No. 9,858 in Catalan
minses
"Minses" means "scarce" or "meager" in English.
In a sentence
Les seves possessions eren minses.
Her possessions were meager.
In this sentence, 'minses' describes the scarcity or small amount of possessions.
Els recursos disponibles per al projecte són minses.
The resources available for the project are scant.
Here, 'minses' denotes the limited nature or insufficiency of the resources.
Malgrat les minses oportunitats, van aconseguir triomfar.
Despite the few opportunities, they managed to succeed.
In this example, 'minses' highlights the restricted number or limited amount of opportunities.
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