Sentence examples of "manquaient" in French with translation "lack"

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Les plantes sont mortes parce qu'elles manquaient d'eau. The plants died for lack of water.
Il manque de sens moral. He lacks moral sense.
Votre explication manque de concret. Your explanation lacks concreteness.
Elle manque de sens commun. She is lacking in common sense.
Nous ne manquons de rien. We lack nothing.
Sa famille ne manque de rien. His family lacks for nothing.
Tom manque de confiance en lui. Tom lacks confidence in himself.
Elle mourut par manque d'air. She died for lack of air.
Aujourd'hui je manque d'inspiration. Today I'm lacking inspiration.
Le manque de sommeil entama son énergie. Lack of sleep whittled away her energy.
À Marie, il manque de la finesse. Mary is lacking in delicacy.
Ton discours manquait un peu de cohérence. Your speech lacked some consistency.
Votre discours manquait un peu de cohérence. Your speech lacked some consistency.
La fleur est morte par manque d'eau. The flower died for lack of water.
Son manque d'expertise lui interdit toute promotion. His lack of technical knowledge precluded him from promotion.
Il manque un lave-vaisselle dans la cuisine. The kitchen lacks a dishwasher.
Les fleurs sont mortes par manque d'eau. The flowers died for lack of water.
Autour du miel, les mouches ne manquent pas. Around honey, there is no lack of flies.
Son génie (à elle) compensa son manque d'expérience. Her genius makes up for her lack of experience.
Tu dois prendre son manque d'expérience en considération. You must make allowance for his lack of experience.
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