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wanting [ˈwɒntɪŋ] adj (postpositive) 1. lacking or absent; missing 2. not meeting requirements or expectations you have been found wanting prep
1. without 2. Archaic minus ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
wanting adjective 1. deficient, poor, disappointing, inadequate, pathetic, inferior, insufficient, faulty, not good enough, defective, patchy, imperfect, sketchy, unsound, substandard, leaving much to be desired, not much cop (Brit. slang), not up to par, not up to expectations He examined her work and found it wanting. deficient good, enough, sufficient, adequate, satisfactory Translations wanting [ˈwɒntɪŋ] ADJ all the applicants proved wanting in some respect → todos los aspirantes resultaron deficientes en algún aspecto he was tried and found wanting → fue puesto a prueba y le encontraron carencias or deficiencias he looked at his life and found it wanting → examinó su vida y se dio cuenta de que faltaba algo to be wanting in sth → carecer de algo wanting [ˈwɒntɪŋ] adj to be wanting in sth → manquer de qch to be found wanting He is put to the test and is quickly found wanting → On le met à l'épreuve et on découvre rapidement qu'il n'est pas à la hauteur. wanting adj (= lacking, missing) → fehlend; romance 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 (= deficient, inadequate) he is wanting in confidence/enterprise etc → es fehlt or mangelt (geh) → ihm an Selbstvertrauen/Unternehmungslust etc; his courage was found wanting → sein Mut war nicht groß genug; 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; he was not found wanting (liter) → er hat sich bewährt wanting [ˈwɒntɪŋ] adj to be wanting (in) → mancare (di) humour is completely wanting in his work → la sua opera manca totalmente di senso dell'umorismo he is wanting in confidence → non è abbastanza sicuro di sé he was tried and found wanting → lo hanno messo alla prova e non è risultato all'altezza wanting [ˈwɒntɪŋ] adj to be wanting (in) → mancare (di) humour is completely wanting in his work → la sua opera manca totalmente di senso dell'umorismo he is wanting in confidence → non è abbastanza sicuro di sé he was tried and found wanting → lo hanno messo alla prova e non è risultato all'altezza How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| At one time it seemed like something wanting in HER: at another, like something wanting in myself, which hindered me from understanding her as I ought. When was it ever known that the Ammonites proved wanting to their own interests? Now, according to our definition, Tragedy is an imitation of an action that is complete, and whole, and of a certain magnitude; for there may be a whole that is wanting in magnitude. |
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