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Translate scanty from English to French

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scanty:
- sobre; frugal; modeste; modéré; sobrement; modérément; simple; frugalement; chiche
Wiktionary:
- scanty → maigre, insuffisant, rare
- scanty → clairsemé

English

Detailed Translations for scanty from English to French

scanty:

scanty adj

scanty (austere; sober; frugal)
sobre; frugal; modeste; modéré; sobrement; modérément; simple; frugalement
- sobre adj
- frugal adj
- modeste adj
- modéré adj
- sobrement adj
- modérément adj
- simple adj
- frugalement adj
scanty
frugal; chiche
- frugal adj
- chiche adj

Translation Matrix for scanty:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
simple		singles
-	pantie; panty; step-in
Adjective	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	bare; spare
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	meager; meagre
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
chiche	scanty	avaricious; flimsy; lean; miserable; miserly; niggardly; parched; poor; shabby; stingy; thin
frugal	austere; frugal; scanty; sober	barren; frugal; infertile; parched; poor; sterile; unfruitful
frugalement	austere; frugal; scanty; sober	austere; modest; simple; sober; unpretentious
modeste	austere; frugal; scanty; sober	considerate; demure; discreet; grave; humble; meek; modest; of simple origin; sedate; simple; sober; unassuming; unobtrusive; unpretentious
modéré	austere; frugal; scanty; sober	average; considerate; demure; discreet; grave; medium; moderate; modest; retrenched; sedate; simplified; sober
modérément	austere; frugal; scanty; sober
simple	austere; frugal; scanty; sober	demure; easily; easy; effortless; free; freely; grave; natural; not difficult; not hard; sedate; simple; sober; sole; solitary; unadorned; unaffected; uncomplicated
sobre	austere; frugal; scanty; sober	demure; easily; easy; effortless; flimsy; grave; lean; miserable; not difficult; not hard; poor; sedate; shabby; simple; sober; thin; unaffected; uncomplicated
sobrement	austere; frugal; scanty; sober	austere; blunt; demure; flimsy; grave; lean; miserable; modest; poor; sedate; shabby; simple; sober; thin; unpretentious

Related Words for "scanty":

scantiness, scantier, scantiest

Synonyms for "scanty":

bare; spare; meager; meagre; meagerly; stingy; scrimpy
pantie; panty; step-in; underpants

Related Definitions for "scanty":

lacking in amplitude or quantity¹
- a scanty harvest¹
short underpants for women or children (usually used in the plural)¹

Wiktionary Translations for scanty:

scanty

adjective

somewhat less than is needed in amplitude or extent
- scanty → maigre

scanty

adjective

Qui ne suffire pas.
- insuffisant → insufficient; in short supply; scant; scanty; scarce; few; poor; thin; sparse
Traductions à trier
- maigre → scanty; scarce; few; poor; sparse; gaunt; skimpy
Qui est en petit nombre, qui se trouve difficilement.
- rare → rare; in short supply; scanty; scarce; few; poor; thin; sparse; precious; uncommon

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• scanty	→ clairsemé	↔ spärlich — in geringen Mengen, wenig

Related Translations for scanty

scanty garment

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University