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escaso

scarce

adjective ehs-KAH-soh Less Common

Also means

limited

Usage Note

Escaso agrees in gender and number (recursos escasos, información escasa). It implies a shortage rather than zero quantity — use ninguno for 'none at all'. The adverb escasamente means 'scarcely', and the related noun la escasez (scarcity, shortage) is frequently found in economic and news contexts.

Examples

"Los recursos son escasos en esa región."

Natural Translation

Resources are scarce in that region.

Literal Translation

The resources are scarce in that region

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