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knapp |
scanty
narrow
barely
concise
concisely
curt
curtly
lean
scant
scantily
scantly
scrimpy
skimpily
skimpy
terse
tersely
tight
stinted
scarce
scarcely
bare
laconic
meagre
meager
succinct
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Er entging knapp dem Tode. |
He
just
escaped
being
killed.
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Geld ist knapp. |
Money
is
tight.
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Ich bin diesen Monat knapp bei Kasse. |
I'm
short
of
cash
this
month.
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knapp an |
short
of
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knapp an Arbeitskraft |
understaffed
shorthanded
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knapp bei Kasse sein |
to
be
a
bit
hard
up
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knapp bemessen |
tight
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knapp gehalten |
skimped
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knapp halten |
to
stint
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knapp haltend |
skimping
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knapp sein an |
to
be
hard
up
for
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knapp werden |
to
run
short
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Unsere Vorräte sind knapp. |
Our
supplies
are
running
low.
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von jdm. knapp geschlagen werden |
to
run
sb.
close
to
run
sb.
a
close
second
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