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1 недостаточные ресурсы
Русско-Английский новый экономический словарь > недостаточные ресурсы
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2 недостаточные ресурсы
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > недостаточные ресурсы
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3 Mittel
Mittel npl 1. FIN resources, funds; 2. GEN agent, means; 3. IND agent; 4. MEDIA tool; 5. PERS resources, means; 6. WIWI means, resources • Mittel bereitstellen FIN, MGT, RW appropriate funds • Mittel bewilligen FIN, MGT, RW allocate resources, appropriate funds • Mittel vereinen WIWI pool resources • Mittel zusammenfassen WIWI pool resources • Mittel zuweisen FIN, MGT, RW allocate resources, appropriate funds • über die Mittel verfügen, etw. zu tun GEN have the means to do sth* * *npl 1. < Finanz> resources, funds; 2. < Geschäft> agent, means; 3. < Ind> agent; 4. < Medien> tool; 5. < Person> resources, means; 6. <Vw> means, resources ■ Mittel bereitstellen <Finanz, Mgmnt, Rechnung> appropriate funds ■ Mittel bewilligen <Finanz, Mgmnt, Rechnung> allocate resources, appropriate funds ■ Mittel vereinen <Vw> pool resources ■ Mittel zusammenfassen <Vw> pool resources ■ Mittel zuweisen <Finanz, Mgmnt, Rechnung> allocate resources, appropriate funds ■ über die Mittel verfügen, etw. zu tun < Geschäft> have the means to do sth* * *Mittel
(Durchschnitt) average, mean, (Geldmittel) means, funds, resources, purse, capital, money, (parl.) money, supplies (Br.), appropriation, (Unterhalt) support (US), (Vermögen) fortune, (Vorrat) supply;
• aus eigenen Mitteln out of one=s resources;
• aus Mangel an Mitteln from deficiency of means, for lack of funds;
• im Mittel on an average;
• im Besitz hinreichender Mittel independent;
• im Besitz verfügbarer Mittel in funds;
• mit reichlichen Mitteln ausgestattet well-financed;
• nicht aus öffentlichen Mitteln unterstützt non-provided;
• ohne Mittel penniless, destitute, without resources, stranded;
• unter Anwendung unerlaubter Mittel by unlawful means;
• angelegte Mittel invested capital;
• langfristig angelegte Mittel long-term (funded) capital;
• arithmetisches Mittel (maths.) arithmetic mean;
• aufgebrachte Mittel funds raised;
• aufgenommene Mittel borrowed funds, borrowings;
• aufgewandte Mittel money employed;
• ausländische Mittel foreign capital;
• ausreichende finanzielle Mittel sufficiency of money;
• nicht ausreichende Mittel insufficient means, inadequate resources;
• begrenzte Mittel limited resources (means);
• benötigte Mittel necessary funds;
• bereitgestellte Mittel appropriated funds;
• neu bereitgestellte Mittel new appropriations;
• bereitstehende Mittel available funds;
• bescheidene Mittel limited means;
• beschränkte Mittel limited resources;
• betriebsfremde Mittel outside capital;
• betriebsnotwendige Mittel permanent working capital;
• bewährtes Mittel proved remedy;
• bewilligte Mittel allocated funds;
• zur Defizitdeckung bewilligte Mittel deficiency appropriations;
• vom Parlament (parlamentarisch) bewilligte Mittel budgetary appropriations, money provided by Parliament (Br.);
• billige Mittel easy money;
• brachliegende Mittel idle (unemployed) funds, dead capital;
• eigene Mittel own funds, resources of one=s own, (Bilanz) capital and reserves;
• eingebrachte Mittel capital invested;
• entsprechende Mittel adequate means;
• erforderliche Mittel necessary funds;
• festliegende Mittel frozen capital, tied-up funds, lockup (Br.);
• finanzielle Mittel financial resources;
• flüssige Mittel available (liquid, current) funds, funds on (in) hand, ready money, quick (liquid, US) assets (resources), liquid (spare) capital, (Bilanz) cash;
• fremde Mittel borrowed (third-party, outside) funds, borrowed capital;
• geringfügige Mittel limited means;
• gewogenes Mittel weighted mean;
• gleitendes Mittel moving average (MAV);
• greifbare Mittel available funds;
• haftende Mittel amount guaranteed, guarantee fund[s];
• hinreichende Mittel sufficient funds;
• investierte Mittel capital invested;
• kurzfristige Mittel quick assets;
• langfristige Mittel long-term funds;
• liquide Mittel available (current, liquid) funds, liquid (US) (current) assets, liquid capital;
• sofort verfügbare liquide Mittel spot cash;
• öffentliche Mittel the public purse, public funds (money);
• private Mittel private means (funds);
• reichliche Mittel ample funds (means);
• staatliche Mittel government grant;
• alle uns zur Verfügung stehenden Mittel the whole of our resources;
• zur Handelsausweitung zur Verfügung stehende Mittel means of extending the trade;
• zusätzliche für die Masseverteilung zur Verfügung stehende Mittel surplus estate funds;
• die mir zur Verfügung stehenden Mittel the money at my command;
• überschüssige Mittel surplus funds;
• unerschöpfliche Mittel endless resources;
• vagabundierende Mittel hot money;
• verbrauchte Mittel exhausted means;
• verfügbare Mittel available means (funds), funds at deposit (disposal);
• frei verfügbare Mittel loose funds;
• verplante Mittel budgeted means;
• nicht verteilte (verwendete) Mittel unapplied (unappropriated) funds;
• von der Bank verwaltete Mittel bank funds;
• treuhänderisch verwaltete Mittel trustee investment (Br.), trust funds;
• im Haushaltsplan nicht vorgesehene Mittel unbudgeted appropriations;
• zur Deckung vorhandene Mittel coverage;
• wirtschaftliche Mittel economic resources;
• zweckbestimmte (zweckgebundene) Mittel earmarked (appropriated) funds;
• Mittel der Direktwerbung direct-mail media;
• Mittel für die Forschung research funds;
• Mittel gegen die Inflation deflationary instrument;
• liquide Mittel erster Ordnung primary liquidity;
• liquide Mittel dritter Ordnung tertiary liquidity;
• Mittel einer Pensionskasse pension fund money;
• Mittel der Verkaufsförderung sales-promotion aids;
• Mittel für die Warenbeschaffung merchandise budget;
• Mittel für den Wohnungsbau funds for housing;
• Mittel für Zahlungen appropriations for payments;
• Mittel abschöpfen to siphon off funds;
• nur einwandfreie Mittel anwenden to use only proper means;
• Mittel aufbringen to fund-raise, to raise funds;
• Mittel aufstocken to increase resources;
• öffentliche Mittel bestimmungsgemäß ausgeben to use public money only for legitimate purposes;
• mit Mitteln ausstatten to endow with capital;
• sich schwer tun, mit seinen Mitteln auszukommen to have a hard fight to make both ends meet;
• seinen Mitteln gemäß beitragen to contribute according to one=s means;
• sich mit allen Mitteln um eine Position bemühen to jockey for a position;
• notwendige Mittel bereitstellen to make the necessary funds available;
• Mittel beschaffen to procure capital, to raise funds;
• nur unbedeutende Mittel besitzen to have inadequate means;
• Mittel bewilligen to grant the money, (parl.) to vote the appropriations (supplies, Br.);
• zusätzliche Mittel in Höhe von 156 Mio. Dollar bewilligen to vote $ 156 million in extra money;
• seine Mittel einsetzen to make a draft on one=s means;
• seine Mittel schwerpunktartig einsetzen to make the most of one=s resources;
• Mittel entziehen to strip off funds;
• seine Mittel erschöpfen to exhaust one=s resources;
• Mittel festlegen to tie (lock, Br.) up funds, to immobilize capital;
• Mittel und Wege finden to provide instruments;
• ausreichend liquide Mittel haben to be liquid;
• nur beschränkte Mittel haben to have only limited resources;
• nicht genügend Mittel haben to be deficient in means;
• alle (seine) Mittel aufgebraucht haben to be at the end of one=s resources;
• keine Mittel mehr zur Verfügung haben to run (be) out of funds, to be in want of money;
• reichliche Mittel [zur Verfügung] haben to have ample means [at one=s disposal];
• Mittel investieren to put out funds;
• bereitgestellte Mittel um 4% kürzen to trim one=s appropriations by 4 per cent;
• reichlich mit Mitteln versehen sein to have ample means, to be flush of money;
• Mittel zur Verfügung stellen to ladle out funds;
• öffentliche Mittel unterschlagen to misappropriate public funds (Br.), to misapply public money;
• mit öffentlichen Mitteln unterstützen to subsidize;
• über bedeutende Mittel verfügen to have large resources;
• nur über beschränkte Mittel verfügen to have only limited resources;
• [nur] über geringe Mittel verfügen to be short of money;
• über umfangreiche Mittel verfügen to have ample resources;
• erhebliche kommunale Mittel verschlingen to run away with a lot of ratepayers= money;
• mit Mitteln versehen to furnish with (put in) funds;
• Mittel verweigern (parl.) to refuse supplies;
• Mittel anderen als den vorgesehenen Zwecken zuführen to alienate funds from their proper destination;
• j. ohne Mittel zurücklassen to leave s. o. penniless;
• Mittelabflüsse efflux of funds;
• Mittelabschöpfung siphoning off funds;
• Mittelabzweigung von einem Fonds fund diversion;
• kurzfristige Mittelanlage short-term investment of funds;
• Mittelaufbringung fund raising, mobilization (raising, procurement) of funds;
• Mittelaufkommen accumulation of capital, inflow;
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4 недостаточный
1. imperfect2. low3. meagre4. scant5. scanty6. tight7. unfair8. faint9. insufficiently10. undersize11. scantily12. insufficient; deficient; inadequate; defective13. defective14. deficient15. inadequate16. scarce17. shortСинонимический ряд:мало (проч.) капля в море; малоАнтонимический ряд:избыточно; излишне -
5 недостаточный
1. unsufficient2. inadequateБизнес, юриспруденция. Русско-английский словарь > недостаточный
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6 arreglárselas
to manage, cope■ ¿cómo te las arreglas para tener tantas novias? how do you manage to have so many girlfriends?* * *(v.) = get by, make + do, make out, copeEx. A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.Ex. It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex. 'Keep me posted on how she makes out,' he said resignedly.Ex. The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.* * *(v.) = get by, make + do, make out, copeEx: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.
Ex: It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex: 'Keep me posted on how she makes out,' he said resignedly.Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope. -
7 componérselas
familiar to manage, make do■ si hay algún problema que se las componga como pueda if there's any problem he'll have to manage as best he can* * *(v.) = make + doEx. It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.* * *(v.) = make + doEx: It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.
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8 cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad
(v.) = carry out + Posesivo + responsibilityEx. The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.* * *(v.) = carry out + Posesivo + responsibilityEx: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
Spanish-English dictionary > cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad
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9 debilitador
adj.debilitating, weakening, debilitative.m.weakener, weakening agent.* * *► adjetivo1 weakening, debilitating* * *= debilitating.Ex. It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.* * *= debilitating.Ex: It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.
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10 desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido
(v.) = carry out + Posesivo + responsibilityEx. The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.* * *(v.) = carry out + Posesivo + responsibilityEx: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
Spanish-English dictionary > desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido
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11 enfermizo
adj.1 sickly, unhealthy, infirm, lank.2 ailing.* * *► adjetivo1 sickly, unhealthy2 figurado morbid, unhealthy* * *ADJ [persona] sickly; [mente] morbid; [pasión] morbid, unhealthy* * *- za adjetivo unhealthy, sicklyde aspecto enfermizo — unhealthy-looking, sickly-looking
* * *= unhealthy, sickly, debilitating, nesh, poor health.Ex. I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.Ex. In this novel, the plot involves two lovers who seek to take advantage of a sickly heiress.Ex. It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex. Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex. Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.* * *- za adjetivo unhealthy, sicklyde aspecto enfermizo — unhealthy-looking, sickly-looking
* * *= unhealthy, sickly, debilitating, nesh, poor health.Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: In this novel, the plot involves two lovers who seek to take advantage of a sickly heiress.Ex: It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.* * *enfermizo -za1 ‹persona› unhealthy, sicklyuna mujer de aspecto enfermizo an unhealthy-looking o a sickly-looking woman2 ‹pasión/curiosidad› unhealthy* * *
enfermizo◊ -za adjetivo
unhealthy, sickly;
de aspecto enfermizo unhealthy-looking
enfermizo,-a adjetivo unhealthy, sickly
' enfermizo' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
delicada
- delicado
- enfermiza
- malsana
- malsano
- enclenque
English:
diseased
- infirm
- sickly
- unhealthy
* * *enfermizo, -a adj1. [persona] sickly2. [interés, pasión, curiosidad] unhealthy* * *adj unhealthy* * *enfermizo, -za adj: sickly* * * -
12 institución a la que pertenece
(n.) = host institutionEx. The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.* * *(n.) = host institutionEx: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
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13 institución anfitriona
(n.) = host institutionEx. The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.* * *(n.) = host institutionEx: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
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14 institución responsable
(n.) = governing agency, host institutionEx. The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.Ex. The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.* * *(n.) = governing agency, host institutionEx: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.
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15 valérselas
(v.) = manage to, make + do, manoeuvre [maneuver, -USA], get byEx. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex. Reference librarians must be able to maneuver effectively within the conventions used in the different catalogs.Ex. A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.* * *(v.) = manage to, make + do, manoeuvre [maneuver, -USA], get byEx: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: It is argued that years of ' making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.Ex: Reference librarians must be able to maneuver effectively within the conventions used in the different catalogs.Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee. -
16 Kapitalmittel
Kapitalmittel
capital [equipment], [capital] funds, financial resources;
• nicht ausgegebene Kapitalmittel unspent appropriations;
• unzulängliche Kapitalmittel inadequate resources;
• nur über begrenzte Kapitalmittel verfügen to have only limited capital available. -
17 недостаточные ресурсы
General subject: inadequate resourcesУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > недостаточные ресурсы
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18 nicht ausreichende Mittel
nicht ausreichende Mittel
insufficient means, inadequate resourcesBusiness german-english dictionary > nicht ausreichende Mittel
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19 unzulängliche Kapitalmittel
unzulängliche Kapitalmittel
inadequate resourcesBusiness german-english dictionary > unzulängliche Kapitalmittel
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20 escaso
adj.scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.* * *► adjetivo1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small3 (poco de algo) few4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely5 (mezquino) miserly, mean\andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something* * *(f. - escasa)adj.scarce, scant* * *ADJ1) (=limitado)las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim
el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended
2)3) (=muy justo)hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons
duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour
tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15
4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.----* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *escaso -sa1(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resourcesante un público escaso in front of a small audienceescasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of successla visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airportla comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough foodobras de escasa calidad works of mediocre qualityuna persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligencemis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited2(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrivesestá a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers awaypesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kiloa escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months awayse despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sthde momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the momentandamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed* * *
escaso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under
* * *escaso, -a adj1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was shortando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more saltdura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth* * *adj1 recursos limited;escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of2:andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth3 ( justo):falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo* * *escaso, -sa adj1) : scarce, scant2)escaso de : short of* * *escaso adj1. (con incontables) little2. (con contables en singular) small / low3. (con contables en plural) few4. (apenas) just under / barelyandar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money
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