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1 shortage
['ʃɔːtɪdʒ]na shortage of — niedobór m +gen
* * *[-ti‹]noun (a lack; the state of not having enough: a shortage of water.) brak -
2 cash shortage
manko kasowe -
3 food shortage
niedostatek żywności -
4 housing shortage
brak mieszkańgłód mieszkaniowy -
5 acute
[ə'kjuːt]adjillness, angle ostry; pain ostry, przenikliwy; anxiety silny; mind, person, observer przenikliwy; ( LING) accent akutowy* * *[ə'kju:t]1) ((of a disease etc) severe but not lasting very long: They think his illness is acute rather than chronic.) ostry2) (very great: There is an acute shortage of teachers.) ostry, poważny3) (quick-witted: As a businessman, he's very acute.) bystry, rozgarnięty4) ((of the senses) keen: acute hearing.) wyczulony5) (high, shrill s high sound.)•- acutely
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6 critical
['krɪtɪkl]adjto be critical of sb/sth — mieć krytyczny stosunek do kogoś/czegoś
* * *1) (judging and analysing: He has written several critical works on Shakespeare.) krytyczny2) (fault-finding: He tends to be critical of his children.) krytyczny3) (of, at or having the nature of, a crisis; very serious: a critical shortage of food; After the accident, his condition was critical.) krytyczny -
7 deficiency
[dɪ'fɪʃənsɪ]n( lack) brak m, niedobór m; ( inadequacy) niedostatki pl, słabość f; ( COMM) deficyt m* * *plural - deficiencies; noun ((a) shortage or absence of what is needed.) niedobór -
8 famine
['fæmɪn]ngłód m, klęska f głodu* * *['fæmin]((a) great lack or shortage especially of food: Some parts of the world suffer regularly from famine.) głód -
9 housing
['hauzɪŋ] 1. n( buildings) zakwaterowanie nt; ( conditions) warunki pl mieszkaniowe; ( provision) gospodarka f mieszkaniowa2. cpdproblem mieszkaniowy* * *[-ziŋ]1) (houses: These flats will provide housing for the immigrants.) pomieszczenia, schronienie2) (the hard cover round a machine etc.) obudowa -
10 lay off
vtzwalniać (zwolnić perf) (z pracy)* * *(to dismiss (employees) temporarily: Because of a shortage of orders, the firm has laid off a quarter of its workforce.) zwolnić czasowo -
11 manpower
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12 occupation
[ɔkju'peɪʃən]n* * *1) (a person's job or work.) zajęcie2) (the act of occupying (a house, town etc).) zajmowanie3) (the period of time during which a town, house etc is occupied: During the occupation, there was a shortage of food.) okupacja -
13 ration
['ræʃən] 1. nprzydział m, racja f- rations2. vtracjonować, wydzielać* * *['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.) racja, przydział2. 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.) racjonować- rations- ration out -
14 scarcity
['skɛəsɪtɪ]ntheir scarcity value makes them expensive — ich rzadkość sprawia, że są drogie
* * *noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) brak, niedobór -
15 severe
[sɪ'vɪə(r)]adj* * *[sə'viə]1) ((of something unpleasant) serious; extreme: severe shortages of food; a severe illness; Our team suffered a severe defeat.) poważny2) (strict or harsh: a severe mother; severe criticism.) srogi, ostry3) ((of style in dress etc) very plain: a severe hairstyle.) prosty•- severely- severity -
16 short
[ʃɔːt] 1. adj 2. nfilm m krótkometrażowyI'm three pounds short — mam o trzy funty za mało, brakuje mi trzech funtów
meat/petrol is in short supply — brakuje mięsa/benzyny
short of sth/doing sth — bez posuwania się do +gen
it is short for … — to skrót od +gen
to cut short — speech ucinać (uciąć perf); visit skracać (skrócić perf)
everything short of … — wszystko z wyjątkiem +gen
to fall short of expectations — zawodzić (zawieść perf) oczekiwania
to stop short — (nagle) przestać ( perf) or przerwać ( perf)
to stop short of — powstrzymywać się (powstrzymać się perf) przed +instr
See also:- shorts* * *[ʃo:t] 1. adjective1) (not long: You look nice with your hair short; Do you think my dress is too short?) krótki2) (not tall; smaller than usual: a short man.) niski3) (not lasting long; brief: a short film; in a very short time; I've a very short memory for details.) krótki4) (not as much as it should be: When I checked my change, I found it was 20 cents short.) na minusie, za mało5) ((with of) not having enough (money etc): Most of us are short of money these days.) odczuwający brak6) ((of pastry) made so that it is crisp and crumbles easily.) kruchy2. adverb1) (suddenly; abruptly: He stopped short when he saw me.) nagle2) (not as far as intended: The shot fell short.) za blisko•- shortage
- shorten
- shortening
- shortly
- shorts
- shortbread
- short-change
- short circuit
- shortcoming
- shortcut
- shorthand
- short-handed
- short-list 3. verb(to put on a short-list: We've short-listed three of the twenty applicants.) wyselekcjonować- short-range
- short-sighted
- short-sightedly
- short-sightedness
- short-tempered
- short-term
- by a short head
- for short
- go short
- in short
- in short supply
- make short work of
- run short
- short and sweet
- short for
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17 suffering
['sʌfərɪŋ]ncierpienie nt* * *noun ((a feeling of) pain or misery: The shortage of food caused widespread suffering; She keeps complaining about her sufferings.) cierpienie, ból
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