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Mangel

lack

noun MANG-el Less Common
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Also means

defect

Usage Note

Mangel means a shortage (Mangel an, 'lack of') or a defect or flaw in goods. There is also a feminine homograph die Mangel (a mangle/wringer); the everyday 'shortage' sense is masculine, der Mangel.

Examples

"Es herrscht ein Mangel an Wasser."

Natural Translation

There is a lack of water.

Literal Translation

It rules a lack of water.

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