What is the Spanish word for "meager"?

Learn how to say "meager" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

meager

Spanish

escaso

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Alternative translations of "meager"

exiguo
menguado
pobre
raquítico

Examples of how to use "meager" in Spanish

English
They survived on a meager amount of food.
Spanish
Sobrevivieron con una cantidad escasa de comida.
English
Her meager salary barely pays rent.
Spanish
Su salario escaso apenas paga el alquiler.
English
They received a meager amount of food.
Spanish
Recibieron una cantidad escasa de comida.
English
The garden produced a meager harvest this year.
Spanish
El jardín produjo una cosecha escasa este año.
English
He offered a meager apology and left.
Spanish
Él ofreció una disculpa escasa y se fue.

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