• This is a critical time for small business, which faces a dearth of start-up financing.
— opposite glut1* * *
Human Resources managers complain that there is a dearth of talented candidates.
in time of dearth - во время голода
a dearth of news - недостаток сведений
there was no great dearth of young men - в молодых людях не было недостатка
in time of dearth во вре́мя го́лода
dearth of workmen недоста́ток рабо́чих рук
• Famine
• Great lack
• Hardly a plethora
• Insufficiency
• Lack
• Lack hatred, somehow (6)
• Missing quality
• Opposite of a surplus
• Paucity
• Real scarcity
• Scarce supply
• Scarcity
• Serious lack
• Severe shortage
• Short supply
• Shortage
• Shortfall
• Want
• A severe shortage (especially a shortage of food)
• An insufficient quantity or number
недостаток, нехватка (продуктов); голод
in time of ~ - во время голода
a ~ of news - недостаток сведений
there was no great ~ of young men - в молодых людях не было недостатка
Нестача
хиба
недолік
вада