adjective
- scarce, limited, scant, meager, meagre, skimpy, rare, insufficient, slight, slim
- low, little, small, poor, weak (in quantity, degree, size, rate or estimate)
- sparse, scanty, thin
escaso
scarce, limited, scant, meager, meagre…
Meanings
In sentences
La comida es escasa. Food is scarce. #9165701
La carne está escasa. Meat's scarce. #2267568
Ando escaso de fondos. I am short of money. #1582639
Ando escaso de tiempo. I am pressed for time. #1586636
El tiempo se hace escaso. Time is getting short. #1485085
Estamos escasos de dinero. We're short of money. #6874964
Estaban escasos de personal. They were shorthanded. #6607876
Este mes estoy escaso de dinero. Money's tight for me this month. #345139