scarce

rare, limité

Disponible en petite quantité, souvent insuffisante pour les besoins.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : limited, in short supply

Contraires : abundant, plentiful

Expressions courantes : scarce resources, scarce supply, become scarce, scarce books

dépourvu, pauvre

Qui ne possède pas assez de quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : scarce of something (The family was scarce of provisions.)

Synonymes : short, deficient

Expressions courantes : scarce of something, scarce of money