scant in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for scant in the English»Italian Dictionary

I.scant [Brit skant, Am skænt] ADJ

scant concern, coverage:

scant

scarso, insufficiente

a scant five metres

cinque metri scarsi

he has been given scant credit for his work

è stato dato scarso credito al suo lavoro

to pay scant attention to sth

fare scarsa attenzione a qc

to show scant regard for sth

dimostrare scarso interesse or poca considerazione per qc

II.scant [Brit skant, Am skænt] VB trans

1. scant arch supply etc.:

scant

risparmiare, lesinare su

2. scant Am (neglect):

scant issue

trascurare, trattare sbrigativamente

III.scant [Brit skant, Am skænt] ADV Scot

scant → scantly

See also scantly

scantly [Brit ˈskantli, Am ˈskæntli] ADV

scantly

scarsamente

scantly

insufficientemente

Translations for scant in the Italian»English Dictionary

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esiguo quantità, differenza

scant

deficitario raccolto

scant

scarso attenzione, rispetto

scant

mostrare scarso interesse per qc

to show scant regard for sth

cinque metri scarsi

a scant five metres

insufficiente interesse, copertura

scant(y)

dimostrare scarso interesse per qc

to show scant regard for sth

scant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scant in the English»Italian Dictionary

scant [skænt] ADJ

scant

scarso, -a

scant attention

poca attenzione

Translations for scant in the Italian»English Dictionary

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misero (-a)

scant

una -a soddisfazione

a scant consolation

scant Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

scant attention

poca attenzione

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The tumor is composed of uniform, small-to-medium-sized cells with rounded nuclei, finely stippled chromatin and inconspicuous nucleoli, along with scant cytoplasm.

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The scant modern vestiges of the ancient manorial rights were parted with to a firm of solicitors in that decade.

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Many vessels, some quite large, have disappeared without trace, or left scant evidence of their passing.

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The trio worked out many of the songs on the road allowing them to record the album in a scant three days.

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The harvest was so scant that without the states and the provinces help, a famine emergency would have had to be declared.

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The stream formerly powered a number of mills despite the scant population of the area.

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The archaeological record for this period is relatively scant, although improving.

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The undertaking proved extremely difficult, given the scant historical record of even the most significant artists.

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The information we have about her is scant.

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Copies of this album, due to the scant number of pressings, are virtually impossible to find.

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