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lacks
[/læks/]
verb
falta, carece
1.
to be without or not have something needed or wanted
The project lacks sufficient funding.
O projeto carece de financiamento suficiente.
2.
to be deficient in a particular quality or skill
She lacks experience in this field.
Ela não tem experiência neste campo.
3.
to be absent or missing
What the proposal lacks is clear direction.
O que falta à proposta é uma direção clara.
Synonyms
needs
wants
requires
misses
is without
Antonyms
has
possesses
owns
contains
includes
Regional Variations
General Brazilian
falta, carece
Most common usage across Brazil
São Paulo
falta
Preferred in informal contexts
Rio de Janeiro
carece, falta
Both forms widely used
Portugal
falta, carece de
Formal register often uses 'carece de'
Related Idioms & Phrases
lack of
lacking in
for lack of something
lack nothing
lack for nothing
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