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1 scarcity
noun ((a) lack or shortage: a scarcity of work/jobs; times of scarcity.) escaseztr['skeəsətɪ]1 escasez nombre femenino, faltan.• carestía s.f.• escasez s.f.• poquedad s.f.• rareza s.f.'skersəti, 'skeəsəticount & mass noun (pl - ties) ( shortage) escasez f, carestía f; ( infrequency) lo poco común; (before n)['skɛǝsɪtɪ]1.N (=shortage) [of money, food, resources] escasez f, carestía f ; [of doctors, teachers] escasez f2.CPDscarcity value N —
* * *['skersəti, 'skeəsəti]count & mass noun (pl - ties) ( shortage) escasez f, carestía f; ( infrequency) lo poco común; (before n) -
2 scarcity
s.escasez, falta, carencia, carestía, cortedad, desabastecimiento, estrechez, insuficiencia, escaseamiento.(plural scarcities)-> scarceness -
3 scarcity rent
s.renta de escasez. -
4 scarcity value
s.valor por escasez, valor de escasez. -
5 contrived scarcity
s.escasez artificial. -
6 money scarcity
s.escasez de dinero. -
7 scarce
skeəs(not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) escaso, poco común/frecuente- scarcely- scarcity
- make oneself scarce
scarce adj escasowater is scarce in the desert en el desierto escasea el agua scarce quiere decir que algo no abunda y es difícil de encontrartr[skeəs]1 (not plentiful) escaso,-a2 (rare) raro,-a, contado,-a1 literal apenas\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be scarce faltar, escasear, haber poco,-a■ water is scarce hay poca agua, el agua escaseato make oneself scarce esfumarse, largarseadj.• escaso, -a adj.• raro, -a adj.skers, skeəsadjective escaso['skɛǝs]1.ADJ(compar scarcer) (superl scarcest) [reserves, resources] escasoto be scarce — [doctors, food, resources] escasear; [money] escasear, faltar
to grow or become scarce — volverse escaso, escasear
to make o.s. scarce * — largarse *, esfumarse *
2.ADV† = scarcely* * *[skers, skeəs]adjective escaso -
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9 stringency
1) (the quality of being strict.) rigor, severidad; tirantez2) (scarcity of money for lending etc: in times of stringency; (also adjective) The government are demanding stringency measures.) estrechezn.• estrechez s.f.• rigor s.m.• severidad s.f.• tirantez s.f.'strɪndʒənsimass nouna) (rigorousness, strictness) rigor mb) ( austerity) estrechez f['strɪndʒǝnsɪ]N1) [of regulations, controls, standards] rigor m, severidad f2) (Econ) tirantez f, dificultad feconomic stringency — situación f económica apurada, estrechez f
* * *['strɪndʒənsi]mass nouna) (rigorousness, strictness) rigor mb) ( austerity) estrechez f -
10 escasez
escasez sustantivo femenino shortage; por escasez de medios owing to a lack of resources
escasez sustantivo femenino shortage ' escasez' also found in these entries: Spanish: carencia - concienciar - déficit - privación - insuficiencia - mal - penuria English: absence - basic - chronic - dearth - hoard - labour - lack - scarcity - shortage - undermanning
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