to scant

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von to scant im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

{s} yetersiz

daraltmak

kıt

az

zar zor yeten

{s} kısıtlı

{s} kifayetsiz

{s} az, kıt, dar

{s} sınırlı

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von to scant im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size

A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level

very little, very few

After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John..

{v} to limit, straiten, retrain, confine

{a} narrow, scanty

{a} scarcely, hardly

less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"

To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as, to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use of necessaries

limit in quality or quantity

{f} cut, reduce, lessen; belittle, slight, snub; shortchange, give less than the correct quantity

Not quite up to full measure For example: a scant teaspoon of an ingredient would be less than a teaspoonful as opposed to a level teaspoon, rounded teaspoon or heaping teaspoon

Scantness; scarcity

Masonry: A block of stone sawn on two sides down to the bed level

A sheet of stone

Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment

supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"

emphasis If you describe an amount as scant, you are emphasizing that it is small. This hole was a scant .23 inches in diameter = mere

As in "scant teaspoon," not quite full

To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to curtail

{s} lacking, having an inadequate supply; meager, barely sufficient, just enough; limited, deficient

In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly

very little

To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants

work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially

You use scant to indicate that there is very little of something or not as much of something as there should be. She began to berate the police for paying scant attention to the theft from her car

Timber: A slightly thinner measurement of a standard wood size

Sparing; parsimonious; chary

Türkische aussprache

tı skänt

Aussprache

/tə ˈskant/ /tə ˈskænt/