"shortcomings" in German shortcomings Mängel Detailed translations for "shortcomings" shortcomings shortcomings(also: faults, defects, flaws, deficiencies) Mängel{masculine plural} "Dear Parents, with our highly-developed final product, faults and shortcomings are eliminated. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Mängel weg. Let your shortcomings and your flaws fuel you. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Lass dich durch deine Mängel und Fehler nähren.