insuficiência

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From in- +‎ suficiência.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.fi.siˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [ĩ.su.fi.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.fiˈsjẽ.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.su.fi.siˈẽ.si.a/ [ĩ.su.fi.sɪˈẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /ĩ.su.fiˈsjẽ.sja/

  • Hyphenation: in‧su‧fi‧ci‧ên‧ci‧a

Noun

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insuficiência f (plural insuficiências)

  1. insufficiency, inadequacy
  2. failure
  3. shortcoming, defect
  4. incompetence
  5. scarcity, paucity, shortfall