"lack" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

lack sustantivo

sustantivo + lack
Kolokacji: 102
lack of lack • lack of coordination • lack of oxygen • lack of enthusiasm • lack of respect • lack of sleep • lack of confidence • ...
lack + verbo
Kolokacji: 62
lack causes • lack leads • lack means • lack prevents • lack results • lack forces • lack makes • lack leaves • lack contributes • ...
verbo + lack
Kolokacji: 46
include lack • criticize for one's lack • make up for the lack • reflect a lack • cite a lack • show a lack • criticize the lack • ...
(2) criticize, blame, attribute
Kolokacji: 5
(6) use, combine, share
Kolokacji: 3
(7) expose, display, reveal
Kolokacji: 3
(8) complain, claim
Kolokacji: 2
(9) apologize, plead, forgive
Kolokacji: 3
1. apologize for one's lack = przepraszać czyjś brak apologize for one's lack
2. plead lack = tłumacz się brakiem plead lack
  • It was noted that the accused had read and expressed understanding of the rights, and had them read aloud, he had not pleaded lack of understanding, was given time, and therefore knew his rights.
  • The other two, pleading lack of funds, failed to give the old man support, and stayed distant until his very last moments.
  • They would plead lack of time (while eating up time by stalling).
  • Well, he wasn't about to plead lack of expertise!
  • He turned down several invitations to review Vestiges, pleading lack of time, but in March read it closely and on 6 April discussed with other leading clergymen the "rank materialism" of the book "against which work he & all other scientific men are indignant".
  • Pleading lack of appetite, Sigmund told his distinguished uncle his tale of woe.
  • The veil is lifted by the Mexican press, which reported that the Salvadoran government cancelled the Central American summit scheduled to take place in San Salvador, pleading "lack of economic capacity."
  • She might have to drug the stableman, or... Which meant another visit to Mary, pleading lack of sleep and the need for a potion that would help her.
  • The network cannot plead lack of gear or zeal.
  • Alice nibbled at this and that, and in response to Ger- sen's question, pleaded lack of appetite.
3. forgive one's lack = wybaczać czyjś brak forgive one's lack
adjetivo + lack
Kolokacji: 81
complete lack • total lack • apparent lack • relative lack • general lack • utter lack • distinct lack • ...
preposición + lack
Kolokacji: 24
for lack • including lack • from lack • through lack • of lack • ...

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