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Translations for „scarce“ in the English » Polish Dictionary (Go to Polish » English)

scarce [skeəs, Am skers] ADJ

Usage examples with scarce

to make oneself scarce inf
water was scarce

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Some still stand, but all too often money is scarce to preserve their deteriorating architecture.
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A thick coat of blubber insulates its body and provides energy when food is scarce or during fasting.
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It becomes smaller when water is scarce, withdrawing under the ground, sometimes leaving just some spines sticking out.
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Simply put, humans place a higher value on an object that is scarce, and a lower value on those that are abundant.
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However, as the business changed in the 1930s, she found herself taking club dates when stage gigs grew scarce.
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When these are scarce, it will target invertebrates such as termites, beetles and grasshoppers.
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Although automobiles had already existed for decades, their adoption had been limited, and they were still mostly scarce and expensive.
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This practice became particularly prominent following the devastation of the phylloxera epidemic in the 19th century when the supply of expensive premium wine was scarce.
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They found the soil was good, but water somewhat scarce.
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A war erupted between faeries, human, and others seeking the scarce power of mana that was left.
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