Polyglot Dictionary

deficiência

/defiˈsjẽsjɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as deficiências

Meaning

  1. deficiency, disability

    • Tem deficiência visual.

      He has a visual impairment.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Mangel

Mangel is the German word for the same thing — both mean "deficiency, shortage."

English

lack

Close — a deficiency relates to a lack.

Spanish

desinterés

Close, figuratively — a deficiency relates to a lack of interest.

Spanish

falta

Close — a deficiency relates to a lack.

Practice

1 What does deficiência mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tem ___ visual.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches deficiência?

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