- carencia
- f.1 lack (ausencia).sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affectionsufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need2 scarcity, shortage, lack, insufficiency.3 deprivation.* * *carencia► nombre femenino1 lack (de, of)■ hay carencia de médicos there's a lack of doctors* * *noun f.1) lack2) shortage* * *SF1) (=ausencia) lack; (=escasez) lack, shortage, scarcity frm
una carencia absoluta de recursos económicos — a total lack of economic resources
la carencia de agua y alimentos empieza a ser preocupante — the lack o shortage o scarcity of water is starting to become worrying
para compensar las carencias vitamínicas — to make up for vitamin deficiencies
sufrió graves carencias emocionales y materiales — he suffered extreme emotional and material deprivation
2) (Econ) (=periodo) period free of interest payments and debt repayments* * *femeninoa) (escasez) lack, shortagecarencia de recursos financieros — lack of financial resources
b) (Med) deficiencycarencia de vitamina A — vitamin A deficiency
* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.Ex. His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.Ex. Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex. New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.Ex. The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex. He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex. The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.Ex. The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.Ex. Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.----* carencia de = lack of.* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.* carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.* tener carencias = find + wanting.* * *femeninoa) (escasez) lack, shortagecarencia de recursos financieros — lack of financial resources
b) (Med) deficiencycarencia de vitamina A — vitamin A deficiency
* * *= anaemia [anemia, -USA], deprivation, gap, scarcity, shortcoming, gap, lack, gaping hole.Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.Ex: The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.Ex: The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.* carencia de = lack of.* carencia de propiedad rural = landlessness.* carencias = lacuna [lacunae, -pl.], rough edges.* tener carencias = find + wanting.* * *carenciafeminine1 (escasez) lack, shortagecarencia de recursos financieros lack of financial resources2 (Med) deficiencytiene una carencia de vitamina A he has a vitamin A deficiency3 (de un seguro) exclusion period* * *
carencia sustantivo femeninoa) (escasez) lack, shortage;◊ carencia de recursos financieros lack of financial resourcesb) (Med) deficiency;◊ carencia de vitamina A vitamin A deficiency
carencia sustantivo femenino (falta, privación) lack [de, of]
(escasez) shortage [de, of]
'carencia' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
grosería
- incomodidad
- falta
- limitación
- privación
- subsanar
English:
acute
- deficiency
- want
- woeful
- lack
* * *carencia nf1. [ausencia] lack;[defecto] deficiency;sufrir carencias afectivas to be deprived of love and affection;sufrir muchas carencias to suffer great need2. [en la dieta] deficiencyCompcarencia vitamínica vitamin deficiency* * *carenciaf lack (de of)* * *carencia nf1) falta: lack2) escasez: shortage3) deficiencia: deficiency* * *carencia n lack
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.