spärlich

I Adj. (wenig) scanty, meag|re (Am. -er); Lob, Kenntnisse: scant, scanty; (dünn gesät) sparse; (dürftig, schlecht) poor; WIRTS. Nachfrage: low, slack; Haarwuchs: thin; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; spärlicher Beifall a trickle of applause; spärliches Einkommen meag|re (Am. -er) income; (Hungerlohn) pittance; spärliche Reste (a few) scraps; die Reaktionen waren spärlich there was little response

II Adv.: spärlich bekleidet scantily (oder skimpily) dressed, scantily clad; spärlich beleuchtet poorly (oder badly) lit; spärlich besucht poorly attended; spärlich bevölkert sparsely (oder thinly) populated

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scant (Adj.); sparse (Adj.); scanty (Adj.)

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spär|lich ['ʃpɛːɐlɪç]

1. adj

sparse; Ausbeute, Reste, Einkünfte, Kenntnisse sketchy, scanty; Beleuchtung poor; Kleidung scanty, skimpy; Mahl meagre (Brit), meager (US); Nachfrage poor, low

2. adv

bevölkert sparsely, thinly; beleuchtet, besucht poorly; eingerichtet sparsely

spä́rlich bekleidet — scantily clad or dressed

die Geldmittel fließen nur spä́rlich — the money is only coming slowly or in dribs and drabs

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1) (not frequent: His visits grew infrequent.) infrequent

2) (small in size; hardly enough: scanty clothing.) scanty

3) (hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) scant

4) sparsely

5) (thinly scattered: sparse vegetation.) sparse

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spär·lich

[ˈʃpɛ:ɐ̯lɪç]

I. adj Haarwuchs, Vegetation sparse

\spärliche Ausbeute/Reste meagre [or scanty] spoil/scraps

II. adv sparsely

\spärlich bekleidet scantily clad [or dressed]

\spärlich besucht poorly attended

\spärlich bevölkert sparsely populated

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1.

Adjektiv sparse <vegetation, beard, growth>; thin <hair, applause>; scanty <leftovers, knowledge, news, evidence>; scanty, skimpy <clothing>; slack <demand>; scattered <remains, remnants>; poor <lighting, harvest, result, source>; meagre <income, salary>

2.

adverbial sparsely, thinly <populated, covered>; poorly <lit, attended>; scantily, skimpily <dressed>

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spärlich

A. adj (wenig) scanty, meagre (US -er); Lob, Kenntnisse: scant, scanty; (dünn gesät) sparse; (dürftig, schlecht) poor; WIRTSCH Nachfrage: low, slack; Haarwuchs: thin; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy;

spärlicher Beifall a trickle of applause;

spärliches Einkommen meagre (US -er) income; (Hungerlohn) pittance;

spärliche Reste (a few) scraps;

die Reaktionen waren spärlich there was little response

B. adv:

spärlich bekleidet scantily (oder skimpily) dressed, scantily clad;

spärlich beleuchtet poorly (oder badly) lit;

spärlich besucht poorly attended;

spärlich bevölkert sparsely (oder thinly) populated

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1.

Adjektiv sparse <vegetation, beard, growth>; thin <hair, applause>; scanty <leftovers, knowledge, news, evidence>; scanty, skimpy <clothing>; slack <demand>; scattered <remains, remnants>; poor <lighting, harvest, result, source>; meagre <income, salary>

2.

adverbial sparsely, thinly <populated, covered>; poorly <lit, attended>; scantily, skimpily <dressed>

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adj.

scanty adj.