Insufficient, inadequate - Insuffisant (The 2473rd Most Common French Word)

The French word for Insufficient, inadequate is Insuffisant. It is classified as a B2 word, and is the 2473rd most common word in French. It can be used as adjective. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. You can listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: insufficient, inadequate

French: insuffisant

Examples


This number is still completely inadequate in relation to the demand.	Cela reste très insuffisant par rapport aux besoins.
Employees with insufficient sleep are less productive, less creative and have less sense of responsibility.	Les employés avec un sommeil insuffisant sont moins productifs, moins créatifs et ont moins de sens des responsabilités.
The degree of mutual awareness between our two regions remains insufficient.	Le degré de connaissance mutuelle entre nos deux régions demeure par ailleurs insuffisant.
This evidence is incomplete and otherwise insufficient to establish less favourable treatment.	Cet élément de preuve est incomplet et est par ailleurs insuffisant pour établir l'existence d'un traitement moins favorable.
Ban on dividends distribution if provisioning is deemed insufficient.	Interdire la distribution de dividendes si le provisionnement est jugé insuffisant.
Vitamin deficiency generally results from inadequate dietary intake.	La carence vitaminique est souvent le résultat d'un apport alimentaire insuffisant.
Currently, her stock is insufficient to satisfy her customers' needs.	Actuellement son stock est insuffisant pour satisfaire sa clientèle.
Despite this legislation, progress on the development of networks is insufficient.	Malgré cette législation, le développement des réseaux est insuffisant.

Insufficient number of reviewers to review applications written in the French language.	Le nombre d'examinateurs francophones est insuffisant.
Cameroon's telephone network appears to be inadequate.	Le réseau téléphonique est visiblement insuffisant.
Excuse me. Your card has been declined for insufficient funds.	Votre carte est refusée pour crédit insuffisant.
The number of qualified teachers is insufficient and female teachers comprise over 50%.	Le nombre des enseignants qualifiés est insuffisant.
However, the Committee notes that this budget is still inadequate.	Il constate toutefois que ce budget reste insuffisant.
I guess this means you find my performance inadequate.	Donc vous avez trouvé mon exercice insuffisant.
It is likely that public sector support will be insufficient.	Le soutien du secteur public sera probablement insuffisant.
The amount proposed may therefore prove to be insufficient.	Il pourrait donc se révéler insuffisant.
First of all, the budget allocated for the programme still seems to be insufficient.	Premièrement, le budget attribué au programme semble encore insuffisant.
Unfortunately, funding for that programme of State guarantees was sporadic and insufficient.	Malheureusement, le financement de ce programme reste sporadique et insuffisant.
This is admirable, but it is insufficient.	Cela est admirable, mais insuffisant.
Nonetheless, in some cases it is inadequate.	Néanmoins, il est parfois insuffisant.
It would however be insufficient to focus only on labels.	Se focaliser exclusivement sur les labels serait insuffisant.