Sentence examples of "lacking" in English

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Today I'm lacking inspiration. Aujourd'hui je manque d'inspiration.

She is lacking in common sense. Elle manque de sens commun.

Mary is lacking in delicacy. À Marie, il manque de la finesse.

The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour. La cheminée manquant de bois de chauffage, les flammes ont déjà commencé à perdre de leur vigueur.

Your speech lacked some consistency. Ton discours manquait un peu de cohérence.

The kitchen lacks a dishwasher. Il manque un lave-vaisselle dans la cuisine.

His family lacks for nothing. Sa famille ne manque de rien.

Tom lacks confidence in himself. Tom manque de confiance en lui.

She died for lack of air. Elle mourut par manque d'air.

The plants died for lack of water. Les plantes sont mortes parce qu'elles manquaient d'eau.

Lack of sleep whittled away her energy. Le manque de sommeil entama son énergie.

The flower died for lack of water. La fleur est morte par manque d'eau.

The flowers died for lack of water. Les fleurs sont mortes par manque d'eau.

We sometimes lack patience with old people. On manque parfois de patience avec les personnes âgées.

He failed, due to lack of money. Il a échoué, à cause d'un manque d'argent.

Around honey, there is no lack of flies. Autour du miel, les mouches ne manquent pas.

Lack of sleep began to tell on me. Le manque de sommeil a commencé à m'affecter.

She had a headache from lack of sleep. Elle avait un mal de tête dû au manque de sommeil.

To be perfect she lacked just one defect. Il ne lui manquait qu'un seul défaut pour être parfaite.

His lack of technical knowledge precluded him from promotion. Son manque d'expertise lui interdit toute promotion.

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