Mangel

Meaning

(masculine,strong) lack
(masculine,strong) deficiency (dietary)

Frequency

Etymology

Back-formation from mangeln (“to lack”). Related to English manque.

Cognate with English

manque

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Sentences

Wie soll man
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nachweisen , dass der Mangel schon vorher bestand ?

How do you prove that the defect existed before?

Es war schlicht der Mangel an
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Motivation , der Tanja am Weiterarbeiten hinderte .

It was simply the lack of motivation that prevented Tanja from continuing to work.

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