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1 lacking
lacking ['lækɪŋ]∎ to be lacking (not present) faire défaut;∎ to be lacking in sth manquer de qch;∎ to be lacking in confidence/experience manquer de confiance/d'expérience;∎ originality is sadly lacking in his new novel son nouveau roman manque malheureusement d'originalité -
2 insecure
insecure [‚ɪnsɪˈkjʊər]a. ( = unsure of oneself) to feel insecure se sentir mal dans sa peaub. [future] incertain ; [job, rights] précairec. [building, district, ladder] peu sûr ; [rope, load] mal arrimé* * *[ˌɪnsɪ'kjʊə(r)]1) ( lacking confidence) qui manque d'assurance2) Psychology insécurisé3) ( not reliable) [job] précaire; [investment] risqué4) (unsafe, loose) [screw] qui tient mal; [lock] peu sûr; [rope] mal attaché; [door] qui ferme mal; [foothold] mal assuré5) ( inadequately protected) peu sûr -
3 unsure
unsure [ˈʌnˈ∫ʊər]a. ( = doubtful) I'm unsure je n'en suis pas sûr• to be unsure about sb/sth ne pas être sûr de qn/qchb. ( = lacking confidence) to be unsure of o.s. ne pas être sûr de soi* * *[ʌn'ʃɔː(r)], US [-'ʃʊər]adjective peu sûr (of de)to be unsure about how/about going — ne pas savoir très bien comment/si on doit partir
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4 insecure
[insi'kjuə]1) (unsure of oneself or lacking confidence: Whenever he was in a crowd of people he felt anxious and insecure.) inquiet2) (not safe or firmly fixed: This chair-leg is insecure; an insecure lock.) peu sûr•- insecurity -
5 shy
1. comparative - shyer; adjective1) (lacking confidence in the presence of others, especially strangers; not wanting to attract attention: She is too shy to go to parties.) timide2) (drawing back from (an action, person etc): She is shy of strangers.) mal à l'aise (avec, devant)3) ((of a wild animal) easily frightened; timid: Deer are very shy animals.) craintif2. verb((of a horse) to jump or turn suddenly aside in fear: The horse shied at the strangers.) se cabrer (devant)- shyly- shyness -
6 insecure
1 [person] ( lacking confidence) qui manque d'assurance ; ( anxious) anxieux/-ieuse ; to be (very) insecure manquer (complètement) d'assurance ; to feel very insecure about the future avoir des inquiétudes pour l'avenir ;2 Psych insécurisé ;4 (unsafe, loose) [screw] mal serré ; [bolt] qui tient mal ; [lock] peu sûr ; [rope] mal attaché ; [structure] branlant ; [door, window] qui ferme mal ; [grip, foothold] mal assuré ;5 ( inadequately protected) [fortress, outpost] peu sûr. -
7 lack
lack [læk]1. nounmanque m• such was their lack of confidence that... ils manquaient tellement de confiance que...• there was a complete lack of interest in my proposals mes suggestions se sont heurtées à une indifférence totalea. to be lacking [food, money] manquer• innovation has been sadly lacking throughout this project l'innovation a fait cruellement défaut dans ce projetb. to be lacking in [person] manquer de* * *[læk] 1.noun manque m (of de)2.for ou through lack of — par manque de
transitive verb manquer de [confidence, humour, funds]3.to be lacking — manquer (in de)
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8 lack
A n manque m (of de) ; for ou through lack of par manque de ; there is no lack of volunteers il ne manque pas de volontaires.C vi to be lacking manquer ; funding was lacking le financement manquait ; to be lacking in manquer de ; to lack for nothing ne manquer de rien. -
9 wimp
[wimp](a person lacking in courage or confidence.) poule mouillée -
10 unsure
unsure [‚ʌn'ʃɔ:(r)](lacking self-confidence) qui manque d'assurance, qui n'est pas sûr de soi; (hesitant) incertain;∎ to be unsure of oneself manquer d'assurance, ne pas être sûr de soi;∎ I'm unsure about going je ne suis pas certain d'y aller;∎ they were unsure of his reaction ils ignoraient quelle serait sa réaction
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