manque

Meaning

Noun

1. lack, absence
2. stress due to drug withdrawal

Verb

1. inflection of manquer:
2. inflection of manquer:

Concepts

lack

shortage

want

deficiency

absence

shortcoming

dearth

lack of

defect

deficit

scarcity

famine

poverty

flaw

gap

failure

privation

insufficiency

paucity

need

mangle

default

airlessness

diffidence

dulness

dowdiness

tediousness

shapelessness

flimsiness

tactlessness

damage

loss

discomfort

inconvenience

imperfect

inadequate

insufficient

scarceness

shortfall

shortage of water

abortive

loser

nonstarter

unsuccessful person

deprivation

neediness

indigence

pauperism

pauperization

penury

withdrawal

inadequacy

inadequateness

tenuity

infrequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/mɑ̃k/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French manque (first attested in 1594), from Old Italian manco (“lack”).

Sentences

Bordeleau, lui , manque neuf mois de compétition .

Bordeleau, on the other hand, is missing nine months of competition.

S'ensuit une bataille épique qui manque de marquer la fin des pirates du ciel .

This is followed by an epic battle that almost marks the end of the sky pirates.

Les historiens n'infirment pas cette accusation , qui toutefois manque de preuves formelles .

Historians do not refute this accusation, which however lacks formal evidence.

Même si la fertilité est restée stagnante , l'immigration a minimisé le manque de main-d'œuvre .

Even though fertility has remained stagnant, immigration has minimized the labour shortage.