Lack - Manque (The 1038th Most Common French Word)

The French word for Lack is Manque. It can be used as noun. It is the 1038th most commonly used word in French, classified as a A2 word. This word often comes up when talking about numbers & quantity. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Download our app for offline access to all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: lack

French: manque

Examples


I lack confidence.	Je manque de confiance.
His family lacks for nothing.	Sa famille ne manque de rien.
He lacks experience.	Il manque d'expérience.
I hear the message just fine; it's faith that I lack.	J'entends parfaitement le message ; c'est de foi que je manque.
I have a feeling that something is lacking in my life.	J'ai l'impression qu'il manque quelque chose dans ma vie.
He lacks moral sense.	Il manque de sens moral.
Mary is lacking in delicacy.	À Marie, il manque de la finesse.
What he lacks is courage.	Ce qui lui manque, c'est le courage.

He lacks motivation.	Il manque de motivation.
He lacks decisiveness.	Il manque d'esprit de décision.
He lacks judgement.	Il manque de jugement.
This man lacks courage.	Cet homme manque de courage.
Today I'm lacking inspiration.	Aujourd'hui je manque d'inspiration.
The kitchen lacks a dishwasher.	Il manque un lave-vaisselle dans la cuisine.
Regrettably, he lacks the financial wherewithal to run a presidential campaign.	Malheureusement, il manque des moyens financiers pour conduire une campagne présidentielle.
Mary lacks common sense.	Mary manque de jugeote.
Tom lacks discipline.	Tom manque de discipline.
He lacks confidence.	Il manque de confiance.
She lacks confidence.	Elle manque de confiance.
There is a lack of long-term vision for Europe.	Il manque une vision à long terme pour l'Europe.
He lacks tact.	Il manque de tact.