Sentence examples of "escaso" in Spanish

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El petróleo es escaso en este país. Oil is scarce in this country.
La comida todavía es escasa en la región. Food is still scarce in the region.
Las provisiones de comida eran escasas y tuvimos que distribuir de manera racionada lo poco que había quedado. Supplies of food were low and we had to ration out the little that was left.
El tiempo se hace escaso. Time is getting short.
Nuestras propuestas tuvieron escaso eco. Our proposals met with little response.
Ahora mismo ando escaso de fondos. I'm short of cash at the moment.
Este mes estoy escaso de dinero. I have a little money this month.
Tom se está quedando escaso de dinero. Tom is running short of money.
Ahora ando un poco escaso de dinero. I'm a bit short of money now.
El conocimiento de los profesores de ciencia es muy escaso. The knowledge of the science teachers is very poor.
El aire es escaso en la cima de las grandes montañas. The air is thin at the top of a high mountain.
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