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Dictionary translations for "pénurie"

la pénurie f noun

pl. pénuries

shortage [ˈʃɔ:tɪdʒ] (manque)

La récente pénurie de café a occasionné un grand nombre de problèmes.

The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.

Phrases with "pénurie" (9)

pénurie d'eau - water shortage
pénurie de main d'œuvre - labour shortage
économie de pénurie - shortage economy
pénurie de dollars - dollar gap
pénurie de logements - housing shortage
pénurie de main-d'œuvre - labour shortage
pénurie de matières premières - shortage of raw material
pénurie de moyens de paiement - liquidity famine
pénurie de pétrole - oil shortage

Contexts with "pénurie"

La récente pénurie de café a occasionné un grand nombre de problèmes. The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.

La récente pénurie de café a donné lieu à un grand nombre de problèmes. The recent shortage of coffee has given rise to a lot of problems.

En 1994, il y a eu une pénurie d'eau et de riz au Japon. In 1994, there was a shortage of water and rice in Japan.

À cause de la pénurie d'eau, je n'ai pas pu prendre de bain. Because of the water shortage, I couldn't take a bath.

Comme il y a une sérieuse pénurie d'eau dans cette ville, nous devrions nous passer de bain de temps en temps. There is a severe shortage of water in this city, so we must give up having a bath occasionally.

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