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21 ralear
v.1 to thin, to make thin, or rare.2 to manifest or discover the bad inclination of breed or anything. (Provincial)3 to make thin racemes or bunches of grapes. (Agriculture & gram)* * *VI to become thin, become sparse* * ** * ** * *ralear [A1 ]vile raleaba el cabello his hair was thinningempezaban a ralear las hojas en los árboles the leaves on the trees were beginning to thin outmás abajo empezaban a ralear las casas further down there began to be fewer houses o the houses began to thin outya ralean los especialistas en esta materia experts in this field are becoming scarce* * *ralear vi[tela] to wear thin; [pelo] to thin -
22 parvo
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23 zona tórrida
f.torrid zone.* * *torrid zone* * *la zona tórrida(n.) = torrid zone, theEx: The Arabian Peninsula lies in the torrid zone, and rainfall is sparse, espacially in the central part.
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24 escaso
• exiguous• in short• in shorthand• meager• meagre• scanty• scarce• scrimpy• skimpy• sparse -
25 esparcido
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26 exiguo
• exiguous• in short• in shorthand• meager• meagre• scanty• sparse -
27 ralo
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28 matriz exigua
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29 matriz pobre
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30 muebles escasos
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31 guancoche
(Sp. model spelled same [gwaŋkót∫e] < vanchoche, in Tarascan [a Meso-American Indian language of Southwestern Michoacan, Mexico], a net in which loads are carried, and in Sinaloa, Mexico, a blanket or bag made of the most ordinary sort of fiber)A gunnysack or large basket used in the Southwest and Mexico to carry items on a mule, horse, or burro. Santamaría glosses it as a thick, coarse, woven fabric used for lining and packing and in making gunnysacks. He indicates that the term is common in nearly all Latin-American countries, with some variations in spelling and meaning. Related forms: gancoche, gangocho, gangochi, guangochi, guangocho; all share the fundamental meaning of a coarse, crude, sparse cloth or loose robe; or a large sack, blanket, wrapped package, or container for heavy things made from such a fabric, all of which may be oversized or loose-fitting. It was probably influenced by the Mexicanism guango 'loose-fitting,' and has emigrated from Mexico to other countries. Whether or not cowboys or ranchers used such an artifact to transport goods, they probably knew some individuals who did and were aware of the term.
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sparse´ly — sparse «spahrs», adjective, spars|er, spars|est. 1. thinly scattered; occurring here and there: »The sparse population of the country, sparse hair; ... an unorganised mob thick in one place, sparse in another (Walter Besant). SYNONYM(S): See syn … Useful english dictionary
Sparse — Sparse, a. [Compar. {Sparser}; superl. {Sparsest}.] [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf. {Asperse}, {Disperse}.] 1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being dense or close together; as, a sparse population.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sparse — [spa:s US spa:rs] adj [Date: 1700 1800; : Latin; Origin: sparsus spread out , from the past participle of spargere to scatter ] existing only in small amounts ▪ his sparse brown hair ▪ rural areas with sparse population >sparsely adv ▪ a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sparse — [ spars ] adjective existing in small amounts, or very spread out: Higher up the mountain, houses became sparse. ╾ sparse|ly adverb: a sparsely populated country … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sparse — sparse·ly; sparse·ness; sparse; … English syllables
Sparse — Sparse, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to scatter.] To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sparse — index barren, deficient, infrequent, insufficient, petty, scarce, sporadic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton … Law dictionary
sparse — (adj.) 1727, from L. sparsus scattered, pp. of spargere to scatter, spread, from PIE root * (s)pregh to jerk, scatter (Cf. Skt. parjanya rain, rain god, Avestan fra sparega branch, twig, lit. that which is jerked off a tree, O.N. freknur freckles … Etymology dictionary
sparse — *meager, spare, exiguous, scanty, scant, skimpy, scrimpy Analogous words: scattered, dispersed (see SCATTER): sporadic, occasional, infrequent, uncommon: *thin, slim, slender Antonyms: dense Contrasted words: *close, thick, compact … New Dictionary of Synonyms
sparse — [adj] very few and scattered dispersed, exiguous, few and far between, inadequate, infrequent, meager, occasional, poor, rare, scant, scanty, scarce, scrimpy, skimpy, spare, sporadic, thin, uncommon; concepts 762,789 Ant. full, lush, plentiful … New thesaurus
sparse — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ thinly dispersed. DERIVATIVES sparsely adverb sparseness noun sparsity noun. ORIGIN Latin sparsus, from spargere scatter … English terms dictionary