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1 lacking
adjectivebe lacking — [Geld, Ressourcen usw.:] fehlen
he was found to be lacking — (incapable) es erwies sich, dass er den Ansprüchen nicht genügte
* * *lack·ing[ˈlækɪŋ]adj pred1. (without)he is totally \lacking in charm er besitzt kein bisschen Charmeenthusiasm has been sadly \lacking these past months in den letzten Monaten hat jeglicher Enthusiasmus gefehlt* * *['lkɪŋ]adj1)to be found lacking — sich nicht bewähren, der Sache (dat)
they were not found lacking — sie waren der Sache (dat) gewachsen
2) (inf) geistig minderbemittelt (inf), beschränkt* * *lacking adj1. be found lacking sich nicht bewähren2. Br umg beschränkt, dumm* * *adjectivebe lacking — [Geld, Ressourcen usw.:] fehlen
he was found to be lacking — (incapable) es erwies sich, dass er den Ansprüchen nicht genügte
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2 wanting
adjective* * *want·ing[ˈwɒntɪŋ, AM ˈwɑ:nt̬-]adj pred▪ to be \wanting fehleninitiative is \wanting in this situation in dieser Situation fehlt es an InitiativeI think she's a little \wanting in charm meiner Meinung nach fehlt es ihr etwas an Charme3. (deficient)to be found to be \wanting sich akk als unzulänglich erweisenhe is \wanting in certain areas er weist in einigen Bereichen Defizite aufto be tried and found \wanting sich akk als unzulänglich erweisen, gewogen und [für] zu leicht befunden werden* * *['wɒntɪŋ]adjromance is wanting in the novel — diesem Roman fehlt es an Romantik
it's a good novel, but there is something wanting — der Roman ist gut, aber irgendetwas fehlt
2)(= deficient, inadequate)
he is wanting in confidence/enterprise etc — es fehlt or mangelt (geh) ihm an Selbstvertrauen/Unternehmungslust etchis courage was found wanting —
the new engine was found wanting — der neue Motor hat sich als unzulänglich erwiesen
he was (weighed in the balance and) found wanting (liter) — er wurde (gewogen und) (für) zu leicht befunden
3) (inf* * *A adjbe wanting fehlen2. be found wanting für unzureichend befunden werden:he is never found wanting auf ihn ist immer Verlass, auf ihn kann man sich immer verlassenB präp1. ohne:2. obs weniger* * *adjectivesomebody/something is wanting in something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)
* * *adj.fehlend adj.wünschend adj.
См. также в других словарях:
lacking — lack|ing [ lækıŋ ] adjective never before noun ** if something important or useful is lacking, it does not exist or is not available: sadly/distinctly/noticeably lacking (=completely lacking): Concern for passenger safety has, up until now, been… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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