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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespénurie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peh-nyoor-ee
"La ville fait face à une pénurie d'eau."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A situation in which there is not enough of something that is needed.
"The city is facing a severe water shortage due to the prolonged drought." - 2
The amount by which something is less than the required or expected amount.
"There was a shortage of skilled workers in the technology sector."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'shortage' originates from the Middle English term 'shortage', which is derived from 'short' combined with the suffix '-age'. The term evolved in the late 14th century, reflecting a state of being less than what is needed or expected.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Shortage" is said worldwide
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pénurie
Transliteration: peh-nyoor-ee
"La ville fait face à une pénurie d'eau."
Mangel
Transliteration: man-gel
"Die Stadt hat mit einem Wassermangel zu kämpfen."
carenza
Transliteration: ka-ren-tsa
"La città sta affrontando una carenza d'acqua."
escasez
Transliteration: es-ka-sez
"La ciudad enfrenta una escasez de agua."
escassez
Transliteration: es-ka-sez
"A cidade enfrenta uma escassez de água."
कमी
Transliteration: kami
"शहर पानी की कमी का सामना कर रहा है।"
短缺
Transliteration: duǎnquē
"这个城市面临水资源短缺。"
부족
Transliteration: bujok
"도시는 물 부족에 직면해 있습니다."
不足
Transliteration: busoku
"その都市は水不足に直面しています。"
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