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lack1

/læk/

Translation

n [u]
carencia
falta
lack of money
falta de dinero
given the lack of time
dada la falta de tiempo
a lack of confidence
una falta de confianza en sí misma
(Definition of lack n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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