A surname from German.
Used in a Sentence
mangel
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for mangel.
Editorial note
Certainly there is mangel-wurzel in the music of Wagner, although it is another composer whose name begins, B-e-e-t——.
Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech1
Quick take
A surname from German.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of mangel gathered in one view.
A mangelwurzel, a plant of the beet family raised as cattle feed.
The sugar beet, which can be refined to equal cane sugar in all manners save for botanical origin.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for mangel.
noun
A surname from German.
noun
A mangelwurzel, a plant of the beet family raised as cattle feed.
noun
The sugar beet, which can be refined to equal cane sugar in all manners save for botanical origin.
Example sentences
Certainly there is mangel-wurzel in the music of Wagner, although it is another composer whose name begins, B-e-e-t——.
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I wanna know what's the difference between the mysql and mangel?
> In Europe there is grown widely a large beet they call the mangel-wurzel.
Perhaps it is mangel-wurzel that we see in Rasputin.
"Mangel", on the other hand, means that (nearly) no matter how much you are willing to pay, you cannot get the good.
Ich hörte es "Optimismus is nur mangel an Information," denke ich.
For my previous career as mathematical biologist: "The Ecological Detective" by Hilborn and Mangel, and "Introduction to Quantitative Genetics" by Falconer and Mackay.
[1] losely translated from German: "Die weltweite Nachfrage nach Kraftfahrzeugen wird eine Million nicht überschreiten - allein schon aus Mangel an verfügbaren Chauffeuren."
– jene Frage, ob wirklich sein immer stärkeres Verlangen nach Schönheit, nach Festen, Lustbarkeiten, neuen Kulten aus Mangel, aus Entbehrung, aus Melancholie, aus Schmerz erwachsen ist?
The problem with this argument (as a native German speaker) is that in German, there do exist two different concepts that are both translated with "shortage" in English: - [die] Knappheit - [der] Mangel "Knappheit" is a sign of an efficient market: if the supply decreases or the demand increases, the prices go up, so only the buyers that are willing to pay most get their share.
Quote examples
"Mangel", on the other hand, means that (nearly) no matter how much you are willing to pay, you cannot get the good.
Ich hörte es "Optimismus is nur mangel an Information," denke ich.
For my previous career as mathematical biologist: "The Ecological Detective" by Hilborn and Mangel, and "Introduction to Quantitative Genetics" by Falconer and Mackay.
[1] losely translated from German: "Die weltweite Nachfrage nach Kraftfahrzeugen wird eine Million nicht überschreiten - allein schon aus Mangel an verfügbaren Chauffeuren."
Proper noun examples
– jene Frage, ob wirklich sein immer stärkeres Verlangen nach Schönheit, nach Festen, Lustbarkeiten, neuen Kulten aus Mangel, aus Entbehrung, aus Melancholie, aus Schmerz erwachsen ist?
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use mangel in a sentence?
Certainly there is mangel-wurzel in the music of Wagner, although it is another composer whose name begins, B-e-e-t——.
What does mangel mean?
A surname from German.
What part of speech is mangel?
mangel is commonly used as noun.