Was heißt »rar« auf Englisch?

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Benzin ist rar in dieser Gegend.

Gasoline is scarce around here.

Gesunder Menschenverstand ist rarer, als man denkt.

Common sense is not that common.

Tom macht sich rar.

Tom makes himself hard to find.

Gutes Obst ist im Winter rar und kostet viel.

Good fruit is scarce in winter, and costs a lot.

Synonyme

ge­le­gent­lich:

occasional

periodic

soon

sporadic

kaum:

hardly

knapp:

scant

succinct

terse

tight

Man­gel­wa­re:

goods in short supply

scarce commodity

sin­gu­lär:

singular

unique

we­nig:

a few

little

Antonyme

aus­rei­chend:

enough

sufficient

häu­fig:

common

frequent

frequently

often

reich­lich:

ample

plentiful

Englische Beispielsätze

• Tom has a collection of rare coins.

• Time is scarce.

• It was a rare sight.

• Work was scarce.

• It's rare for men to knit.

• Tom, your sister has a rare, unusual name. Why did they name her that?

• If you want to count, you need to be rare!

• "Hey mate! You got a second?" "Yes, certainly. But since that second is now up, I shall have to ask you to make yourself scarce. I have a lot to do!"

• This old coin is very rare.

• I have a rare disease.

• Don't worry. Tsunamis are very rare.

• That's very rare, though.

• This bookstore deals exclusively in old and rare books.

• Meat is scarce.

• Tom has a rare gene mutation.

• Freezing rain is a rather rare meteorological phenomenon.

• This disease is caused by a rare genetic mutation.

• All the same, it is very rare.

• All the same, it's very rare.

• I happened to see a rare butterfly.