Translation of "escasso" into English

scarce, scanty, scant are the top translations of "escasso" into English.

escasso adjective masculine grammar
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  • scarce

    adjective

    Deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand.

    A água é escassa nesta área.

    Water is scarce in this area.

  • scanty

    adjective

    somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent

    Os africanos pobres geralmente gastam grande parte de sua escassa renda em cigarro.

    Impoverished Africans commonly spend a large proportion of their scanty income on cigarettes.

  • scant

    adjective

    very little

    Havia escassos frutos de nosso trabalho nessa arca.

    There was scant fruitage for our work in this area.

  • Less frequent translations

    • rare
    • sparse
    • meagre
    • poor
    • thin
    • precious
    • uncommon
    • few
    • in short supply
    • meager
    • paltry
    • lean
    • skimpy
    • only a few
    • scantling
    • slack
    • sparing
    • tight
    • slight
    • scarcity
    • short
    • gaunt
    • stingy
    • inadequate
    • deficient
    • defective
    • skinny
    • sparsely
    • bare
    • spare
    • seldom
    • meagerly
    • scrimpy

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