lack (redirected from lacks)

lack  (lk)

n.

1. Deficiency or absence: Lack of funding brought the project to a halt.

2. A particular deficiency or absence: Owing to a lack of supporters, the reforms did not succeed.

v. lacked, lack·ing, lacks

v.tr.

To be without or in need of: lacked the strength to lift the box.

v.intr.

1. To be missing or deficient: We suspected that he was lying, but proof was lacking.

2. To be in need of something: She does not lack for friends.

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[Middle English, perhaps from Middle Dutch lac, deficiency, fault.]

Synonyms: lack, want, need
These verbs mean to be without something, especially something that is necessary or desirable. Lack emphasizes the absence of something: She lacks the money to buy new shoes. The plant died because it lacked moisture.
Want and need stress the urgent necessity for filling a void or remedying an inadequacy: "Her pens were uniformly bad and wanted fixing" (Bret Harte). The garden needs care.

Usage Note: When lack is used intransitively, the present participle is generally followed by in: You will not be lacking in support from me. Other forms of the intransitive verb are most often followed by for: In the terrible, beautiful age of my prime,/I lacked for sweet linen but never for time (E.B. White).

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lack [læk]

n

1. an insufficiency, shortage, or absence of something required or desired

2. something that is required but is absent or in short supply

vb

(when intr, often foll by in or for) to be deficient (in) or have need (of) to lack purpose

[related to Middle Dutch laken to be wanting]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lack - 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" deficiency, want absence - the state of being absent; "he was surprised by the absence of any explanation" need, demand - a condition requiring relief; "she satisfied his need for affection"; "God has no need of men to accomplish His work"; "there is a demand for jobs" dearth, famine, shortage - an acute insufficiency deficit - a deficiency or failure in neurological or mental functioning; "the people concerned have a deficit in verbal memory"; "they have serious linguistic deficits" mineral deficiency - lack of a mineral micronutrient that is essential for normal nutrition or metabolism shortness - the condition of being short of something; "there was no shortness of money"; "can cause shortness of breath" stringency, tightness - a state occasioned by scarcity of money and a shortage of credit
Verb	1.	lack - be without; "This soup lacks salt"; "There is something missing in my jewelry box!" miss want - be without, lack; be deficient in; "want courtesy"; "want the strength to go on living"; "flood victims wanting food and shelter" exclude - lack or fail to include; "The cost for the trip excludes food and beverages"

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lack

noun

shortage, want, absence, deficiency, need, shortcoming, deprivation, inadequacy, scarcity, dearth, privation, shortness, destitution, insufficiency, scantiness Despite his lack of experience, he got the job.
shortage excess, surplus, abundance, sufficiency, adequacy, plentifulness

verb

miss, want, need, require, not have, be without, be short of, be in need of, be deficient in It lacked the power of the Italian cars.
miss have, own, enjoy, possess

Translations

lack [læk]

A. N → falta f (frm) → carencia f
lack of funds → falta f de fondos
there was no lack of applicants for the job → no faltaban candidatos al puesto
there is no lack of money → no falta dinero
despite his lack of experience, he got the job → a pesar de su falta de experiencia, consiguió el trabajo
there was a complete lack of interest in my proposals → hubo una absoluta falta de interés por mis propuestas
for lack of the charges were dropped for lack of evidence → retiraron la acusación por falta de pruebas
malevolence, for lack of a better word → malevolencia, a falta de una palabra mejor
if I didn't get them to agree it wasn't for lack of trying → si no conseguí que accedieran no fue por falta de intentarlo

B. VT he lacks confidence → le falta confianza en sí mismo, carece de confianza en sí mismo(frm)
they lack the necessary skills → les faltan los requisitos necesarios, carecen de los requisitos necesarios(frm)
what he lacks in ability he makes up for in enthusiasm → lo que le falta en habilidad, lo suple con entusiasmo
he does not lack talent → talento no le falta, no carece de talento(frm)

C. VI

1. (= be missing, deficient)
to be lacking → faltar
even if evidence is lacking → incluso si faltan las pruebas, incluso si se carece de pruebas(frm)
this information was lacking from the report → esta información no figuraba or no constaba en el informe
to be lacking in sth he is lacking in confidence → le falta confianza en sí mismo → carece de confianza en sí mismo(frm)
he is completely lacking in imagination → no tiene nada de imaginación, carece completamente de imaginación(frm)
I find her singularly lacking in charm → la encuentro especialmente falta or (frm)carente de encanto
it is a quality that we find lacking in so many politicians today → es una cualidad de la que nos parece que carecen tantos políticos hoy en día
innovation has been sadly or sorely lacking → ha habido una falta absoluta de innovación
her education is sadly lacking → su educación es muy deficiente

2. (= want)
they lack for nothing → no les falta nada, no carecen de nada(frm)

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lack [ˈlæk]

n [experience, evidence, time, resources] → manque m
He got the job despite his lack of experience → Il a obtenu le poste en dépit de son manque d'expérience.
no lack of ... (= plenty of)
There was no lack of volunteers → Les volontaires ne manquaient pas.
through lack of sth → par manque de qch
for lack of sth → pour manque de qch

vt

(= have little) [+ confidence, experience, ability, resources, power] → manquer de
Her only problem is that she lacks confidence → Son seul problème est qu'elle manque de confiance.

(= be without) → ne pas avoir
It lacked the power of the Italian cars → Elle n'avait pas la puissance des voitures italiennes.
The settlers lacked the skills that pioneers need → Les nouveaux arrivants n'avaient pas les compétences qu'il faut aux pionniers., Il manquait aux nouveaux arrivants les compétences qu'il faut aux pionniers.
to lack the means to do sth → ne pas avoir les moyens de faire qch
The government lacked the means to pay for an adequate defence policy → Le gouvernement n'avait pas les moyens de payer pour une politique de défense adéquate.
He lacks the necessary experience
BUT Il lui manque l'expérience nécessaire.
What we lacked in experience we made up for in dedication
BUT Nous avons su compenser notre manque d'expérience par notre dévouement.

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lack

n → Mangel m; for or through lack of something → aus Mangel an etw (dat); they failed for or through lack of support → sie scheiterten, weil es ihnen an Unterstützung fehlte or mangelte; though it wasn’t for lack of trying → nicht, dass er sich/ich mich etc nicht bemüht hätte; there was a complete lack of interest → es bestand überhaupt kein Interesse; such was their lack of confidence that … → sie hatten so wenig Selbstbewusstsein, dass …; lack of water/time → Wasser-/Zeitmangel m; there is no lack of money in that family → in dieser Familie fehlt es nicht an Geld; there was no lack of applicants → es bestand kein Mangel an Bewerbern, es fehlte nicht an Bewerbern

vt they lack the necessary equipment/talent → es fehlt ihnen an der notwendigen Ausrüstung/am richtigen Talent; we lack time → uns fehlt die nötige Zeit

vi

to be lacking → fehlen; his sense of humour (Brit) or humor (US) is sadly lacking → mit seinem Sinn für Humor ist es nicht weit her; innovation has been sadly lacking throughout the project → es fehlte leider während des ganzen Projektes an Innovationen

he is lacking in confidence → ihm fehlt es an Selbstvertrauen; he is completely lacking in any sort of decency → er besitzt überhaupt keinen Anstand; I find her lacking in humour (Brit) or humor (US) → ich vermisse an ihr den Humor; I find him lacking in intelligence → ich finde, er ist nicht besonders intelligent

he lacked for nothing → es fehlte ihm an nichts

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lack [læk]

1. n → mancanza, scarsità
for or through lack of → per mancanza or scarsità di
there is no lack of money → i soldi non mancano

2. vt we lack (the) time to do it → ci manca il tempo di or per farlo
he lacks confidence → non è sicuro di sé

3. vi to be lacking in → mancare di
he is lacking in confidence → non è sicuro di sé
he lacks for nothing → non gli manca niente

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lack [læk]

1. n → mancanza, scarsità
for or through lack of → per mancanza or scarsità di
there is no lack of money → i soldi non mancano

2. vt we lack (the) time to do it → ci manca il tempo di or per farlo
he lacks confidence → non è sicuro di sé

3. vi to be lacking in → mancare di
he is lacking in confidence → non è sicuro di sé
he lacks for nothing → non gli manca niente

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lack

v lack [lӕk]

to have too little or none of He lacked the courage to join the army. skort يَنْقُص липсвам nemít mangle fehlen στερούμαι, μου λείπει carecer de ilma olema نداشتن؛ کم داشتن puuttua manquer de qqch. חֲסַר- कमी होना nemati hiányzik kurang skorta mancare di ～がない 결핍되다 neturėti, stokoti trūkt; nepietikt kurang missen mangle, savne nie posiadać faltar a a-i lipsi, a nu avea не хватать nemať imeti premalo oskudevati sakna ขาด ...-i olmamak 缺乏 потребувати; бракувати بہت کم مقدار میں یا بالکل نہیں ہونا thiếu 缺乏

n

the state of not having any or enough our lack of money. gebrek فُقْدان ، نَقْص липса nedostatek mangel der Mangel έλλειψη falta, carencia, escasez puudus کمبود؛ فقدان puute manque מַחסוֹר कमी nestašica, nedostatak hiány kekurangan skortur mancanza 欠乏 결핍, 부족 stoka, stygius trūkums; nepietiekamība kekurangan gebrek mangel brak falta lipsă нехватка; отсутствие nedostatok pomanjkanje nedostatak brist ขาด olmayış, yokluk 沒有, 缺乏 брак; відсутність قلت یا غیر موجودگی tình trạng không có 没有

be lacking

1 to be without or not to have enough He is lacking in intelligence. gebrek aan يَفْتَقِد، يَنْقُصُه недостиг mít nedostatek mangle mangeln στερούμαι estar desprovisto de puuduma کم داشتن olla ilman être dépourvu de חָסֵר आवश्यकता होना nemati hiányzik kurang sem skortir e-ð/er ábótavant essere privo di ～が欠けている ...이 부족하다 neturėti, stigti trūkt; nepietikt tidak mempunyai gebrek hebben aan mangle cierpieć na brak, odczuwać brak ter falta de a fi deficitar (în), a-i lipsi быть лишённым (чего-л.) mať nedostatok ne imeti (dovolj) nemati sakna, vara utan ขาด yeterince...-i olmayan 沒有 той, в якого не вистачає (чого) کسی شے کے بغیر یا قلت میں không có hoặc thiếu 没有

2 to be absent; to be present in too little an amount Money for the project is not lacking but enthusiasm is. gebrekkig ناقِص недоимък chybět mangle fehlen λείπω faltar puuduma نیاز داشتن؛ کم داشتن puuttua qui manque, qui fait défaut חָסֵר कम होना nedostajati, izostati nincs (meg) kurang skortir, af skornum skammti mancare ～がない 돈이 모자라다 nebūti, trūkti trūkt; nepietikt tidak ada ontbreken mangle brakować, nie starczać faltar a lipsi отсутствовать; не хватать chýbať manjkati nedostajati fattas, saknas, vara ont om ขาด eksik olan, yeterince olmayan 缺乏, 不足 відсутній موجود نہ ہونا، یا تھوڑی مقدار میں ہونا thiếu 缺乏

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lack → نقص nedostatek mangel Mangel έλλειψη carencia puute manque nedostatak mancanza 欠乏 부족 gebrek mangel brak falta нехватка brist การขาด eksiklik sự thiếu 缺乏