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scarce

/skeəs/

/skɛrs/

Übersetzungen

scarceadjektiv

scarcer

Komp.

scarcest

Super.

rare

Water was scarce during the drought.

L’eau était rare pendant la sécheresse.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

peu abondant

Synonyme

hard to find

Antonyme

scarceadverb

/skeəs/

/skɛrs/

Archaic/poetic use meaning 'scarcely; barely'.

à peineSoutenu; équivaut à « scarcely », « barely ».

He had scarce finished speaking when the lights went out.

Il avait à peine fini de parler quand les lumières se sont éteintes.

Synonyme

almost not

Definitionen

scarceadjektiv

In short supply; not plentiful.

During the drought, water became scarce in the region.

Rare; uncommon and therefore valuable or interesting.

First editions of the novel are extremely scarce.

scarceadverb

Only just; scarcely; barely.

He had scarce finished speaking when the lights went out.