Translation of "for want of" to French

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Dictionary translations for "for want of"

for want of preposition

à défaut de (lack)

Contexts with "for want of"

The flowers withered for want of water. Les fleurs ont fané par manque d'eau.

We couldn't take a bath for want of water. Nous ne pûmes prendre un bain par manque d'eau.

His office is going to be shut down for want of money. Son bureau va être fermé faute d'argent.

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife. C’est une vérité reconnue, qu’un jeune homme qui a de la fortune doit chercher à se marier.

We are badly in want of water. On a vraiment besoin d'eau.

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