fehlen

verb

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be missing

be absent

be lacking

lack in

be short of

be deficient in

shortage

deficiency

scarcity

notice the absence of

find something missing

lack

Synonyms and Related Words for fehlen

abwesend sein nicht da sein mangeln vermisst werden mangeln an knapp sein an ermangeln fehlt mangelt ist nicht da ist abwesend vermissen vergeblich suchen

Definition of "fehlen" in German

Below are the definitions and usage examples of the word "fehlen" in its original language, German. This section is designed to help you understand the word in different contexts and sentence structures, especially while learning English.

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Nicht vorhanden oder nicht anwesend sein; von jemandem vermisst werden.

DE: “Herr Schmidt fehlt heute im Büro.”
A1
EN: “Mr. Schmidt is absent from the office today.”

DE: “Mir fehlt ein Wort, um meine Gefühle zu beschreiben.”
A2
EN: “I'm missing a word to describe my feelings.”

DE: “Was fehlt dir denn? Du siehst gar nicht gut aus.”
B1
EN: “What's the matter with you? You don't look well at all.”

In unzureichender Menge oder Qualität vorhanden sein (oft unpersönlich mit 'es' und der Präposition 'an' + Dativ).

DE: “Es fehlt an Brot.”
A1
EN: “There is a lack of bread.”

DE: “In der Region fehlt es an Arbeitsplätzen für junge Leute.”
A2
EN: “The region lacks jobs for young people.”

DE: “Dem Projekt fehlt es nicht an guten Ideen, sondern an der Finanzierung.”
B1
EN: “The project doesn't lack good ideas, but rather funding.”

Words Similar in Spelling to fehlen

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