escassos

[ɛʃˈka.suz]
adjectivemasculinepl: escassos (masculine plural) / escassas (feminine plural)
scarce, scant, meager, sparse
1. insufficient in quantity or amount; not enough
Water is scarce in the desert regions.
A água é escassa nas regiões desérticas.
2. limited in availability; rare or hard to find
Jobs were scarce during the economic crisis.
Os empregos eram escassos durante a crise econômica.
3. thinly distributed; sparse in density
The vegetation was scarce in the arid landscape.
A vegetação era escassa na paisagem árida.
In Brazilian Portuguese, 'escassos' is commonly used in economic and social contexts to discuss resource limitations, poverty, and economic inequality. It's a formal adjective frequently found in news media, academic writing, and formal speech when discussing scarcity or insufficiency.
NYC Slang
scarce, tight, limited
Synonyms / Sinônimos
rarosinsuficienteslimitadosreduzidosparcosdeficientes
Antonyms / Antônimos
abundantesplentifulsuficientesamplosprofusos

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
escassos
Standard usage throughout Brazil for indicating scarcity or insufficiency
Rio de Janeiro
escassos
Common in both formal and informal speech
São Paulo
escassos
Frequently used in business and formal contexts
Portugal
escassos
Identical usage; standard European Portuguese

Related Words

escassezescassamenteescasseadorescassear

Related Idioms & Phrases

escassos recursos (scarce resources)
escasso de (lacking in, short of)
com recursos escassos (with limited resources)
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