English to Swedish Meaning of scarce - knapp

Scarce :

knapp

adjective

sällsynt, knapp, stram, tillfällig, Kära, osannolik, ovanlig, långt emellan, gles, otillgänglig, inte tillgänglig, ouppnåelig

Scarce :: knappScarceness :: torftighet

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Definitions of scarce in English

Adjective(1) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
Adverb(1) only a very short time before(2) almost not

Examples of scarce in English

(1) Coastal land resources are scarce because of high demand and low supply.(2) Uncluttered surface areas are scarce real estate anywhere in my house, especially the kitchen.(3) First, it would not require each country to expend scarce resources to build its own defenses against every air and missile threat.(4) This can often mean fighting for scarce resources, particularly when the demands on these resources come from the normal operational demands of the business.(5) Difficult choices must be made in the allocation of scarce resources between current and capital expenditure.(6) Public money is involved, by definition a scarce resource that has many competing claims to its use.(7) In critical care, networks have been used to increase efficiency and responsiveness by combining scarce resources to iron out the effect of variations in demand.(8) Even Sarah, who was seven, understood that money was tight and food was scarce .(9) Other flowers present that are now scarce in Suffolk include spiny restharrow and the yellow flowered sulphur clover.(10) In some ways it can be considered as a miniature flora of an area, highlighting the locally rare and scarce species.(11) At that moment the beast-man charged the Kshatriya; Viro scarce had time to roll.(12) Ordinary people, after all, just want to get along with their lives, with the routine and mundane task of eking out a living out of scarce resources.(13) Food was scarce and money flooded off the presses. 476 million rubles were printed in April, one billion in July.(14) The report says the common skate is so scarce recent surveys to assess their status failed to find a single one.(15) I must eat until sated: Early humans lived in an environment in which food resources were scarce .(16) Black market trading in scarce food and petrol puts inflation closer to 700%.

Related Phrases of scarce

(1) scarce resources ::

knappa resurser

Related Phrases of scarce

(1) scarce resources ::

knappa resurser

Synonyms

Adjective

1. in short supply ::

bristvara

2. scant ::

ringa

3. scanty ::

knapphändig

4. meager ::

mager

5. sparse ::

gles

6. short ::

kort

7. hard to find ::

svårt att hitta

8. hard to come by ::

svårt att komma med

9. too little ::

för lite

10. insufficient ::

otillräcklig

11. deficient ::

bristfällig

12. inadequate ::

otillräcklig

14. wanting ::

önskar

15. at a premium ::

på en premie

16. paltry ::

ynklig

17. negligible ::

försumbar

21. exiguous ::

KNAPP

Adverb

22. scarcely ::

knappt

23. hardly ::

knappast

24. just ::

bara

25. barely ::

nätt och jämnt

Antonyms

1. abundant ::

riklig

2. ample ::

riklig

3. bountiful ::

riklig

4. generous ::

generös

5. liberal ::

liberal

6. plenteous ::

mycken

7. plentiful ::

rikligt

Different Forms

scarce, scarceness

Word Example from TV Shows

And SCARCE any man hath enough of it.

Westworld Season 2, Episode 3

...and I'd appreciate it if you would, you know, make yourself SCARCE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 2

Examples of scarce from TV Shows

And SCARCE any man hath enough of it.

Westworld Season 2, Episode 3

...and I'd appreciate it if you would, you know, make yourself SCARCE.

The Big Bang Theory Season 2, Episode 2

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English to Swedish Dictionary: scarce

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