mangle I homograph 1

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. ikke ha, være uten, savne, trenge not to have, to be without, to lack, to need
   • mangle mat to be short of food
   • mangle erfaring to lack experience
   • mangle retningssans to have no sense of direction
   • hun manglet to poeng på å komme inn she was two points short of getting in
   • vertinnen sørget for at gjestene ikke manglet noe the hostess made sure the guests wanted for nothing
   brukt som adjektiv: used as an adjective:

   • det skyldes manglende vilje it is due to a lack of willingness
2. være borte, ikke finnes, skorte to be missing, not to be there, to be in short supply
   • det mangler tre personer three people are missing
   • det mangler en skrue i motoren there is a screw missing in the engine
   • det manglet ikke på advarsler there was no shortage of warnings
3. være i veien med;
   feile (3)to ail to be the matter with;
   to ailfeile (3)
   • det mangler henne ingenting there is nothing wrong with her

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