insuficiência

See also: insuficiencia

Portuguese

Etymology

From in- +‎ suficiência.

Pronunciation

 

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

• (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/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.su.fiˈsjẽ.sjɐ/

• Hyphenation: in‧su‧fi‧ci‧ên‧ci‧a

Noun

insuficiência f (plural insuficiências)

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