lack

lack
læk
1. verb
(to have too little or none of: He lacked the courage to join the army.) carecer de

2. noun
(the state of not having any or enough: our lack of money.) falta, carencia, escasez
lack1 n falta / carencia
the zoo closed due to lack of money el zoo cerró por falta de dinero
lack2 vb faltar / carecer
she lacks imagination carece de imaginación
lack
tr[læk]
noun
1 falta, carencia, escasez nombre femenino
she has no lack of self-confidence no le falta confianza en sí misma
transitive verb
1 carecer de
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
for lack of por falta de
to lack for nothing no hacerle falta nada a uno
through lack of por falta de
lack ['læk] vt
: carecer de, no tener
she lacks patience: carece de paciencia
lack vi
: faltar
they lack for nothing: no les falta nada
lack n
: falta f, carencia f
lack
n.
carencia s.f.
defecto s.m.
deficiencia s.f.
déficit s.m.
falta s.f.
menester s.m.
mengua s.f.
v.
carecer v.
carecer de v.
læk
I
noun

lack OF something — falta f or (frml) carencia f de algo

there's no lack of interest in the project — no hay falta de interés por el proyecto

he was acquitted for lack of evidence — lo absolvieron por falta de pruebas

it won't be for lack of trying — no será porque no lo haya intentado


II
1.
transitive verb no tener*, carecer* de (frml)

it lacks originality — le falta or no tiene originalidad, carece de originalidad (frml)


2.
vi (liter)

to lack FOR something: they lack for nothing — no les falta nada, no carecen de nada (frml)

[læk]
1.
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

2.
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

3. 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

* * *
[læk]
I
noun

lack OF something — falta f or (frml) carencia f de algo

there's no lack of interest in the project — no hay falta de interés por el proyecto

he was acquitted for lack of evidence — lo absolvieron por falta de pruebas

it won't be for lack of trying — no será porque no lo haya intentado


II
1.
transitive verb no tener*, carecer* de (frml)

it lacks originality — le falta or no tiene originalidad, carece de originalidad (frml)


2.
vi (liter)

to lack FOR something: they lack for nothing — no les falta nada, no carecen de nada (frml)


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