scarce

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɛərs/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skɛrs/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skârs)

Inflections of 'scarce' (adj):
scarcer
adj comparative
scarcest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scarce adj (lacking)escaso/a adj
  poco/a adj
 New parts for machinery are scarce, so the locals have to cannibalize old machines for spares.
 Las partes nuevas para la maquinaria son escasas, por eso la gente tiene que hurgar en las máquinas antiguas en busca de recambios.
scarce adj (rare)escaso/a adj
  raro/a adj
 Jobs for life are scarce these days.
 Los empleos de por vida son escasos en estos tiempos.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
scarce adv literary (scarcely)apenas adv
 William could scarce believe his eyes when a ghostly figure appeared before him.
 William apenas podía creer en sus ojos cuando vio que la figura fantasmal apareció delante de él.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
make yourself scarce v expr informal (go away, disappear)desaparecer⇒ vi
  esfumarse⇒ v prnl
 I need to talk to your mother in private, so could you make yourself scarce for half an hour?
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'scarce' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
at a premium - rare
Spanish:
carencial - parco - enrarecer - escasear - escaso - escasos recursos - hacerse un chorro de humo

Collocations: scarce [resources, jobs], [jobs, opportunities, resources] are scarce (in), [a country, an area, a region] of scarce [jobs], more...

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