meagre

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

Translation

adj. payat o mahina; kulang sa dami o kalidad.

Phrases & Collocations

meagre salary

maliit na sahod

meagre portion

maliit na bahagi

meagre resources

limitadong mapagkukunan

meagre budget

maliit na badyet

Example Sentences

a curriculum which is mean, meagre, and mechanical.

isang kurikulum na mapanirang, kulang, at mekanikal.

the walls were only adumbrated by the meagre light.

Ang mga dingding ay bahagyang ipinahihiwatig lamang ng mahinang liwanag.

they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings.

napilitan silang dagdagan ang kanilang kulang na kita.

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

nanghihinayang, kakaunti ang dumalo sa pagtatanghal kahapon ng gabi.

in terms of science, Apollo yielded a meagre harvest.

sa larangan ng agham, kakaunti ang naniwala ang Apollo.

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

sa larangan ng agham, kakaunti ang naniwala ang programa ng Apollo.

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

Sobrang hina niya dahil sa gutom kaya halos hindi niya maikataas ang kanyang mga braso.

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

Kakaunti lamang ang kanilang suplay ng tubig at mani na maaaring kainin ng mga sugatang akyat-bundok.

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