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1 lack
[læk] 1. verb(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) faltar a2. noun(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) falta* * *[læk] n falta, necessidade, carência, deficiência. • vt+vi faltar, necessitar, carecer de. for lack of money por falta de dinheiro. -
2 lack
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3 abandonment
noun Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan.) abandono* * *a.ban.don.ment[əb'ændənmənt] n 1 abandono, desistência, renúncia. 2 deserção. 3 desamparo. -
4 anaesthetic
(a substance, used in surgery etc, that causes lack of feeling in a part of the body or unconsciousness.) anestésico- anaesthetist
- anaesthetize
- anaesthetise* * *an.aes.thet.ic[ænisθ'etik] adj = link=anesthesticanesthestic. -
5 attendance
noun His attendance (= the number of times he attends) at school is poor; Attendances (= the number of people attending) at the concerts went down after the price of tickets increased.) frequência* * *at.tend.ance[ət'endəns] n 1 atenção. 2 freqüência, comparecimento. 3 presença, assistência, auditório. 4 comitiva, séqüito. 5 serviço, tratamento, assistência. he died for lack of attendance / ele morreu por falta de assistência. attendance at church freqüência de fiéis na igreja. in attendance em serviço. late attendance hábito de chegar ao serviço com atraso. medical attendance tratamento médico. to dance attendance upon someone estropiar-se a serviço de alguém. -
6 complaint
1) ((a statement of one's) dissatisfaction: The customer made a complaint about the lack of hygiene in the food shop.) queixa2) (a sickness, disease, disorder etc: He's always suffering from some complaint or other.) achaque* * *com.plaint[kəmpl'eint] n 1 queixa, reclamação, denúncia. 2 motivo ou razão da queixa ou denúncia. 3 acusação. 4 doença, enfermidade. -
7 discomfort
1) (the state of being uncomfortable; pain: Her broken leg caused her great discomfort.) incómodo2) (something that causes lack of comfort: the discomforts of living in a tent.) desconforto* * *dis.com.fort[disk'∧mfət] n 1 desconforto, incômodo. 2 desconsolo, enfado, mágoa, pesar, aflição, inquietação, preocupação. • vt desconsolar, entristecer, afligir, atormentar, desanimar. -
8 drought
((a period of) lack of rain: The reservoir dried up completely during the drought.) seca* * *[draut] n seca, secura, aridez, falta de chuva, estiagem. -
9 education
noun (instruction and teaching, especially of children and young people in schools, universities etc: His lack of education prevented him from getting a good job.) educação* * *ed.u.ca.tion[edjuk'ei82n; ed92kei82n] n 1 educação, ensino, estudo. 2 cultura. 3 pedagogia. elementary education ensino elementar. primary education ensino primário. secondary education ensino secundário. -
10 entertainment
1) (something that entertains, eg a theatrical show etc.) espectáculo2) (the act of entertaining.) divertimento3) (amusement; interest: There is no lack of entertainment in the city at night.) divertimento* * *en.ter.tain.ment[ent2t'einm2nt] n 1 hospitalidade, entretenimento. 2 hospedagem, acolhimento. 3 divertimento. the play afforded me endless entertainment / a peça proporcionou-me um enorme prazer. 4 festa, espetáculo. musical entertainment / festa musical. 5 passatempo, diversão. -
11 headache
1) (a pain in the head: Bright lights give me a headache.) dor de cabeça2) (something worrying: Lack of money is a real headache.) dor de cabeça* * *head.ache[h'edeik] n dor de cabeça. -
12 injustice
((an instance of) unfairness or the lack of justice: He complained of injustice in the way he had been treated; They agreed that an injustice had been committed.) injustiça- do someone an injustice- do an injustice* * *in.jus.tice -
13 limitation
1) (an act of limiting.) limitação2) (a lack, eg of a particular facility, ability etc: We all have our limitations.) limitação* * *lim.i.ta.tion[limit'eiʃən] n 1 limitação, restrição. 2 termo. 3 prescrição. 4 demarcação. -
14 scarcity
noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) escassez* * *scar.ci.ty[sk'ɛəsiti] n = link=scarceness scarceness. -
15 unconcern
(lack of interest or anxiety: He received the news of his failure with apparent unconcern.) desinteresse- unconcernedly* * *un.con.cern[∧nkəns'ə:n] n 1 despreocupação, tranqüilidade. 2 indiferença, desinteresse. -
16 upstart
(a person who has risen quickly to wealth or power but seems to lack dignity or ability: I shall leave the firm if that little upstart becomes manager.) zé-ninguém* * *up.start['∧psta:t] n 1 pessoa que repentinamente surgiu do nada, novo-rico, filho da fortuna. 2 pessoa arrogante, convencida, pretensiosa. • vt+vi elevar-se repentinamente, surgir do nada, tornar-se rico repentinamente. • adj 1 próprio de novo-rico etc. 2 arrogante. -
17 jet-lag
noun (symptoms such as tiredness and lack of concentration caused by flying a long distance in a short period of time.) cansaço de viagem -
18 the generation gap
noun (the difference in views and the lack of understanding between younger and older people.) -
19 abandonment
noun Lack of money led to the abandonment of this plan.) abandono -
20 anaesthetic
(a substance, used in surgery etc, that causes lack of feeling in a part of the body or unconsciousness.) anestésico- anaesthetist - anaesthetize - anaesthetise
См. также в других словарях:
lack — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being without or not having enough of something. ► VERB (also lack for) ▪ be without or deficient in. ORIGIN perhaps partly from Low German lak deficiency , Dutch laken lack … English terms dictionary
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lack|a|dai|si|cal — «LAK uh DAY zuh kuhl», adjective. lacking interest or enthusiasm; languid; listless: »A lackadaisical sales staff. The new mayor has worked long and hard and is far from lackadaisical. SYNONYM(S): spiritless, lethargic, dreamy. ╂[< lackadaisy … Useful english dictionary
lack — noun absence or deficiency of something. verb (also lack for) be without or deficient in. Origin ME: corresp. to, and perh. partly from, MDu. and Mid. Low Ger. lak deficiency , MDu. laken lack … English new terms dictionary
lack-all — lackˈ all noun (archaic) Someone who is destitute • • • Main Entry: ↑lack … Useful english dictionary
lack-beard — lackˈ beard noun • • • Main Entry: ↑lack … Useful english dictionary
