LACKING - Translation from English into German

English

German

lack·ing [ˈlækɪŋ] ADJ pred

1. lacking (without):

to be lacking in sth: an etw dat mangeln

he is totally lacking in charm: er besitzt kein bisschen Charme

enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months: in den letzten Monaten hat jeglicher Enthusiasmus gefehlt

2. lacking inf (mentally subnormal):

lacking: unterbelichtet sl

lacking: beschränkt sl

I. lack [læk] N no pl

lack of: Mangel m <-s> an +dat

if he fails it won't be through lack of effort: wenn er scheitert, dann nicht, weil er sich nicht bemüht hätte

lack of confidence/judgement: mangelndes Selbstvertrauen/Urteilsvermögen

lack of funds: fehlende Geldmittel

lack of money/supplies: Geld-/Vorratsmangel m

lack of sleep/time: Schlaf-/Zeitmangel m

II. lack [læk] VB trans

to lack sth: etw nicht haben

what we lack in this house is ...: was uns in diesem Haus fehlt, ist ...

to lack the energy to do sth: nicht die Energie haben, etw zu tun

I lack the energy that's required for this job: mir fehlt die notwendige Kraft für diesen Job

German

English

jdm gebricht es an etw dat: sb is lacking sth

devisenschwach: lacking currency reserves pred

stillos: lacking [or without] any definite style pred

stillos sein: to lack [a definite] [or have no [definite]] style

gehaltlos: lacking in substance

was tun bei Energielosigkeit?: what to do when you're lacking energy?

inhaltslos: lacking in content

unbeherrscht: lacking self-control

unbeherrscht sein: to lack self-control

fantasielos sein: to be lacking in imagination

lack N MKT COMPET

lack (Fehlen): Mangel m

lack of oxygen N

lack of oxygen: Sauerstoffmangel

lacking ADJ

lacking: fehlend

lack VB

lack: ermangeln

lack: fehlen

lack nitrogen

lack nitrogen: stickstoffarm sein

English

German

lack of local knowledge

lack of local knowledge: Ortsunkenntnis

German

English

Ortsunkenntnis: lack of local knowledge

Orts-Unkenntnis: lack of local knowledge

Present
I	lack
you	lack
he/she/it	lacks
we	lack
you	lack
they	lack

Past
I	lacked
you	lacked
he/she/it	lacked
we	lacked
you	lacked
they	lacked

Present Perfect
I	have	lacked
you	have	lacked
he/she/it	has	lacked
we	have	lacked
you	have	lacked
they	have	lacked

Past Perfect
I	had	lacked
you	had	lacked
he/she/it	had	lacked
we	had	lacked
you	had	lacked
they	had	lacked

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he is totally lacking in charm: er besitzt kein bisschen Charme

enthusiasm has been sadly lacking these past months: in den letzten Monaten hat jeglicher Enthusiasmus gefehlt

the President's speech was lacking in specifics: die Rede des Präsidenten hielt sich zu sehr an der Oberfläche

he was singularly lacking in good sense: ihm fehlte [wirklich] jede Spur guten Geschmacks

(category) he's a bit lacking in the brain department: er ist nicht gerade der Hellste

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

However, similar delusional beliefs, often singularly or more rarely reported, are sometimes also considered to be part of the delusional misidentification syndrome.

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The theory assumes that humanity is singularly uninventive and can rarely create tools to meet the challenges of the environment.

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There was, if anything, more sympathy for the programme-makers, trying valiantly to dispose of this singularly unpopular family while retaining an element of drama.

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The flowers are produced in inflorescences with 2 to 8 flowers, in umbels, but often also produced singularly.

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Then, at about 07:50, a singularly violent explosion caused her to capsize and sink.

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Context High unemployment and the lack of job or career prospects are two of the most pressing social problems in Egypt.

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However, a lack of qualified personnel as well as quality shortfalls in the management of procurement, maintenance and logistics are hampering the efficient and effective use of the modern machines.

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The lack of adequate charging stations is currently inhibiting electromobility’s development in China.

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Der Mangel an adäquaten Ladestationen hemmt derzeit die Entwicklung der Elektromobilität in China.

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