below strength

bɪˈloʊ strɛŋθ

Definition

Definition of below strength - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

team or group

having fewer people or resources than needed

The team was below strength after two players got sick.

shorthanded

understaffed

Adverb

insufficient numbers

with fewer people or resources than needed

The team played below strength after two players left.

undermanned

understaffed

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Expressions with strength

Amazonian strength

great physical power like an Amazon warrior

She showed Amazonian strength during the competition.

bench strength

the quality and number of backup players

The team's bench strength helped them win the championship.

draw strength from

find motivation or inspiration in something

Athletes often draw strength from their past victories.

tower of strength

person who gives strong support in difficult times

She was a tower of strength during his illness.

union is strength

exp.

people are stronger when they work together

Our coach reminded us that union is strength.

strength to strength

adv.

becoming more successful or powerful

The company has gone from strength to strength in recent years.

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tropical storm

weather science

tropical cyclone with organized thunderstorms, winds below hurricane strength threshold

Examples of below strength in a sentence

Our department is below strength after recent layoffs.
The office was below strength during the holidays.
The hospital operated below strength due to staff shortages.

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French:démuni, en manque d'effectif, ...
German:unterbesetzt, in Unterzahl, ...
Italian:sotto organico, in inferiorità, ...
Spanish:incompleto, con menos jugadores, ...
Portuguese:desfalcado, com menos elementos, ...
Chinese:人数不足的, 在人手不足的情况下, ...
Japanese:人手不足の, 人数不足で, ...
Arabic:ناقص العدد, دون العَدَدِ الكافِي, ...
Hebrew:חֲסַר כּוֹחַ אָדָם, בְּחֶסֶר כֹּחַ אָדָם, ...
Russian:неполный, неполным составом, ...
Ukrainian:неукомплектований, у неповному складі, ...
Hindi:कम सदस्य वाला, कम संख्या में, ...
Bengali:অপর্যাপ্ত, কম জনবল নিয়ে, ...
Catalan:incomplet, amb efectius insuficients, ...
Czech:personálně poddimenzovaný, v oslabené sestavě, ...
Danish:underbemandet, under styrke, ...
Dutch:onderbezet, onder sterkte, ...
Greek:υποστελεχωμένος, με ελλιπή σύνθεση, ...
Hungarian:létszámhiányos, hiányosan, ...
Khmer:ខ្វះកម្លាំង, មិនគ្រប់កម្លាំង, ...
Korean:인원이 부족한, 인원이 부족한 채로, ...
Persian:کم‌نفر, با کمبود نیرو, ...
Polish:niepełny, w niepełnym składzie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desfalcado, com equipe reduzida, ...
Romanian:sub efectiv, în efectiv redus, ...
Swedish:underbemannad, underbemannat, ...
Thai:ขาดแคลนกำลังคน, ด้วยจำนวนคนที่น้อยกว่าปกติ, ...
Turkish:eksik, eksik kadroyla, ...
Vietnamese:thiếu người, không đủ lực lượng, ...

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