Translations for „scant“ in the English » Slovenian Dictionary

I . scant [skænt] ADJ attr

1. scant (not enough):

scant

pičel

scant

skromen

to pay scant attention to sth

posvečati premalo pozornosti čemu

scant evidence

nezadostni dokazi

2. scant (almost):

a scant litre/metre

slab liter/meter

II . scant [skænt] VB trans

1. scant (neglect):

scant

zanemarjati [perf zanemariti]

2. scant esp Am (be grudging with):

to scant sth

skopariti s čim

Usage examples with scant

scant evidence

nezadostni dokazi

a scant litre/metre

slab liter/meter

to pay scant attention to sth

posvečati premalo pozornosti čemu

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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Though her literary output was scant, she earned recognition by her contemporaries.

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Details about the eruption in 1952 are still scant.

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The judgment occasioned general consternation in the country, and the judges were treated with scant respect on circuit.

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

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Historical records of it are superficial, since historians tend to display scant interest in stateless societies.

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But the evidence is too scant to draw any firm conclusions.

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The information we have about her is scant.

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During their initial existence (197982) their recorded legacy was scant.

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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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