meagre

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

Translation

adj. delgado o débil; carente en cantidad o calidad.

Phrases & Collocations

meagre salary

salario escaso

meagre portion

porción escasa

meagre resources

recursos escasos

meagre budget

presupuesto escaso

Example Sentences

a curriculum which is mean, meagre, and mechanical.

un currículo que es mezquino, escaso y mecánico.

the walls were only adumbrated by the meagre light.

Las paredes solo eran insinuadas por la escasa luz.

they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings.

se vieron obligados a complementar sus escasos ingresos.

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

lamentablemente, la audiencia de anoche fue escasa.

in terms of science, Apollo yielded a meagre harvest.

en términos de ciencia, Apollo produjo una escasa cosecha.

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

en términos de ciencia, el programa Apollo cosechó una escasa cosecha.

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

Estaba tan débil por el hambre que apenas podía levantar sus escasos brazos.

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

Los alpinistas heridos solo tenían escasos suministros de agua y cacahuetes para vivir.

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