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sparse [spɑːs] adj
scattered or scanty; not dense [from Latin sparsus, from spargere to scatter] sparsely adv sparseness , sparsity n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
sparse Translations sparse [spɑːs] ADJ (sparser (compar) (sparsest (superl))) (= thin) → escaso; (= dispersed) → disperso, esparcido; [hair] → ralo sparse furnishings → muebles mpl escasos sparse population → poca densidad f de población sparse [ˈspɑːrs] adj [vegetation, hair, population] → clairsemé(e); [traffic] → peu abondant(e); [resources, information] → épars(e) sparse sparse [spɑːs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (vegetation, hair) → rado/a; (population) → scarso/a sparse [spɑːs] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (vegetation, hair) → rado/a; (population) → scarso/a adj sparse [spaːs] thinly scattered sparse vegetation. yl مُتَفَرِّق، مُتَناثِر пръснат řídký sparsom; spredt spärlich αραιός escaso harv پراكنده harva clairsemé דָלִיל छितरा, बिखरा rijedak, oskudan szórványos jarang dreifður, strjáll rado まばらな 드문드문 한 retas, skurdus rets; trūcīgs jarang dun glissen, spredt rzadki, skąpy, ubogi ralo rar редкий; скудный riedky, zriedkavý redko posejan raštrkan gles หร็อมแหร็ม; บางตา; มีน้อย seyrek 稀少的 рідкий, розкиданий گنجان thưa thớt, rải rác 稀少的 adv sparsely yl بصورةٍ مُتَناثِرَه нарядко řídce sparsomt; spredt spärlich αραιά escasamente harva harvaan peu abondamment בִּדלִילוּת विरला से, छितरेपन से rijetko gyéren secara tersebar sparlega sparsamente まばらに 성기게 retai reti jarang-jarang dun glissent, spredt, tynt rzadko escassamente puţin abundent скудно riedko, zriedkavo redko raštrkano glest อย่างเบาบาง tek tük 稀少地 рідко, розсіяно ہلکے انداز میں thưa thớt, rải rác 稀少地 n sparseness ylheid تَناثُر разпръснатост řídkost sparsomhed die Spärlichkeit αραιότητα, σπανιότητα escasez hõredus niukkuus faible densité דְלִילוּת विरलपन, छितरापन oskudnost, rastrkanost ritkaság, gyér volta vminek keadaan tersebar það að vera dreifður/{{DP}}strjáll/{{DP}}sparlegur scarsità, radezza まばら 성김 skurdumas trūcīgums jarang-jarang dunheid det å være glissen/spredt ubóstwo escassez densitate redusă скудность zriedkavosť redkost raštrkanost gleshet จำนวน/ปริมาณเล็กน้อย; ความเบาบาง seyreklik 稀有,稀少 рідкість, розріженість قلت sự thưa thớt, sự rải rác 稀有,稀少 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Old Marrow-Bone even had a bit of sparse and straggly white beard that seemed identical with the whiskers of the old man. On the following morning, the horses were turned loose at the peep of day; to slake their thirst, if possible, from the dew collected on the sparse grass, here and there springing up among dry sand-banks. The pen falters when it attempts to treat of the excellence thereof; the sober vocabulary, the sparse epithet of this narrative, are inadequate to the task; and pompous terms, jewelled, exotic phrases rise to the excited fancy. |
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