meagre

[US]/ˈmiːgə(r)/
[UK]/ˈmiɡɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. tynd eller svag; mangler i mængde eller kvalitet.

Phrases & Collocations

meagre salary

lille løn

meagre portion

lille portion

meagre resources

begrænsede ressourcer

meagre budget

lille budget

Example Sentences

a curriculum which is mean, meagre, and mechanical.

et curriculum, der er hårdhændet, fatteligt og mekanisk.

the walls were only adumbrated by the meagre light.

væggene blev kun antydet af det sparsomme lys.

they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings.

de blev nødt til at supplere deres fattelige indtjening.

regrettably, last night's audience was a meagre one.

desværre var publikum i går aftes et fatteligt.

in terms of science, Apollo yielded a meagre harvest.

i videnskabsmæssig henseende gav Apollo en fattelig høst.

in terms of science, the Apollo programme reaped a meagre harvest.

i videnskabsmæssig henseende høstede Apollo-programmet en fattelig høst.

He was so weak from hunger he could hardly raise his meagre arms.

Han var så svag af sult, at han næsten ikke kunne løfte sine fattige arme.

The injured climbers had only meagre supplies of water and peanuts to live off.

De sårede klatrere havde kun fattelige forsyninger af vand og jordnødder at leve af.

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