to lack, to miss, to be short of
brakuje/brak mi czegoś I'm short of sth
brak mi ciebie I miss you
vi imperf to be lacking
to be missing
to be wanting: ~uje dwóch stron two pages are missing
~uje nam pieniędzy we don't have enough money
~ło nam cukru we've run out of sugar
kogo ~uje? who is absent?
who is missing?
~uje mu doświadczenia he lacks experience
what he needs is more experience
~ło mi ciebie bardzoI missed you very much
2. - vi to be wanting, to be missing, to be short of, to want, to miss
brakuje wielu książek - many books are missing
brakuje pieniędzy - money is short
brakuje nam paliwa - we are short of fuel
fig.
brakuje mi słów - words fail me
I am at a loss for words
brakuje mi siły - I fell powerless
nic mi nie brakuje - nothing is the matter with me
I need nothing
niewiele brakowało! - that was a close shave (a near miss)!
1. - vt (sprawdzać jakość) to reject, to sort out
to lack
vito lack
FAIL
LACK: BE LACKING
WANTING: BE WANTING
MISS
NEED
MISSING: BE MISSING
imperf lack, be lacking in, be short of, be deficient, want, miss
~uje mi ciebie I miss you
~uje mi pieniędzy I lack money
~uje mi słów words fail me
(odrzucić wadliwy towar) discard, reject
lack
want