escasear

Meaning

  1. (intransitive) to run low, run short, dwindle
  2. (intransitive) to be in short supply, be scarce, be hard to come by

Concepts

be missing

be backward

become tired

be finished

be scarce

be sparing with

be absent

get scarce

Synonyms

no alcanzar para todos

estar ausente

faltar algo

no ser suficiente

estar escaso

acabarse antes de nada

Translations

sich verringern

knapp werden

knausern mit

müde werden

sich vermindern

zu Ende gehen

sich verkleinern

unterentwickelt sein

Hyphenated as
es‧ca‧se‧ar
Pronounced as (IPA)
/eskaseˈaɾ/
Etymology

From escaso (“scarce”) + -ear.

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