scarcity in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for scarcity in the English»French Dictionary

scarcity [Brit ˈskɛːsɪti, Am ˈskɛrsədi] N

1. scarcity (dearth):

scarcity

pénurie f (of de)

2. scarcity (rarity):

scarcity

rareté f (of de)

scarcity value

valeur f de rareté

Translations for scarcity in the French»English Dictionary

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pénurie

scarcity, shortage

rareté (d'argent, de crédit, denrées)

shortage, scarcity

scarcity in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scarcity in the English»French Dictionary

scarcity [ˈskeəsəti, Am ˈskersət̬i] N no pl

1. scarcity (lack):

scarcity

pénurie f

2. scarcity (rareness):

scarcity value

valeur f de rareté

Translations for scarcity in the French»English Dictionary

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rareté

scarcity

scarcity Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

scarcity value

valeur f de rareté

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Food scarcity became a serious problem by 1917.

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Conditions of resource scarcity exist everywhere in the world.

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Then followed at once scarcity, high prices, and if the stoppage continued, death from starvation.

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Hunting was an important source of protein but the scarcity of game has all but extinguished this practice.

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The surrender of these forts has been caused more by treachery and scarcity than by any other means.

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Furthermore, the war effort exposed a marked scarcity of specialized workers.

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Due to the scarcity of written sources, knowledge of this period depends to a large degree on the interpretation of archaeological data.

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Most of the details about the epidemics are lost, probably due to the scarcity of surviving written records.

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The finely ground seeds are mixed with flour to make bread in times of scarcity.

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The second, substantive meaning presupposes neither rational decision-making nor conditions of scarcity.

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