Usage examples of "lack" in English with translation to French

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Clara's lack of responsibility drives me mad. L'irresponsabilité de Clara me rend dingue.

This lack of responsibility is driving me crazy. Cette irresponsabilité me rend fou.

My muscular strength has weakened from lack of exercise. Ma force musculaire a diminué faute d'entrainement.

Europeans never colonized Ethiopia, but not for lack of trying. Les Européens n'ont jamais colonisé l'Éthiopie, mais ce n'est pas faute d'essayer.

By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car. Elle a heurté le poteau avec la voiture par inattention.

We now have politicians who lack a child's knowledge of government. Nous avons maintenant des politiciens qui n'ont même pas la connaissance qu'aurait un enfant du gouvernement.

The principal cause of death in refugee camps is the lack of nourishment. La principale cause de mortalité dans les camps de réfugiés est la pénurie de nourriture.

Due to the lack of attendees, we have to postpone the general assembly. En raison du peu de présents, on doit remettre l'assemblée générale.

The lack of evidence to the contrary is itself evidence that your theory is probably right. L'absence de preuve du contraire est elle-même la preuve que votre théorie est probablement vraie.

In our lives, we have three or four occasions of showing bravery, but every day, we have the occasion to show a lack of cowardice. On a trois ou quatre fois dans sa vie l'occasion d'être brave, et tous les jours, celle de ne pas être lâche.

It's necessary to be three to enjoy a good story: One to tell it right, one to relish it and one to not understand it. Because the pleasure of the first two is doubled by the lack of understanding of the third. Il faut être trois pour apprécier une bonne histoire : un pour la raconter bien, un pour la goûter et un pour ne pas la comprendre. Car le plaisir des deux premiers est doublé par l'incompréhension du troisième.

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