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skænt(hardly enough; not very much: scant attention; scant experience.) knapp, knepen, sparsom- scanty- scantiness
- scantily Iverb \/skænt\/1) knappe inn på, være knipen med\/på, knipe (inn) på2) innskrenke, redusere3) (sjøfart, om vind) løye, stilne (av), spaknebe scanted of få innskrenketscant oneself innskrenke segIIadj. \/skænt\/1) knapp, knepen, ikke mye2) sparsom, snau3) minimal4) (sjøfart, om vind) spakbe scant of money være i pengeknipepay scant attention to ta liten notis avbe scant of breath være andpusten
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