wanting

wanting
adjective

be wanting — fehlen

somebody/something is wanting in something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)

be found wanting — für unzureichend befunden werden

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want·ing
[ˈwɒntɪŋ, AM ˈwɑ:nt̬-]
adj pred
1. inv (be required)
▪ to be \wanting fehlen
initiative is \wanting in this situation in dieser Situation fehlt es an Initiative
2. inv (not having)
▪ sb/sth is \wanting in sth jdm/etw fehlt es an etw dat, jd/etw lässt etw vermissen
I think she's a little \wanting in charm meiner Meinung nach fehlt es ihr etwas an Charme
to be found to be \wanting sich akk als unzulänglich erweisen
he is \wanting in certain areas er weist in einigen Bereichen Defizite auf
to be tried and found \wanting sich akk als unzulänglich erweisen, gewogen und [für] zu leicht befunden werden
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['wɒntɪŋ]
adj
1) (= 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

2)

(= deficient, inadequate) he is wanting in confidence/enterprise etc — es fehlt or mangelt (geh) ihm an Selbstvertrauen/Unternehmungslust etc

his courage was found wanting —

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

3) (inf

= mentally deficient) he's a bit wanting (up top) — er ist ein bisschen unterbelichtet (inf)

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wanting
A adj
1. fehlend: a wheel with two spokes wanting mit zwei fehlenden Speichen;
be wanting fehlen
2. be found wanting für unzureichend befunden werden:
he is never found wanting auf ihn ist immer Verlass, auf ihn kann man sich immer verlassen
B präp
1. ohne:
a book wanting a cover;
an envelope wanting a stamp
2. obs weniger
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adjective

be wanting — fehlen

somebody/something is wanting in something — jemandem/einer Sache fehlt es an etwas (Dat.)

be found wanting — für unzureichend befunden werden

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adj.
fehlend adj.
wünschend adj.

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