your shortcomings what you lack - WordReference Forums A shortcoming is not a lack - they are different words with different meanings Shortcoming (usually plural) -> a failure to reach the required standard or to fulfil a duty; a defect, a weakness Lack of something -> an absence of something Teacher: "I have reviewed your performance in English Your vocabulary is good but you have shortcomings in grammar " -> you have weaknesses in grammar
Shortcoming (colloquial?) | WordReference Forums A shortcoming is specifically an instance of failing to meet a required or expected standard (falling short of expectations) It should be used with care if you really just mean a general fault or lack
weakness shortcoming - WordReference Forums What is the purpose of this exam, Yichen? I agree with you that other choices seem reasonable Perhaps the exam wants you to pick the one word most often associated with the noun "character" That would probably be "defect", which I hear associated with "character" more often than I do any of the other words Your explanations of the words "shortcoming" and "weakness" seem pretty sound to me
drawback shortcoming pitfall | WordReference Forums Como dices, drawback y shortcoming, en el sentido de desventaja, son sinónimos (Con referencia a una persona, un shortcoming puede ser una falta carencia ) Pitfall es peligro o riesgo; figuradamente, trampa
because of a shortcoming from my side - WordReference Forums "The delay in finalizing the clearance process not because of a shortcoming from my side, it's just because there was extra charges on my last mobile bill and they need my manager's approval to be waived " Is it common to use this in English "because of a shortcoming from my side" If no, what
deficiency vs shortcoming - WordReference Forums I would say the swap was OK for a paper, but seems a bit "weak" for an engine that was so bad it caused an accident In that context it looks like an understatement I suppose you could think of shortcomings meaning just falling a bit short of the expected standard, where as a deficiency is an absence that might have serious consequences e g we often talk about vitamin deficiencies, we would
Shortage Shortcoming - WordReference Forums A persons shortcoming usually refers to a lack or flaw in their personality To describe someone who is rude, one could say of him that, "His lack of manners is a real shortcoming " a gluttons lack of self control could be described as a shortcoming Shortcomings are usually intangible in and of themselves, you can't actually see a shortcoming, only the result thereof A shortage refers to a
shortcoming - WordReference Forums Que significa shortcoming? el contexto: " he es a snivelling, slimey creature who flatters him constantly and often shifts the blame for his own
shortcoming - WordReference Forums Muy buenas a todos, Me he encontrado con la palabra "shortcoming" en un texto y, aunque la podría traducir como "desventaja" o "inconveniente", me gustaría que me diérais vuestra opinión sobre el tema El contexto es el siguiente: "Althought these new choices had advantages over COM, they also