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carenza

shortage

noun kah-REN-tsah Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Origin: from Latin carere 'to lack'

Also means

deficiency

Usage Note

Carenza is a lack or deficiency, used both physically and medically, as in carenza di vitamine ('vitamin deficiency'). It is more formal than the everyday mancanza.

Examples

"C'è una grave carenza di personale."

Natural Translation

There is a serious shortage of staff.

Literal Translation

There-is a serious shortage of staff.

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