scarceness

scarceness
['skɛəsnɪs] ['skɛəsItɪ]
n
(= shortage) Knappheit f; (= rarity) Seltenheit f

because of the scarcity of talent among the singers/pupils — weil so wenige Sänger/Schüler wirklich begabt sind

his pictures are expensive because of their scarceness — seine Bilder sind teuer, weil es so wenige davon gibt

a scarcity of qualified people — ein Mangel m an qualifizierten Kräften

in times of scarcity — in schlechten Zeiten

there are many scarcities in wartime — in Kriegszeiten ist vieles knapp

* * *
scarceness, scarcity [-ətı] s
1. a) Knappheit f, Mangel m (beide:
of an dat):
there is a scarceness of es herrscht Mangel an
b) Verknappung f
2. (Hungers)Not f:
suffer scarceness
3. Seltenheit f:
scarceness value Seltenheitswert m
* * *
n.
Mangel -¨ m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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