shortage

pénurie, manque

Situation où la quantité disponible d’une chose ne suffit pas aux besoins.

En anglais simple : A situation in which there is less of something than people need.

• There is a water shortage.
• The school closed because of a staff shortage.
• Will the fuel shortage affect bus services?

Comment l'utiliser : a shortage of something (There is a shortage of nurses in this area.)

Synonymes : lack, scarcity, shortfall

Contraires : surplus, abundance

Expressions courantes : water shortage, staff shortage, shortage of something, food shortage