scant

scant
[skænt]
adjetivo
1escaso(a)

scant [’skænt][skant]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Bajar en fuerza, caer, disminuirse; también, cambiar a una dirección menos favorable. (n)
va. Escasear, cercenar, limitar la provisión de algo; de aquí, dar de mala gana o insuficientemente, estrechar, dar escasa ración, acortar los gajes o los alimentos.
adjetivo
1Escaso, parco, apenas suficiente; corto, limitado; angosto, estrecho; insuficientemente provisto de alguna cosa.
  • Scant of -> corto de, insuficientemente provisto de

scant [skænt]
adjective
scanter (comparative)scantest (superlative) escaso
it measures a scant 2cm mide dos centímetros escasos; to pay scant attention to sth prestar escasa atención a algo; a scant tablespoon of sugar una cucharada rasa de azúcar

Verb Conjugation for "scant"

Imperative
  • scant
  • you scant
  • he/she scants
  • we scant
  • you scant
  • they scant
Preterite
  • I scanted
  • you scanted
  • he/she scanted
  • we scanted
  • you scanted
  • they scanted
Present Continuous
  • I am scanting
  • you are scanting
  • he/she is scanting
  • we are scanting
  • you are scanting
  • they are scanting
Present Perfect
  • I have scanted
  • you have scanted
  • he/she has scanted
  • we have scanted
  • you have scanted
  • they have scanted
Past Continuous
  • I was scanting
  • you were scanting
  • he/she was scanting
  • we were scanting
  • you were scanting
  • they were scanting
Past Perfect
  • I had scanted
  • you had scanted
  • he/she had scanted
  • we had scanted
  • you had scanted
  • they had scanted
Future
  • I will scant
  • you will scant
  • he/she will scant
  • we will scant
  • you will scant
  • they will scant
Future Perfect
  • I will have scanted
  • you will have scanted
  • he/she will have scanted
  • we will have scanted
  • you will have scanted
  • they will have scanted
Future Continuous
  • I will be scanting
  • you will be scanting
  • he/she will be scanting
  • we will be scanting
  • you will be scanting
  • they will be scanting
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been scanting
  • you have been scanting
  • he/she has been scanting
  • we have been scanting
  • you have been scanting
  • they have been scanting
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been scanting
  • you will have been scanting
  • he/she will have been scanting
  • we will have been scanting
  • you will have been scanting
  • they will have been scanting
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been scanting
  • you had been scanting
  • he/she had been scanting
  • we had been scanting
  • you had been scanting
  • they had been scanting
Paid English to Spanish translation

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