No. 3,662 in Dutch
schaars
Scarce.
In a sentence
De brandstof is schaars geworden door de staking.
Fuel has become scarce due to the strike.
Here, 'schaars' is used to describe that the resource 'brandstof' (fuel) is in low supply or rare.
Zijn uitleg was schaars en liet veel vragen onbeantwoord.
His explanation was sparse and left many questions unanswered.
In this sentence, 'schaars' indicates that the explanation was not thorough or complete, emphasizing its inadequacy.
Ze droeg een nogal schaarse outfit naar het gala.
She wore a rather skimpy outfit to the gala.
In this usage, 'schaars' describes the outfit's minimal coverage or size, often in relation to clothing.
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