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Translate scarce from English to German

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scarce:
- kaum; selten
Wiktionary:
- scarce → spärlich, rar
- scarce → knapp, selten, rar, karg, schmal, dürftig, kärglich, spärlich

English

Detailed Translations for scarce from English to German

scarce:

scarce adj

scarce (uncommon)
kaum; selten
- kaum adj
- selten adj

Translation Matrix for scarce:

Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	barely; hardly; just; scarcely
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
kaum	scarce; uncommon
selten	scarce; uncommon	eccentric; exceedingly; exceptional; exceptionally; extraordinarily; extraordinary; extremely; funny; greatly; hardly ever; highly; incidentally; little; occasionally; odd; particular; phenomenal; prodigious; rare; rarely; seldom; special; sporadic; strange; ultra; uncommon; unique

Related Words for "scarce":

scarceness, scarcer, scarcest, scarcely

Synonyms for "scarce":

insufficient; deficient
rare; tight; meager; meagre; meagerly; stingy; scrimpy
barely; hardly; just; scarcely

Antonyms for "scarce":

abundant

Related Definitions for "scarce":

deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand¹
- fresh vegetables were scarce during the drought¹
only a very short time before¹
- would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave¹

Wiktionary Translations for scarce:

scarce

adjective

-
- scarce → spärlich

scarce

adjective

nur in geringer Anzahl vorhanden; nur in geringer Häufigkeit vorkommend
- rar → scarce; rare

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• scarce	→ knapp; selten; rar	↔ schaars — weinig in aantal of hoeveelheid
• scarce	→ karg; schmal; dürftig; kärglich	↔ insuffisant — Qui ne suffire pas.
• scarce	→ knapp; selten; rar; karg; dürftig; kärglich; spärlich	↔ rare — Qui est en petit nombre, qui se trouve difficilement.

Related Translations for scarce

make oneself scarce

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