entbehren
lack
Es bedeutet, etwas nicht zu haben oder ohne etwas auskommen zu müssen, das man eigentlich braucht oder gerne hätte.
The German word "entbehren" is a verb that means "to lack" or "to be without". It is derived from the prefix "ent-" (indicating removal) and the verb "beheren," which means "to have" or "to possess." Essentially, "entbehren" conveys the sense of being deprived of something or not having something necessary.
Similar words in German include "fehlen" (to be missing), "mangeln" (to be deficient), and "enthalten" (to contain, in the opposite sense). The difference lies in that "entbehren" emphasizes a state of deficiency or absence, while "fehlen" and "mangeln" refer more generally to the absence or lack of something without the implicit connotation of deprivation.
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Manchmal entbehren die Bewohner leicht zugänglicher Ressourcen.verb
Sometimes the residents lack easily accessible resources.
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