meagre

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

Translation

adj. fino ou fraco; carente em quantidade ou qualidade.

Phrases & Collocations

meagre salary

salário magro

meagre portion

porção magra

meagre resources

recursos escassos

meagre budget

orçamento limitado

Example Sentences

a curriculum which is mean, meagre, and mechanical.

um currículo que é mesquinho, parco e mecânico.

the walls were only adumbrated by the meagre light.

as paredes eram apenas prenunciadas pela fraca luz.

they were forced to supplement their meagre earnings.

eles foram forçados a complementar seus escassos ganhos.

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

lamentavelmente, a audiência de ontem à noite foi pequena.

in terms of science, Apollo yielded a meagre harvest.

em termos de ciência, Apollo obteve uma colheita escassa.

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

em termos de ciência, o programa Apollo colheu uma colheita escassa.

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

Ele estava tão fraco de fome que mal conseguia levantar seus braços escassos.

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

Os alpinistas feridos tinham apenas escassos suprimentos de água e amendoim para sobreviver.

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