"scarce" in German

Detailed translations for "scarce"

scarce

scarce(also: brief, narrow, bare, scanty)
Although money was very scarce in the household, I asked my father to buy me a PA system.
Obwohl das Geld bei uns immer knapp war, bat ich meinen Vater, mir die Lautsprecheranlage zu
With food being as scarce as it is, there's bound to be some trouble out there.
So knapp wie das Essen im moment ist, wird es da drausen sicher Ärger geben.
scarce(also: infrequent, unusual, uncommon)
selten{adjectiv}
Big spenders like him are scarce these days.
Großzügige Auftraggeber sind heute selten geworden.
Before the arrival of the printing press in Europe in the 1500's, information was highly scarce and
Vor der Aufkommen der Druckpresse in Europa im 16. Jahrhundert, war Information sehr selten und

English synonyms for "scarce"

scarce {r}

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