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lack
[SINGULAR]
We cannot start the construction, because there is a lack of materials.
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shortage
,
shtg.
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brak (np. gotówki), niedobór (np. pracowników), deficyt (budżetowy)
[COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE]
We are suffering from the shortage of food.
There is a shortage of vaccinations in Africa.
The recent shortage of money made us suffer.
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deficit
-
gap
-
brak, deficyt
[COUNTABLE]
The gap of shoes in the shoe department is temporary.
The gap of employees ruined our business.
His gaps in knowledge prevented him from getting his dream job.
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absence
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scarcity
,
scarceness
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deprivation
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shortfall
-
deficiency
-
failing
-
dearth
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paucity
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yearning
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shortness
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niedobór (np. pieniędzy), brak (np. słów)
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privation
-
non-existence
,
nonexistence
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nonbeing
-
wantage
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