. van-haga, að; impers., mig vanhagar um e-t, to miss a thing, want. van-hagr, m. dismay, disadvantage, Grág. ii. 49, Fms. xi. 245, Fær. 7: misconduct, Bs. i. 687. van-hald, n. a damage, loss; bíða vanhald af e-m, Fms. x. 421: in plur. ill-luck, thriftlessness, Band. 37 new Ed. van-haldinn, part. getting less than one’s due, wronged, H. E. ii. 126; ef þú þykkisk v., Ld. 108, Slurl. i. 77 C, Fas. ii. 297. van-hefnt, n. part. (better var-hefnt), Nj. 280, v. l. van-heiðr, m. dishonour, H. E. i. 562, Fas. ii. 289. van-heila, u, f. = vanheilsa, Bs. i. 353. van-heilagr, adj. profane. van-heilindi, n. failing health, illness, Fms. vii. 208, viii. 280, H. E. i. 12. van-heill, adj. [A. S. wanhâl], not hale, disabled, ill, Grág. i. 50, Fms. x. 420; e-m verðr vanheilt, to be taken ill, Grág. i. 277: = pregnant, Bret. 10. van-heilligr, adj. ill, wretched, Fms. vii. 30. van-heilsa, u, f. failing health, illness, Bs. i. 83, 84, 353 (v. l.), Grág. i. 226, Fms. vii. 157, passim. van-helga, að, to profane. van-helti, f., better vammhelti, q. v., Jb. 366 A. van-henta, t, to stand in need of, to want; hann kvað sér v. annat, he said it was not that he wanted, Ld. 212. van-hentr, adj.; e-m er e-t vanhent, it suits one not well, Fms. x. 260. van-herðr, part. not pushed up to one’s mettle, Fas. iii. 487. van-hirða, t; v. um e-t, to neglect. van-hirðing, f. = vangeymsla. van-hirzla, u, f. = vanhirðing, Sks. 446. van-hluta, adj. unfairly dealt with; verða v., to be worsted, Bjarn. 56, Ísl. ii. 255, Grág. i. 157, ii. 92, Fms. i. 306; rétta þeirra hlut er áðr eru v., Eb. 156. van-hlutr, m. an unfair share, Sturl. i. 47 C. van-hugaðr, n. part. [? A. S. vanhygig]; e-t er v. í máli, it was not well considered, Lv. 30. van-hyggja, u, f. a lack of forethought, Ld. 152; bæta fyrir vanhyggju mína, Valla L. 209. van-kunnandi, part. wanting in knowledge, ignorant, ill-informed, Gþl. van-kunnigr, adj. ignorant. van-kunnindi, f. ignorance, Gþl. (pref.) van-kunnusta (mod. van-kunnátta), u, f. want of knowledge, ignorance, H. E. i. 479. van-leitað, n. part.; e-s er v., examined imperfectly, Bs. i. 329. van-lofaðr, part. under-praised, Fms. vi. 196. van-lokinn, part. half paid, of debt; vanloknar skuldir, Grág. i. 93. van-luktr, part. half finished; ganga frá mörgu vanluktu, Sturl. iii. 279. van-lykta, að, to leave unfinished, H. E. i. 409. van-lyktir, f. pl.; með vanlyktum, unfinished, half done, Fms. vi. 13; ok var at vanlykðum nökkut, er hón þó höfuð hans, Ísl. ii. 333; hvárigar vanlykðir ( faults) er þær koma á goðans hendi, Grág. i. 94. van-mátta, adj. weak, sick, sore; í tána þá er v. var, a sore toe, Hrafn. 15. van-máttigr, adj. failing in strength, weak, impotent, Fms. v. 163. van-máttr, m. failing strength, illness, Eg. 565, Vápn. 17, Fms. ii. 12, Bs. i. 84. van-megin, n. weakness, Fms. vii. 156: a swoon, fainting, sló yfir mik hræzlu ok vanmegni, 108. van-meginn (van-megn, Stj. 20), adj. weak, feeble, Fms. i. 305, Stj. 20, v. l.; v. af megri, Fb. iii. 447; höndina þá má vanmegnu, an infirm hand, Sturl. i. 189. van-megna, adj. = vanmeginn. van-megna, að, to weaken; v. sterkjan hug, Al. 6: reflex., vanmegnast, to faint, sink down, Vídal. passim. van-menni, n. (van-menna, u, f., Lv. 30; vanmennur þær, Fms. xi. 257), a worthless person, Gísl. 149, Vápn. 15, Fms. iii. 149. van-meta, adj. in a weak, bad condition; var fótrinn v., of a sick leg. Bs. i. 344; vanmeta skepna, an ill-favoured creature. van-metnaðr, m. a disgrace, Grett. 160 A. van-mettr, part. hungry, Sól. 3. van-mælt, n. part.; eiga e-t vanmælt, if thou hast anything unsaid, anything to say, Bs. i. 668; hvárt mér verðr ofmælt eðr vanmælt, Nj. 232. van-mætti, n. an infirmity. van-refsaðr, part. not duly punished, Sturl. ii. 10. van-refst, n. part. = refsað; ef v. er af dómarans hendi, Gþl. 172. van-rekstr, m. = vanréttr, Fms. xi. 253, v. l. van-rétti, n. loss of right, Ls. 40; þola v., Ó. H. 238: a defeat, Ísl. ii. 367. van-réttr, m. = vanrétti, Fms. xi. 253. van-rækiliga, adv. carelessly, slovenly, Bs. i. (Laur. S.) van-rækja, t, to disregard, Stj. 157, Fms. xi. 423, K. Á. 72: reflex., vanrækjask e-n, Fms. viii. 252. van-rækt, f. lack of care, Gþl. 332, H. E. i. 251, Dipl. ii. 14. van-rætt, n. part. not fully discussed; v. er um e-t, Sks. 271 B. van-samit, part. unsettled, Stj. van-semd, f. a disgrace, offence, Bjarn. 67. van-signaðr, part. cursed, Stj., MS. 655 xx. 3. van-skörungr, m. = vandrengr, Fs. 4, Eg. 730. van-spurt, n. part. left unasked, Sks. 52, 191. van-stilli, n. lack of moderation, intemperance, Al. 45, 71; gefa svá kappsamliga mat, er á þessu mikit vanstilli, no measure, Ísl. ii. 337, Fms. vii. 162 (of a fit of insanity); v. lopts, Al. 55; þurfa menn ekki hér at lýsa v. ( men need not shew ill temper) fyrir þessa sök, Sturl. i. 101 C. van-stilling, f. = vanstilli. Hom. 25. van-stilltr, part. wanting in tempcr, rash, Fms. i. 207, x. 264; marglyndr, vandlyndr ok v., wanting in temper, 420; v. í orðum, vi. 324: excessive, Stj. 142. van-svarat, n. part. insufficiently answered, of a question; hafa v., H. E. ii. 93; vanspurt eða v., Sks. 270. van-svefta, adj. having too little sleep. van-sæmd, f. dishonour, contumely, Fms. ii. 291, vi. 109. van-sætti, n. discord, Sturl. i. 101, v. l. van-sök, f. a fault, offence, Magn. 524. van-talað, n. part. = vanmælt; er enn mart vantalað, Lv. 20; á ek við hvárigan ykkarn vantalað, I want to speak to neither of you, Fms. v. 327. van-talit ( van-talt), n. part. not full accounted for, short in the tally, Glúm. 385; oftalt, vantalt, Gþl. 478. van-tekit, n. part. pulled insufficiently, Eb. 242. van-traust, n. a lack of trust. van-trú, f. unbelief [Dan. vantro]; villa ok v., K. Á. 218, H. E. i. 390, Vídal. van-trúaðr, part. unbelieving, N. T., Vídal. van-trúnaðr, m. distrust, Fms. i. x. 398. van-unninn, part. unfinished; vanunnin verk, Grág. i. 157; lítið vas eptir vanunnit ( undone) í víngarðinum, Greg. 57. van-virða, t, to disregard, dishonour, put to shame, Ísl. ii. 238; affæra ok v., Bs. i. (Laur. S.): part. vanvirðr, Fms. ii. 67, Fs. 183; vanvirt, Fms. v. 326. van-virða, u, f. a disgrace, Fs. 60, 159, Eb. 128. van-virðing, f. = vanvirða, Fms. ix. 278, 289, Gþl. 157, 181. vanvirðu-lauss, adj. not disgracing, Grett. 118. van-virkja, u, f. a defect, fault, Stj. 158, Ísl. ii. 201, v. l. van-vit, n. [Dan. van-vid = insanity], want of thought, Nj. 135, v. l. van-vita, adj. insane, N. G. L. i. 213, Js. 79. van-vitað, n. part. not quite known; enn er v. nökkut um sættina, Bjarn. 56. van-vizka, u. f. foolishness, Al. 115. van-þakkað, n. part. not duly thanked; eiga e-m e-t v. van-þakklátr, adj. ungrateful. van-þakklæti, n. ingratitude. van-þekking, f. lack of knowledge. van-þyrmsla, u, f. violation; v. hátiða, Hom. 146. van-þökk, f. unthankfulness. -
10 scarsità
[skarsi'ta]sostantivo femminile invariabile shortage, scarceness, scarcity* * *scarsità/skarsi'ta/f.inv.shortage, scarceness, scarcity; la scarsità di visitatori the small number of visitors; scarsità di mezzi lack of means. -
11 varattomuus
yks.nom. varattomuus; yks.gen. varattomuuden; yks.part. varattomuutta; yks.ill. varattomuuteen; mon.gen. varattomuuksien; mon.part. varattomuuksia; mon.ill. varattomuuksiinlack of means (noun)poverty (noun)* * *• impecuniousness• poverty• lack of means• neediness -
12 penuria
f shortage (di of)penuria di alloggi housing shortage* * *penuria s.f. shortage, scarcity: penuria d'acqua, shortage (o scarcity) of water; penuria di insegnanti, shortage (o scarcity) of teachers; penuria di alloggi, housing shortage; penuria di mezzi, lack of means; penuria di operai specializzati, shortage (o scarcity) of skilled labour; penuria di materie prime, scarcity of raw materials; far fronte alla penuria di risorse naturali, to make up for the shortage of natural resources; c'era gran penuria di notizie, there was a great dearth of news // (fin.): penuria di capitali, shortage of capital; penuria di fondi, lack of funds; penuria creditizia, credit stringency.* * *[pe'nurja]sostantivo femminile shortage, scarcity, lack* * *penuria/pe'nurja/sostantivo f.shortage, scarcity, lack. -
13 difettare
difettare v. intr.1 to be wanting (in sthg.), to be deficient (in sthg.), to be lacking (in sthg.), to want (sthg.), to lack (sthg.): difettare di mezzi finanziari, to lack financial means; difettare di sinteticità, to be lacking (o to lack) conciseness; difettare d'intelligenza, to be wanting in intellience2 ( avere difetti) to be defective, to be faulty: camicia difettata, faulty shirt; un apparecchio difettato, a defective piece of machinery.* * *[difet'tare]1) to be* wanting, to be* lacking (di in)2) rar. (presentare difetti) to be* defective (in in)* * *difettare/difet'tare/ [1](aus. avere)1 to be* wanting, to be* lacking (di in)2 rar. (presentare difetti) to be* defective (in in). -
14 çarə
remedy, means, help, way outçarə etmək – find a remedyBaşqa çarə yoxdur. – There is no other way outNə çarə? – What can one do?çarəsiz – irremediable; helpless, without meansçarəsizlik – lack of means; helplessness -
15 нехватка транспортных средств
1) Engineering: lack of means of transportation2) Railway term: lack of transportation facilities3) Economy: shortage of transportУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > нехватка транспортных средств
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16 pochezza
pochezza s.f.2 (fig.) meanness, narrowness: pochezza di mente, narrowness of mind; la pochezza di un gesto, the meanness of an action.* * *[po'kettsa]sostantivo femminile1) (scarsezza) littleness, scarcity2) fig. meanness, pettiness* * *pochezza/po'kettsa/sostantivo f.1 (scarsezza) littleness, scarcity2 fig. meanness, pettiness. -
17 ristrettezza
f di idee narrownessvivere nelle ristrettezze live in straitened circumstances* * *ristrettezza s.f.1 narrowness3 ( insufficienza) lack, shortage, scarcity: ristrettezza di mezzi, lack of means // in ristrettezze finanziarie, in straightened circumstances (o in financial straits).* * *[ristret'tettsa]sostantivo femminile1) narrownessristrettezza di vedute — narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness
2) fig. (scarsità) scarcity-e — straits
* * *ristrettezza/ristret'tettsa/sostantivo f.1 narrowness; ristrettezza di vedute narrow-mindedness, small-mindedness2 fig. (scarsità) scarcity; -e straits; in -e in straitened circumstances; in periodo di -e at a time of shortage; essere in -e economiche to feel the squeeze. -
18 ἀπορία
ἀπορία, ας, ἡ (s. ἀπορέω; Pind., Hdt. et al.; ins, pap, LXX; TestJob; Jos., Bell. 1, 198, Ant., 8, 328; Ath., R. 74, 32 ‘lack’ of money or possessions) orig. ‘lack of means/resources’ (so esp. ins, pap) perplexity, anxiety ἀ. ἤχους θαλάσσης anxiety because of the roaring of the sea Lk 21:25 (cp. Herodian 4, 14, 1 ἀ. τοῦ πρακτέου).—DELG s.v. πόρος, w. ref. to πείρω. Frisk s.v. πείρω. M-M. Sv. -
19 отсутствие транспортных средств
Engineering: lack of means of transportationУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > отсутствие транспортных средств
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20 справка о потере средств к существованию
Sociology: certificate of lack of meansУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > справка о потере средств к существованию
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lack — [[t]læk[/t]] n. 1) deficiency or absence of something needed or desirable: lack of money; lack of skill[/ex] 2) something missing or wanted: After he left, they really felt the lack[/ex] 3) cvb to be without; have need of: You lack common… … From formal English to slang
lack — 1. noun a lack of cash Syn: absence, want, need, deficiency, dearth, insufficiency, shortage, shortfall, scarcity, paucity, unavailability, deficit Ant: abundance 2. verb they lack sufficient resources … Thesaurus of popular words
lack — [12] The word lack is not known to have existed in Old English, although it is by no means impossible that it did. If it was a borrowing, a possible source would have been Middle Dutch lak ‘deficiency, fault’. This has been traced back to a… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
lack — [12] The word lack is not known to have existed in Old English, although it is by no means impossible that it did. If it was a borrowing, a possible source would have been Middle Dutch lak ‘deficiency, fault’. This has been traced back to a… … Word origins
David Means — (born 1961) [1] is an American writer based in Nyack, New York. His short stories have appeared in many publications, including Esquire, The New Yorker, and Harper s. They are frequently set in the Midwest or the Rust Belt, or along the Hudson… … Wikipedia