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1 shortage
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2 shortage
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3 manpower
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4 occupation
1) (a person's job or work.) beskæftigelse2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) beboelse3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) besættelse* * *1) (a person's job or work.) beskæftigelse2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) beboelse3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) besættelse -
5 scarcity
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6 suffering
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7 deficiency
plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) mangelfuldhed; utilstrækkelighed; ufuldkommenhed* * *plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) mangelfuldhed; utilstrækkelighed; ufuldkommenhed -
8 famine
['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) hungersnød; sult* * *['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) hungersnød; sult -
9 ration
['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) ration2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) rationere- rations- ration out* * *['ræʃən] 1. noun(a measured amount of food etc allowed during a particular period of time: The soldiers were each given a ration of food for the day.) ration2. verb(to allow only a certain amount of (food etc) to a person or animal during a particular period of time: During the oil shortage, petrol was rationed.) rationere- rations- ration out
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