insuffisant
/ɛ̃.sy.fi.zɑ̃/
adjective
A2
le (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Meaning
Similar words
Close — "a poor effort" means an insufficient one.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
insuficiente is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "insufficient."
Practice
1 What does insuffisant mean?
insufficient
2 Fill the gap: Le nombre de places est ___.
Full sentence: Le nombre de places est insuffisant. (The number of seats is insufficient.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches insuffisant?
insuffisant: neutral register, core frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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