📉Shortage (shortazh)

noun
/ˈʃɔːr.tɪdʒ/
pénurie (shortazh)

Signification

a lack or deficiency of something that is needed or expected
a state or situation in which something needed cannot be obtained in sufficient amounts
Traduction de la signification
un manque ou une pénurie de quelque chose qui est nécessaire ou attendu.
a lack or a deficiency of something that is needed or expected

Phrases d'exemple

There is a severe water shortage in the region.

Il y a une grave pénurie d'eau dans la région.
Il y a une grave penurie d'eau dans la region.

There is a shortage of skilled workers in the industry.

Il y a une pénurie de travailleurs qualifiés dans l'industrie.
Il y a une penurie de travailleurs qualifies dans l'industrie.

Synonymes

scarcity, deficit, lack, deficiency, insufficiency, dearth
Entrée 1
scarcity, deficit, lack, deficiency
Entrée 2
lack, scarcity, deficiency, insufficiency, dearth

Antonymes

abundance, surplus, excess, plenty
Entrée 1
abundance, surplus, excess, plenty
Entrée 2
abundance, surplus, plenty

Collocations

water shortage, food shortage, housing shortage, staff shortage, shortage of labor, energy shortage
Entrée 1
water shortage, food shortage, housing shortage, staff shortage
Entrée 2
water shortage, food shortage, shortage of labor, energy shortage

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