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carente

lacking

adjective kah-REN-teh Rare

Also means

deficient

Usage Note

Carente typically follows the noun it modifies and takes the preposition di: carente di vitamine (lacking in vitamins). It is invariable for gender (same form for m/f), with plural carenti.

Examples

"La sua dieta è carente di ferro."

Natural Translation

His diet is lacking in iron.

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