No. 2,013 in German
knappe
"Squire" or "assistant," often referring to a mining assistant.
In a sentence
Der knappe Überblick über die Geschichte war sehr hilfreich.
The concise overview of the history was very helpful.
In this sentence, 'knappe' means 'concise', referring to the brief and to-the-point nature of the overview.
Die knappe Ressource Wasser muss geschützt werden.
The scarce resource, water, must be protected.
Here, 'knappe' indicates 'scarce', emphasizing the limited availability of the resource.
Unser Team gewann mit nur einem knappen Vorsprung.
Our team won with only a narrow lead.
In this sentence, 'knappe' denotes 'narrow', describing the small margin of advantage in the lead.
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