scarce

• Descreve algo que existe em quantidade insuficiente ou que é difícil de encontrar.

Describes something that is not enough or is difficult to find.

1. Insufficient supplyB2formal

   Not enough to meet demand; existing in limited quantities.

   Escasso

   • Clean drinking water is scarce in many parts of the world.
   • During the drought, food supplies became scarce.
   • Skilled workers are scarce in this industry.

   Sinônimosdeficientinsufficientlackingmeagerrarescantshortsparse

   Antônimosabundantamplecopiousplentiful

• Advérbio que significa "dificilmente", "quase não" ou "só", usado em contextos formais ou literários, muitas vezes com o sentido de que algo aconteceu logo antes de outra coisa ou quase não aconteceu.

An adverb meaning "barely" or "hardly," often used in formal or literary contexts. It is typically used with past perfect or past perfect continuous tenses to indicate that something happened only just before something else or almost not at all. The form is identical to the adjective 'scarce' but functions differently.

1. Barely or hardlyB2formal

   Only a very short time before; almost not.

   Mal

   • He had scarce finished his meal when the phone rang.
   • She scarce had time to say goodbye before the train left.
   • The sun had scarce risen when they began their journey.

   Sinônimosbarelyhardlyjustscarcely

   Antônimosabundantlyamplyplentifully