escasa
-scarce
Feminine singular ofescaso

escaso

escaso(
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kah
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soh
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An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
a. scarce
El agua es escasa en esta región.Water is scarce in this region.
b. limited
El compromiso de la comunidad con el medio ambiente es escaso y debe aumentarse.The community commitment to the environment is limited and should be increased.
c. scant
Los médicos se quejan de la escasa participación del gobierno en las campañas de prevención.Doctors complain of scant government participation in prevention campaigns.
d. short
El discurso del presidente estuvo lamentablemente escaso de temas de seguridad pública.The president's speech was unfortunately short on public safety issues.
a. mere
Cuando nació Anita, pesaba dos kilos escasos.When Anita was born, she weighed a mere two kilos.
b. barely
Falta una semana escasa para las vacaciones.There's barely a week to go until vacation.
a. stingy
¡El tío José es bien escaso! De Navidad me regaló un chocolate nada más.Uncle Jose is so stingy! He just gave me a chocolate for Christmas.
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