i mangel af bedre

Danish

Etymology

Lit. "in lack of better [thing]".

Adverb

i mangel af bedre

  1. faute de mieux, for lack of a better alternative
    • 2016, Hanya Yanagihara, Et lille liv, Politikens Forlag →ISBN
      ... hendes far, som jeg i mangel af bedre kaldte bedstefar, ...
      ... her father, whom I, lacking a better alternative, called grandfather, ...
    • 2012, Stig Dalager, Glemsel og erindring - Broerne til verden 1, Lindhardt og Ringhof →ISBN
      ... det var hendes hemmeligheder, jeg i mangel af bedre fantaserede om, og som jeg forgæves forsøgte at vriste ud af far.
      ... it was her secrets that I, faute de mieux, phantasized about, and which I vainly tried to wrest from father.
    • 2016, Henning Mankell, Svenske gummistøvler, Gyldendal A/S →ISBN
      Hvad skal pigen hedde? spurgte jeg i mangel af bedre.
      What shall the girl be named? I asked faute de mieux.

Usage notes

Also frequently used preceding some noun, as in i mangel af bedre betegnelse ("for lack of a better designation").

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