No. 4,190 in Catalan
escassos
"Escassos" means "scarce" or "few" in English.
In a sentence
Els recursos són escassos en aquesta regió.
Resources are scarce in this region.
Here 'escassos' describes 'recursos' (resources), indicating limited availability or insufficiency.
Només quedaven escassos minuts per acabar l'examen.
There were only a few minutes left to finish the exam.
In this sentence, 'escassos' modifies 'minuts' (minutes), suggesting a small quantity or insufficient amount of time.
Va resultar que eren escassos de sentit comú.
It turned out that they lacked common sense.
Here 'escassos' describes a personal trait, implying a deficiency or lack of common sense.
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