undermanned

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undermanned

(ˌʌndəˈmænd)

adj

(of an organization) not having enough employees to function properly

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Adj.

undermanned - inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; "they're rather short-handed at the moment"; "overcrowded and understaffed hospitals"

short-handed, short-staffed, understaffed

inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task"

undermanned

adjective

Lacking the requisite workers or players:

shorthanded.

Translations

en sous-équipage

con poco personale

undermanned

[ˈʌndəˈmænd] ADJ to be undermanned → no tener (el) personal suficiente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

undermanned

[ˌʌndə^rˈmænd] adj [store, hospital, factory] → en sous-effectif

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

undermanned

[ˌʌndəˈmænd] adj → carente di personale

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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