English-German translation for "lacking"

"lacking" German translation

lacking
[ˈlækiŋ]adjective | Adjektiv adj British English | britisches EnglischBr familiar, informal | umgangssprachlichumg

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examples
sadly lacking in humo(u)r
sadly lacking in humo(u)r
he is lacking in courage
ihm fehlt der Mut
he is lacking in courage
wine was not lacking
(an) Wein fehlte(es)nicht
wine was not lacking
Doch wo es an Sensibilität für die örtliche Dynamik fehlt, ist der Erfolg schwer gefährdet.
But, lacking sensitivity to local dynamics, the outcome is severely compromised.
Source: News-Commentary
Sind sie dann endlich in der EU angekommen, genießen sie keinerlei Rechte oder sozialen Schutz.
Once they have arrived in the EU, they are completely lacking in rights and social protection.
Source: Europarl
Zugegebenermaßen fehlt es oftmals an einem echten politischen Willen zur Umsetzung dieser Texte.
Clearly, what is often lacking is a real political will to effectively apply these texts.
Source: Europarl
Aber ein solcher Sinn für Solidarität hat in der energiepolitischen Debatte der EU meist gefehlt.
But this sense of solidarity has been consistently lacking in the EU s energy-policy debate ’.
Source: News-Commentary
Aber es mangelte schmerzlich an politischer Führung.
But political leadership was sorely lacking.
Source: News-Commentary
Zwei Punkte allerdings habe ich vermißt.
There are nonetheless two points that are lacking.
Source: Europarl
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