Example: L'insuffisance de notes peut empêcher la réussite scolaire.
Definition
"L'insuffisance" refers to the state or condition of being inadequate or insufficient, especially in the context of education, such as having an insufficient number of grades or scores that can hinder academic success.
Translations
insufficiency
la insuficiencia
het tekort
la insuficiència
die Unzulänglichkeit
Etymology
The word "l'insuffisance" comes from the Latin "insufficientia," combining "in-" meaning 'not' and "sufficientia" meaning 'sufficiency' or 'adequacy.' Did you know that it literally means 'not enough' and has been used in French to describe various forms of inadequacy since the Middle Ages?
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"L'insuffisance" appears in the Vocaplus list "French - Education - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 110 commonly used words.
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