wanting

wanting
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adj. \/ˈwɒntɪŋ\/
1) som mangler, manglende, som lar vente på seg
• a motor with some parts wanting
en motor som mangler noen deler
• the opportunity was not long wanting
sjansen lot ikke vente på seg
2) ikke eksisterende
3) (hverdagslig) enkel, lite intelligent
be wanting være borte, mangle
• a few pages of this book are wanting
noen få sider i denne boken mangler
be wanting in something mangle noe
• he is wanting in intelligence
han mangler intelligens
found wanting komme til kort, ikke strekke til, ikke være bra nok
• it was found wanting
den viste seg ikke å være bra nok
• he was weighed and found (to be) wanting
han ble veid og funnet for lett
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prep. \/ˈwɒntɪŋ\/
1) uten
• have you seen a book wanting a cover?
har du sett en bok uten bokbind?
2) minus
• it took a century, wanting three years
det tok et århundre, minus tre år

English-Norwegian dictionary. 2013.

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