scarce

escaso

Disponible en poca cantidad, a menudo menos de lo que se necesita.

En inglés sencillo: Available only in small amounts, often less than people need.

• Water is scarce here.
• Jobs became scarce during the crisis.
• We must use these scarce resources carefully.

Sinónimos: limited, in short supply

Antónimos: abundant, plentiful

Expresiones frecuentes: scarce resources, scarce supply, become scarce, scarce books

falto, escaso

Que tiene menos de algo de lo que necesita.

En inglés sencillo: Having too little of something.

• The household was scarce of food.
• We were scarce of money that winter.
• The village remained scarce of fresh water.

Cómo se usa: scarce of something (The family was scarce of provisions.)

Sinónimos: short, deficient

Expresiones frecuentes: scarce of something, scarce of money