Sentence examples of "fehlen" in German with translation "lack"

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Translations: all67 miss22 lack22 be absent14 want3 absence2 fail1 other translations3

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Uns fehlt es an nichts. We lack nothing.

Ihr fehlt der gesunde Menschenverstand. She is lacking in common sense.

Heute fehlt mir die Inspiration. Today I'm lacking inspiration.

Es fehlt Tom an Disziplin. Tom lacks discipline.

Tom fehlt es an Einfühlungsvermögen. Tom lacks empathy.

Ihm fehlt der gesunde Menschenverstand. He is lacking in common sense.

Ihm fehlt der Mut dazu He lacks the courage to do it

Ihm fehlte der Mut völlig He was completely lacking in courage

Ihm fehlt es an gesundem Menschenverstand. He lacks common sense.

Deiner Erklärung fehlt es an Konkretheit. Your explanation lacks concreteness.

Seiner Familie fehlt es an nichts. His family lacks for nothing.

Dem jungen Ingenieur fehlte die Erfahrung. The young engineer lacked experience.

Es fehlte ihm der Mut dazu He lacked the courage to do it

Dem Spiel fehlte es an Spannung. The game lacked excitement.

Ein Mann, dem Einfallsreichtum fehlt, ist nutzlos. A man who lacks resourcefulness is useless.

Zur Vollkommenheit fehlte ihr nur ein Fehler. To be perfect she lacked just one defect.

Dem Spiel hat es an Spannung gefehlt. The game lacked excitement.

Tom fehlt es an Motivation, die Arbeit zu beenden. Tom lacks motivation to finish the job.

Sie konnte nicht auswärts studieren, weil das Geld fehlte. She couldn't study abroad for lack of money.

Sie ist ziemlich gut darin, aber ihr fehlt die Klasse. She's pretty good at it, but she lacks class.

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