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lack meaning in Spanish

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lack [lacked, lacking, lacks] (be without, need, require)
verb
[UK: læk]
[US: ˈlæk]

carecerverbHe lacks resources. = Carece de recursos.

faltarverbWe lack nothing. = No nos falta nada.

lack (deficiency, need)
noun
[UK: læk]
[US: ˈlæk]

carencianoun
{f}
His lack of technical knowledge precluded him from promotion. = Su carencia de conocimientos técnicos le impidió ser ascendido.

escaseznoun
{f}
The explorers began to suffer from a severe lack of food. = Los exploradores comenzaron a sufrir una severa escasez de comida.

faltanoun
{f}
We lack nothing. = No nos falta nada.

penurianoun
{f}

lackadaisical (showing no interest or enthusiasm)
adjective
[UK: ˌlæk.ə.ˈdeɪ.zɪk.l̩]
[US: ˌlæk.ə.ˈdeɪ.zɪk.l̩]

lánguidoadjective

lackey [lackeys] (liveried male servant)
noun
[UK: ˈlæk.i]
[US: ˈlæk.i]

lacayonoun
{m}

lacking (missing or not having enough of something)
adjective
[UK: ˈlækɪŋ]
[US: ˈlækɪŋ]

desprovistoadjective

faltoadjectiveMary is lacking in delicacy. = A Mary le falta tacto.

lackluster (Having no shine or lustre; dull)
adjective
[UK: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stə(r)]
[US: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stər]

mateadjective

pálidoadjective

lackluster (Having no vitality)
adjective
[UK: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stə(r)]
[US: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stər]

aburridoadjective

cansadoadjective

lackluster (Not exceptional; not worthy of special merit, attention, or interest)
adjective
[UK: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stə(r)]
[US: ˈlæ.ˌklə.stər]

mediocreadjectiveHer results last year were lackluster. = Sus resultados el año pasado fueron mediocres.

alack (expression of sorrow)
interjection
[UK: ə.ˈlæk]
[US: ə.ˈlæk]

ayinterjection

American black bear (Ursus americanus)
noun
[UK: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən blæk beə(r)]
[US: ə.ˈmer.ɪk.ən ˈblæk ˈber]

baribalnoun
{m}

oso negronoun
{m}

oso negro americanonoun
{m}

American black duck (Anas rubripes)
noun

Ánade sombríonoun
{m}

Asian black bear (Ursus thibetanus)
noun

oso del Himalayanoun
{m}

oso negro asiáticonoun
{m}

oso tibetanonoun
{m}

austral blackbird (South American bird)
noun

quireonoun
{m}

tordo patagónnoun
{m}

black [blacker, blackest] (absorbing all light)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

negroadjectiveIt was black. = Era negro.

black [blacks] (colour/color)
noun
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

negronoun
{m}
It was black. = Era negro.

black [blacks] (dark-skinned person, see also: Negro)
noun
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

negranoun
{f}
It was black. = Era negra.

black [blacker, blackest] (without light)
adjective
[UK: blæk]
[US: ˈblæk]

oscuroadjectiveBlack clouds prevent us from seeing. = Nubes oscuras nos impiden ver.

black alder (Alnus glutinosa tree)
noun
[UK: blæk ˈɔːl.də]
[US: ˈblæk ˈɒl.dər]

alisonoun
{m}

alisosnoun
{m-Pl}

black-and-white (displaying images in shades of grey/gray)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

blanquinegroadjective

black-and-white (using shades of grey/gray)
adjective
[UK: blæk ənd waɪt]
[US: ˈblæk ænd ˈwaɪt]

blanco y negroadjective

black antshrike (bird)
noun

batará negronoun

black-arched moth (species of moth)
noun

lagarta monachanoun

mariposa monchanoun

mariposa monjanoun
{f}

black-backed jackal [black-backed jackals] (Canis mesomelas)
noun
[UK: blæk bækt ˈʤækɔːl ]
[US: blæk bækt ˈʤækəl ]

chacal de gualdrapanoun
{m}

chacal de lomo negronoun
{m}

black bass (any fish of the genus Micropterus)
noun

perca americananoun

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