wanting
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want·ing
(wŏn′tĭng, wôn′-)adj.
1. Absent; lacking: What is wanting is a real understanding of the issue.
2. Not measuring up to standards or expectations: found his performance wanting.
prep.
1. Without; missing: a shirt wanting a button.
2. Minus; less: an hour wanting 15 minutes.
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wanting
(ˈwɒntɪŋ)adj (postpositive)
1. lacking or absent; missing
2. not meeting requirements or expectations: you have been found wanting.
prep
3. without
4. archaic minus
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want•ing
(ˈwɒn tɪŋ, ˈwɔn-)adj.
1. lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
2. deficient in some part or respect: to be wanting in courtesy.
prep. 3. lacking; without: a box wanting a lid.
4. less; minus: a century wanting three years.
[1250–1300]
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| Adj. | 1. | wanting - nonexistent; "the thumb is absent"; "her appetite was lacking" nonexistent - not having existence or being or actuality; "chimeras are nonexistent" |
| 2. | wanting - inadequate in amount or degree; "a deficient education"; "deficient in common sense"; "lacking in stamina"; "tested and found wanting" inadequate, unequal - lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task; "inadequate training"; "the staff was inadequate"; "she was unequal to the task" |
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wanting
adjective
1. deficient, poor, disappointing, inadequate, pathetic, inferior, insufficient, faulty, not good enough, defective, patchy, imperfect, sketchy, unsound, substandard, leaving much to be desired, not much cop (Brit. slang), not up to par, not up to expectations He examined her work and found it wanting.
deficient good, enough, sufficient, adequate, satisfactory
deficient good, enough, sufficient, adequate, satisfactory
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wanting
adjective3. Lacking an essential element:
4. Not having a desirable element:
Idiom: in want of.
5. Not enough to meet a demand or requirement:
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Translations
wanting
[ˈwɒntɪŋ] ADJ all the applicants proved wanting in some respect → todos los aspirantes resultaron deficientes en algún aspectohe was tried and found wanting → fue puesto a prueba y le encontraron carencias or deficiencias
he looked at his life and found it wanting → examinó su vida y se dio cuenta de que faltaba algo
to be wanting in sth → carecer de algo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wanting
[ˈwɒntɪŋ] adjto be wanting in sth → manquer de qch
to be found wanting
He is put to the test and is quickly found wanting → On le met à l'épreuve et on découvre rapidement qu'il n'est pas à la hauteur.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wanting
adj
(= lacking, missing) → fehlend; romance is wanting in the novel → diesem Roman fehlt es an Romantik; it’s a good novel, but there is something wanting → der Roman ist gut, aber irgendetwas fehlt
(= deficient, inadequate) he is wanting in confidence/enterprise etc → es fehlt or mangelt (geh) → ihm an Selbstvertrauen/Unternehmungslust etc; his courage was found wanting → sein Mut war nicht groß genug; the new engine was found wanting → der neue Motor hat sich als unzulänglich erwiesen; he was (weighed in the balance and) found wanting (liter) → er wurde (gewogen und) (für) zu leicht befunden; he was not found wanting (liter) → er hat sich bewährt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
wanting
[ˈwɒntɪŋ] adj to be wanting (in) → mancare (di)humour is completely wanting in his work → la sua opera manca totalmente di senso dell'umorismo
he is wanting in confidence → non è abbastanza sicuro di sé
he was tried and found wanting → lo hanno messo alla prova e non è risultato all'altezza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995