scant

escaso

Que existe en una cantidad o un número muy pequeño.

En inglés sencillo: Present in a very small amount or number.

• There is scant evidence.
• He paid scant attention to the warnings.
• The report provides scant detail about the costs.

Sinónimos: little, meagre, sparse

Antónimos: abundant

Expresiones frecuentes: scant evidence, scant attention, scant regard

insuficiente, escaso

Disponible en una cantidad que apenas alcanza o que resulta insuficiente.

En inglés sencillo: Available in an amount that is only just enough, or too little.

• Their food supplies were scant.
• They survived the winter on scant provisions.
• Her scant income barely covered the rent.

Sinónimos: scanty, meagre, inadequate

Antónimos: plentiful

Expresiones frecuentes: scant supplies, scant resources, scant clothing

algo menos de

Que queda ligeramente por debajo de la cantidad indicada.

En inglés sencillo: Slightly less than the amount stated.

• Add a scant cup of flour.
• The gap measures a scant inch.
• We had a scant hour to finish the work.

Expresiones frecuentes: a scant cup, a scant teaspoon, a scant hour

poco, escaso

Indica una cantidad o un número muy pequeño de algo.

En inglés sencillo: A very small amount or number of something.

• We have scant time left.
• She found scant comfort in his words.
• There was scant reason to expect a better result.

Sinónimos: little, few

Antónimos: much, many

Expresiones frecuentes: scant reason, scant hope, scant comfort

escatimar

Dar a alguien menos de lo necesario o usar una cantidad insuficiente de algo.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone too little of something or use less than is needed.

• They scanted the daily food allowance.
• The owner scanted his workers of proper meals.
• We must not scant the care these children need.

Cómo se usa: scant someone of something (The employer scanted the workers of their meals.)

Sinónimos: stint, shortchange

Expresiones frecuentes: scant someone of something, scant the provisions

menguar, disminuir

Perder fuerza o reducirse en cantidad.

En inglés sencillo: To become weaker or smaller in amount.

• The wind began to scant.
• As the breeze scanted, the sails hung loose.
• Our supplies scanted as the journey continued.

Sinónimos: diminish, dwindle, weaken

Antónimos: increase

Expresiones frecuentes: the wind scants, begin to scant

losa de piedra

Pieza de piedra fina y plana que se usa en construcción o trabajos de cantería.

En inglés sencillo: A thin, flat piece of stone used in building or stonework.

• The mason cut a scant.
• They polished the marble scant before delivery.
• Each scant was checked for cracks at the quarry.

Sinónimos: slab

Expresiones frecuentes: a marble scant, cut a scant