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1 scarce
[skɛəs]adjwater/food was scarce — brakowało or było za mało wody/jedzenia
to make o.s. scarce ( inf) — ulatniać się (ulotnić się perf) (inf)
* * *[skeəs](not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) rzadki, niewystarczający- scarcely- scarcity
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2 scarce goods
towar deficytowy -
3 make oneself scarce
(to run away or stay away, especially in order to avoid trouble: As soon as the police arrived, he made himself scarce.) zniknąć -
4 be in short supply
((of goods etc) to be scarce: Bread is in short supply.) brakować -
5 black market
n* * *((a place for) the illegal buying and selling, at high prices, of goods that are scarce, rationed etc: coffee on the black market.) czarny rynek
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scarce — [skeəs ǁ skers] adjective if something is scarce, there is not enough of it available: • Here, land is a scarce resource and house prices have risen sharply. • Jobs are scarce. scarcity noun [singular, uncountable] : • the present scarcity of… … Financial and business terms
scarce - scarcely — ◊ scarce Scarce is an adjective. If something that people use is scarce, very little of it is available. Good quality land is scarce. ...a place where water is scarce. ◊ rare You do not use … Useful english dictionary
Scarce — (sk[^a]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer} (sk[^a]r s[ e]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF. escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus, p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to shorten; ex (see {Ex }) + carpere. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarce — Scarce, Scarcely Scarce ly, adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [1913 Webster] With a scarce well lighted flame. Milton. [1913 Webster] The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Slowly she sails,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scarce (surname) — Scarce is a surname, and may refer to:* Kevin Scarce (born 1952), Royal Australian Navy admiral * Mac Scarce (born 1949), American baseball player * Michael Scarce (21st century), American writer … Wikipedia
scarce — scarce·ly; scarce·ment; scarce·ness; scarce; … English syllables
scarce — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of a resource) insufficient for the demand. 2) rarely found. ● make oneself scarce Cf. ↑make oneself scarce DERIVATIVES scarcity noun. ORIGIN O … English terms dictionary
scarce — [skers] adj. scarcer, scarcest [ME scars < NormFr escars (for OFr eschars) < VL * escarpsus, for L excerptus, pp. of excerpere, to pick out, select (see EXCERPT); hence, that which is picked out and therefore scarce] 1. not common; rarely… … English World dictionary
Scarce Fritillary — Conservation status Data Deficient (I … Wikipedia
scarce — (adj.) c.1300, restricted in quantity, from O.N.Fr. scars (O.Fr. eschars) from V.L. *escarpsus, from *excarpere pluck out, from L. excerpere pluck out (see EXCERPT (Cf. excerpt)). Phrase to make oneself scarce go away first attested 1809 in Gil… … Etymology dictionary
scarce mRNA — scarce mRNA. См. редкие мРНК. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.