scarce russian
ре́дкий
rare, scarce, uncommon
sparse, thin, thinly spaced
ту́го
tight, tightly, firmly
in short supply, scarce, tight
with difficulty, slowly, sluggishly
stiffly, with resistance
смы́ться
to slip away, to sneak off, to make oneself scarce, to get away
to wash off, to come off
дефици́тный
showing a loss, scarce, in short supple, critical
линя́ть
to fade, to lose colour, to run (of dye)
to moult, to shed hair, to slough (skin)
to clear off, to make oneself scarce, to beat it
смыва́ться
to slip away, to clear off, to disappear, to make oneself scarce
to wash off, to come off, to be washed away
расса́сываться
to resolve, to be absorbed, to disperse
to dissolve
to disperse, to thin out, to clear
to slip away, to clear off, to make oneself scarce
оскуде́лый
scanty, scarce, depleted
скуде́ть
to become poorer; to dwindle; to grow scarce
едва́
hardly, only just, scarcely, just
е́ле
barely, hardly, only just, scarcely
навря́д
scarcely likely, hardly
е́ле-е́ле
barely, hardly, scarcely
with great difficulty, only just
с трудо́м
with difficulty (hardly, scarcely)
едва́ ли
hardly, scarcely; unlikely
вряд ли
hardly, scarcely, unlikely, it is doubtful that
Examples
За́писи, относящиеся к э́той эпо́хе, особенно редки, вероятно, из-за се́рии стихи́йных бе́дствий, обрушившихся на столи́цу.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.
Телефо́нных бу́док тут кот наплакал.
Telephone booths are as scarce as hen's teeth around here.
Дере́вья попада́лись очень редко.
The trees were very scarce.
Дере́вья встреча́лись очень редко.
The trees were very scarce.
Едва дождь прекрати́лся, как появи́лась ра́дуга.
Scarcely had the rain stopped before a rainbow appeared.
С восхище́нием осма́тривал я э́тот обставленный со вку́сом поко́й и глаза́м свои́м не ве́рил.
I examined this tastefully furnished room with admiration and could scarcely believe my eyes.
Этот вид животных стал малочисленным.
This animal species has become scarce.
Ресурс, лимитирующий производство, оказался дефицитным.
The resource limiting production turned out to be scarce.



















