What does carente in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word carente in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use carente in Portuguese.

The word carente in Portuguese means needy, lacking, needy, wanting, carente, carente, carente, carente, desprovido, carente, necessitado, desprovido, estar carente, área carente, região desfavorecida, carente de recursos, ser carente. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word carente

needy

adjetivo (que pouco possui)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

lacking, needy, wanting

adjetivo (que necessita de algo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

carente

adjective (lacking [sth])

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
The town's defences were found wanting when the enemy attacked.

carente

adjective (figurative (person: needy)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Ela sempre fica muito carente antes de eu viajar.
She always gets clingy just before I travel.

carente

adjective (informal (emotionally demanding) (emocionalmente exigente)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
He dropped his last girlfriend because she was too needy.

carente, desprovido

(lacking)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Ela era desprovida de qualquer senso de humor.
She was void of any sense of humour.

carente, necessitado

adjective (prefix (lacking)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Aquele carro está necessitado de bateria.
That car is under-powered.

desprovido

(lacking)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)
Critics found the film to be barren of interesting material.

estar carente

verbal expression (be deprived of loved one) (estar privado do ser amado)

(expressão verbal: Expressão usada como verbo. Ex. "se dar bem com"; "ter medo de". Também para elementos compostos mais longos, como expressões idiomáticas e ditados que começam com um verbo.)

área carente

noun (poor region)

The EU has a regional policy to give help to depressed areas.

região desfavorecida

noun (poverty-stricken place)

The area of Mexico just south of the San Diego border crossing is a severly deprived area.

carente de recursos

adjective (insufficiently financed) (com financiamento insuficiente)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
The underfunded charity may have to close down.

ser carente

intransitive verb (archaic (be destitute, poverty-stricken)

(locução verbal: Conjunto de verbo auxiliar (normalmente 'ser', 'estar', 'ter', 'haver') e verbo principal (normalmente no infinitivo, gerúndio ou particípio).)

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