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1 scantily
adverb scantily dressed.) escasamente, insuficientemente; ligeramentetr['skæntɪlɪ]1 escasamente\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be scantily dressed ir ligero,-a de ropaadv.• tasadamente adv.'skæntḷi, 'skæntɪli['skæntɪlɪ]ADV insuficientementescantily clad or dressed — ligero de ropa
scantily provided with... — con escasa cantidad de...
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2 scantily
adv.1 apenas.2 escasamente. -
3 scantily clad
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4 scantily clad
adj.ligero de ropa. -
5 scantily-dressed
adj.escasamente vestido. -
6 to be scantily dressed
ir ligero,-a de ropa -
7 barely
adverb (scarcely or only just: We have barely enough food.) apenasbarely adv apenastr['beəlɪ]1 apenas2 (scantily) escasamentebarely ['bærli] adv: apenas, por pocoadv.• apenas adv.• solamente adv.• tasadamente adv.'berli, 'beəlia) ( hardly) apenasb) ( scantily)['bɛǝlɪ]ADV1) (=scarcely) apenashe looked around him with barely concealed horror — miró a su alrededor disimulando apenas su horror
I had barely closed the door when the phone rang — apenas había cerrado la puerta cuando sonó el teléfono
2) (=scantily)* * *['berli, 'beəli]a) ( hardly) apenasb) ( scantily) -
8 clad
klæd1) (clothed: clad in silk; leather-clad motor-cyclists.) vestido2) (covered: iron-clad warships.) revestidotr[klæd]past & past participle1→ link=clothe clothe{1 vestido,-aclad ['klæd] adj1) clothed: vestido2) covered: cubiertoadj.• revestido (Electrónica) adj.
I klæd
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adjective (liter or hum) vestido[klæd]ADJ vestido (in de)* * *
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9 scant
skænt(hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) escaso, insuficiente- scanty- scantiness
- scantily
tr[skænt]1 escaso,-ascant ['skænt] adj: escasoadj.• corto, -a adj.• escaso, -a adj.• insuficiente adj.• limitado, -a adj.• mero, -a adj.• solo, -a adj.v.• escatimar v.skæntadjective ( inadequate) (usu before n) escaso[skænt]ADJ (compar scanter) (superl scantest) escaso* * *[skænt]adjective ( inadequate) (usu before n) escaso -
10 scanty
adjective (small in size; hardly enough: scanty clothing.) escaso, insuficiente; (ropa) ligerotr['skæntɪ]a scanty meal: una comida insuficiente♦ scantily [-təli] advadj.• escaso, -a adj.• exiguo, -a adj.• insuficiente adj.• ligero, -a adj.• limitado, -a adj.'skæntiadjective -tier, -tiest < information> insuficiente, escaso; < evidence> insuficiente; < meal> poco abundante, frugal; <costume/lingerie> breve['skæntɪ]ADJ (compar scantier) (superl scantiest) [meal etc] insuficiente; [clothing] ligero; [evidence] insuficiente; [information] insuficiente, escaso* * *['skænti]adjective -tier, -tiest < information> insuficiente, escaso; < evidence> insuficiente; < meal> poco abundante, frugal; <costume/lingerie> breve -
11 ligero
ligero 1
◊ -ra adjetivo1 ( liviano) ‹ tela› light, thin; viajar ligero de equipaje to travel light 2 ( leve) ‹ inconveniente› slight, minor; ‹ golpe› gentle, slight; 3 ( no serio) ‹ conversación› lighthearted; ‹película/lectura› lightweight; todo se lo toma a la ligera he doesn't take anything seriously 4 ( ágil) ‹ movimiento› agile, nimble; ( rápido) ‹persona/animal/vehículo› fast
ligero 2 adverbio quickly, fast
ligero,-a
I adjetivo
1 (de poco peso) light, lightweight: iba muy ligero de ropa, he was lightly dressed
2 (rápido) swift, quick
3 (acento, etc) slight (cena, brisa) light
4 (poco serio) light
música ligera, light music
II adverbio ligero (veloz) fast, swiftly Locuciones: ser ligero,-a de cascos, to be flighty
a la ligera, lightly
caballería ligera, light cavalry
paso ligero, double quick ' ligero' also found in these entries: Spanish: achatamiento - ligera - paso - sabor - sueño - tentempié - peso - TALGO - temblor English: angel food cake - clad - feather - flimsy - light - lightweight - lissom - lissome - scantily - scanty - sleeper - slight - soft - springy - subtle - trip along - brisk - double - faint - - footed - lighten - mild - snack - vaguely -
12 scantly
adv.escasamente.-> scantily
См. также в других словарях:
Scantily — Scant i*ly, adv. In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. [1913 Webster] His mind was very scantily stored with materials. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scantily — (adv.) 1774; see SCANTY (Cf. scanty) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
scantily — scant|i|ly [ skæntıli ] adverb in a way that is not enough: Women are still scantily represented in the party. scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body: scantily clad dancers … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
scantily — UK [ˈskæntɪlɪ] / US adverb in a way that is not enough Women are still scantily represented in the party. • scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers … English dictionary
scantily — adv. Scantily is used with these adjectives: ↑clad, ↑clothed Scantily is used with these verbs: ↑dress … Collocations dictionary
scantily — [ˈskæntɪli] adv scantily clad/dressed wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
scantily — scanty ► ADJECTIVE (scantier, scantiest) ▪ small or insufficient in quantity or amount. DERIVATIVES scantily adverb … English terms dictionary
scantily dressed — scantily clad/dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers Thesaurus: not wearing clothes or a particular type of clothessynonym to remove clothes and not wear clotheshyponym Main entry: scantily … Useful english dictionary
scantily clad — adjective inadequately clothed • Syn: ↑half clothed, ↑underclothed • Similar to: ↑unclothed * * * scantily clad/dressed phrase wearing clothes that do not cover much of your body scantily clad dancers … Useful english dictionary
scantily — adverb see scanty … New Collegiate Dictionary
scantily — See scanty. * * * … Universalium