deutschdictionary

knapp

scarce

Translations

Examples

adjective

(IN SHORT SUPPLY OR INSUFFICIENT)

scarce

The resources are scarce. - Die Ressourcen sind knapp.

(FIRMLY HELD OR CLOSELY FITTED)

tight

The screw is tight. - Die Schraube sitzt knapp.

(HAVING A SMALL WIDTH)

narrow

The path is very narrow. - Der Weg ist sehr knapp.

adverb

(ONLY JUST; BY A SMALL MARGIN)

barely

I barely made it. - Ich habe das knapp geschafft.

(EXACTLY OR ONLY A MOMENT AGO)

just

I just arrived. - Ich bin knapp angekommen.

Related words

kurz

wenig

gering

mangelhaft

spärlich

knappheit

dünn

begrenzt

schmal

reduziert