scant

az, çok az

Miktarı veya sayısı çok az olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: little, meagre, sparse

Zıt anlamlılar: abundant

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scant evidence, scant attention, scant regard

yetersiz, kıt

Ancak ihtiyacı karşılayacak kadar olan veya ihtiyacın altında kalan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: scanty, meagre, inadequate

Zıt anlamlılar: plentiful

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scant supplies, scant resources, scant clothing

biraz eksik

Belirtilen miktardan biraz daha az olan.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a scant cup, a scant teaspoon, a scant hour

çok az

Bir şeyin miktarının veya sayısının çok küçük olduğunu belirtir.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: little, few

Zıt anlamlılar: much, many

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scant reason, scant hope, scant comfort

kısmak, eksik vermek

Birine gereğinden az vermek veya bir şeyi gerekenden az kullanmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Nasıl kullanılır: scant someone of something (The employer scanted the workers of their meals.)

Eş anlamlılar: stint, shortchange

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: scant someone of something, scant the provisions

azalmak, zayıflamak

Gücü veya miktarı giderek azalmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: diminish, dwindle, weaken

Zıt anlamlılar: increase

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: the wind scants, begin to scant

taş levha

İnşaatta veya taş işlerinde kullanılan ince, düz taş parçası.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: 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.

Eş anlamlılar: slab

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: a marble scant, cut a scant