| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| lack n | (shortage) | brist s |
| | | saknad, avsaknad s |
| | There is a severe lack of skilled mechanics in this town. |
| | Det lider stor brist på skickliga mekaniker i den här staden. |
| flaw n | (defect) | fel s |
| | (vardagligt) | skavank s |
| | | brist s |
| | | defekt s |
| | The gem had no flaws in it. |
| | Ädelstenen hade inga defekter. |
| dearth n | (lack) | brist s |
| | | underskott s |
| | | nöd s |
| | There was a dearth of creativity in the class. |
| deficiency n | (lack, insufficiency) | brist s |
| | | avsaknad s |
| | | underskott s |
| | There was a deficiency of good will at the meeting. |
| paucity n | formal (lack, scarcity) | brist s |
| | | knapphet s |
| | The paucity of restaurants in the town concerns hotel owners. |
| shortcoming n | often plural (person: fault, flaw) | tillkortakommande s |
| | | brist s |
| | Ben's enthusiasm and cheerfulness make up for all his other shortcomings. |
| | If you want to be an acrobat, a total lack of coordination is a pretty serious shortcoming. |
| deprivation n | (state of being without) | försakelse s |
| | | brist s |
| | Although Dan is a successful attorney now, his childhood was filled with deprivation. |
| demerit n | (black mark or fault) | brist s |
| | | otillräcklighet s |
| | (formell) | deficit s |
| insufficiency n | (lack) | otillräcklighet s |
| | | brist s |
| scarcity n | (shortage, lack) | brist s |
| | The water scarcity in this region makes agriculture virtually impossible. |
| lack n | (scarcity) | brist s |
| | The lack of water has caused the animals to die of thirst. |
| | Bristen på vatten har gjort så att djuren har dött av törst. |
| poverty n | figurative (scarcity, paucity) | brist s |
| | The designer, suffering from a poverty of ideas, began to copy the work of others. |
| bankruptcy n | figurative (idea: emptiness, lack of merit) | avsaknad s |
| | | brist s |
| | The problem with that plan is its total bankruptcy of practicality. |
| blemish n | figurative (defect) | brist s |
| | | fel s |
| | (vardagligt) | skavank s |
| | (litet fel) | skönhetsfel, skönhetsfläck s |
| | It is not unusual for organic fruits and vegetables to have some blemishes. |
| shortfall n | (deficit, less than needed) | brist s |
| | (värde) | minus s |
| | (formellt, värde) | deficit s |
| | A shortfall in recruitment led to the company being understaffed. |
| deficiency n | (inadequacy) | brist s |
| | | underskott s |
| | A deficiency of snow cover meant drought the next season. |
| deficit n | (lack, shortage) | brist s |
| | | avsaknad s |
| | The whole family has a deficit of common sense. |
| imperfection n | (flaw, blemish) | fel s |
| | | felaktighet s |
| | | defekt s |
| | | brist s |
| | The imperfections in Elizabeth's skin showed her true age. |
| flaw n | (character defect) | brist s |
| | | nackdel s |
| | Frank has many flaws, the biggest being his impatience. |
| slenderness n | (resources: meagerness) | otillräcklighet s |
| | | knapphet s |
| | | brist s |
| failure to do sth n | (neglect, not doing sth) | brist s |
| | | underlåtenhet s |
| | The failure to communicate was responsible for most of the conflict between employees. |
| | Bristen på kommunikation var grunden till de flesta konflikter mellan anställda. |
absence,
absence of sth n | (lack) | brist s |
| | | avsaknad, frånvaro s |
| | There was an absence of remorse in John's apology. |
| deficiency n | (lack of vitamins) (efterled) | -brist s |
| | | brist s |
| | Could you be suffering from a vitamin D deficiency? |
| | Skulle du kunna lida av D-vitaminbrist? |
| failing n | often plural (fault, shortcoming) | brist s |
| | (vardagligt) | fel s |
| | Agatha's greatest failing is that she refuses to listen to advice. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| want n | (lack) | avsaknad s |
| | | brist s |
| | Jeremy's mother reproved him for his want of manners. |
| hole n | (argument: flaw) | lucka s |
| | | brist s |
| | | fel s |
| | The politician couldn't see the hole in his argument. |
drought,
drouth n | figurative (lack, shortage) (bildlig) | brist s |
| | I haven't had much work this month; I seem to be going through a period of drought. |
| shortage n | (lack, not enough) | brist, underskott s |
| | | knapphet s |
| | There is a shortage of affordable housing in some large cities. |
| chip n | (defect, flaw) (vardagligt) | fel, brist s |
| | (ofta tekniskt) | defekt s |
| | The teacup is beautiful, but it has a small chip. |
| weakness n | (fault, vice) | brist s |
| | | svaghet s |
| | Cruelty is a weakness that you should try to avoid. |
| crunch n | (shortage) | brist s |
| | | knapphet s |
| | There will be an energy crunch, as the need for electricity increases. |
| | The increase in population has caused a housing crunch. |
| shortness n | (insufficiency) | brist s |
| | | avsaknad s |
| | | knapphet s |
| | (formell) | deficit s |
| | A shortness of food plagues this war-torn country. |
| poorness n | (lacking quality) | brist s |
| | (formell) | deficit s |
| | | knapphet s |
| | The poorness of this craftsmanship is surprising to me. |