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short·age  (shôrtj)
n.
A deficiency in amount; an insufficiency.

shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ]
n
a deficiency or lack in the amount needed, expected, or due; deficit
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.shortage - the property of being an amount by which something is less than expected or required; "new blood vessels bud out from the already dilated vascular bed to make up the nutritional deficit"
inadequacy, deficiency, insufficiency - lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"
oxygen deficit - temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise
2.shortage - an acute insufficiencyshortage - an acute insufficiency              
deficiency, lack, want - the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable; "there is a serious lack of insight into the problem"; "water is the critical deficiency in desert regions"; "for want of a nail the shoe was lost"

shortage
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shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] N
1. (= lack) → escasez f, falta f
a water shortageescasez or falta de agua
shortage of staffescasez or falta de personal
the housing shortagela crisis de la vivienda
there is no shortage of adviceno es que falten consejos, no faltan los consejos
2. (= state of deficiency) → escasez f
in times of shortageen las épocas de escasez

shortage [ˈʃɔːrtɪdʒ] n [food, supplies, funds, resources, staff, ideas] → manque m, pénurie f
a water shortage → une pénurie d'eau
a shortage of sth → un manque de qch, une pénurie de qch
a shortage in sth → un manque de qch, une pénurie de qch
short back and sides short-back-and-sides (British) ncoupe f dégagée derrière et sur les côtés

shortage
n (of goods, objects)Knappheit f no pl (→ of an +dat); (of people)Mangel m no pl (→ of an +dat); the housing shortagedie Wohnungsknappheit; a shortage of staffein Mangel man Arbeitskräften, ein Personalmangel m; in times of shortagein Zeiten der Knappheit; there are always shortagesirgendetwas ist immer knapp; there’s no shortage of advicees fehlt nicht an guten Ratschlägen

shortage [ˈʃɔːtɪdʒ] ncarenza, scarsità f inv
the housing shortage → la crisi degli alloggi

shortage عجز nedostatek mangel Knappheit ανεπάρκεια escasez pula pénurie nestašica carenza 不足 부족 tekort mangel niedobór escassez дефицит brist การขาดแคลน yokluk sự thiếu 短缺


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