- dürftig
- Adj.1. pej. (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meag|re (Am. -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc.: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble2. (ärmlich) Verhältnisse: humble; stärker: wretched* * *slender; scanty; poor; needy; meagre; in short supply; exiguous; meager; paltry; penurious; bald; slim; tenuous; scant; unsubstantial; crummy* * *dụ̈rf|tig ['dʏrftɪç]1. adj2) (pej = unzureichend) miserable, pathetic (inf); Kenntnisse sketchy, scanty; Ausrede feeble, lame, pathetic (inf); Ersatz poor attr; (= spärlich) Haarwuchs, Pflanzenwuchs sparse; Bekleidung scanty, skimpy
ein paar dürftige Tannen — a few scrawny fir trees
2. adv(= kümmerlich) beleuchtet poorly; gekleidet scantilydie Ernte ist dürftig ausgefallen — the harvest turned out to be quite meagre (Brit) or meager (US)
* * *1) (informal) adjective (made up of small, unrelated pieces: We had a very bitty conversation; His essay was rather bitty.) bitty2) (thin and light: You'll be cold in those flimsy clothes.) flimsy3) (not well; badly: a poorly written essay.) poorly4) meagrely5) (poor or not enough: meagre earnings.) meagre* * *dürf·tig[ˈdʏrftɪç]I. adj\dürftige Unterkunft poor accommodation2. (pej: schwach) pooreine \dürftige Ausrede a feeble excuse\dürftige Kenntnisse scanty knowledge3. (spärlich) sparseII. adv scantily\dürftig ausfallen to be a poor outcome* * *1.Adjektiv1) (ärmlich) poor; scanty, meagre <meal>; scanty, poor <clothing>2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor <explanation>; lame, feeble <excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse <growth of hair>; paltry, meagre <income>2.adverbial1) <live> poorly; scantily <dressed>2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily <furnished>; poorly <attended>; <report, formulate> sketchily; thinly <concealed>* * *dürftig adj1. pej (unzulänglich) poor; Einkommen, Mahlzeit: meagre (US -er), paltry; Beleuchtung, Ausstattung etc: scanty, sparse; Kleidung: scanty, skimpy; Argument: weak, flimsy, feeble; Ausrede, Erklärung: feeble, lame; Chance, Mehrheit: measly; Aussehen: puny, scrawny, feeble2. (ärmlich) Verhältnisse: humble; stärker: wretched* * *1.Adjektiv1) (ärmlich) poor; scanty, meagre <meal>; scanty, poor <clothing>2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) poor <substitute, performance, light>; feeble, poor <explanation>; lame, feeble <excuse>; scanty <knowledge, evidence, results>; sparse <growth of hair>; paltry, meagre <income>2.adverbial1) <live> poorly; scantily <dressed>2) (abwertend): (unzulänglich) skimpily, scantily <furnished>; poorly <attended>; <report, formulate> sketchily; thinly <concealed>* * *adj.bald adj.paltry adj.poor adj.scanty adj. adv.poorly adv.
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