undermanned in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for undermanned in the English»French Dictionary

undermanned [Brit ʌndəˈmand, Am ˌəndərˈmænd] ADJ

undermanned factory, industry:

undermanned

en sous-effectif

undermanned in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for undermanned in the English»French Dictionary

undermanned [ˌʌndəˈmænd, Am -dɚˈ-] ADJ

undermanned

à court de personnel

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Although both brigades were seriously undermanned and under-equipped, they formed a considerable force by contemporary standards.

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The first expedition of 3,000 was woefully undermanned, but the second, numbering 100,000 besieged the capital, bringing them into submission after negotiations.

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The army suffered from a critical shortage of key personnel, and many of its fighting units were undermanned.

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Volunteers tried to press home service troops into active service to assist and augment the undermanned troops overseas.

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Causes include inexperienced prosecutors, inexperienced police officers, poor processing procedures, poor tracking procedures, incomplete reports, missing evidence and an undermanned police force.

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These mobile groups suffered heavy casualties due to being undermanned, under equipped and under trained.

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But he admitted that his squadron was undermanned at the time of the fatal crash.

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Many of these units and squadrons were undermanned and under-equipped due to the rapid demobilization of the armed forces in this period.

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However, while undermanned, they were not nearly as bad as their record indicated.

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Nervous settlers organized a company of volunteers to guard the undermanned fort.

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