English-German translation for "sparse"

"sparse" German translation

sparse
[spɑː(r)s]adjective | Adjektiv adj

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spärlich, dünn gesät dünn, spärlich knapp, sparsam zerstreut
  • knapp, sparsam
    sparse rare | seltenselten (in use)
    sparse rare | seltenselten (in use)
  • zerstreut
    sparse botany | BotanikBOT zoology | ZoologieZOOL
    sparse botany | BotanikBOT zoology | ZoologieZOOL
  • sparse syn vgl. → see „meager“
    sparse syn vgl. → see „meager“
Ich komme aus einer sehr dünn besiedelten Gegend und muß daher fragen: Was heißt eigentlich klein?
I come from an area with a tremendously sparse population and I have to ask: what is small?
Source: Europarl
Ich muss sagen, dass die Haushaltsüberprüfung in Bezug auf diese Fragen wenig hergibt.
I must say that the budget review is a bit sparse on these kinds of questions.
Source: Europarl
Relativ kleine Anzahl an Produzenten.
Relatively sparse number of producers.
Source: TED
Die spärlichen Informationen auf dieser Liste halfen mir jedoch nicht weiter.
It proved to be a list containing very sparse information, which did not leave me much the wiser.
Source: Europarl
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