Dutch-English translations for karig

abstemiousan abstemious life
austere
us
The headmistress was an austere old womanThe interior of the church was as austere as the parishioners were dour

chary
diminutive
us
Booklet, the diminutive of book, means ‘small book’
in short supply
lean
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a leaning columnShe leaned out of the windowI’m leaning towards voting Conservative in the next election
little
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As regards financing: the Commission has been a little parsimonious. Wat betreft de financiering: de Commissie is wat karig geweest. Whether this fare is too much or too little, I think it takes us forward an inch or two. Met deze overdadige dan wel iets te karige kost denk ik er nog een of twee stapjes verder over na. This is a little table
meagre
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And no one has the right to expect them to return to their previous meagre nutrition patterns. Niemand kan verwachten dat deze mensen terugkeren naar hun karige voedingspatroon van voorheen. Although it states that working conditions for drivers are unacceptable, it endorses their meagre salaries. Hoewel wordt gewezen op de onaanvaardbare arbeidsomstandigheden van vrachtwagenchauffeurs, wordt er goedkeurend gesproken over het karige loon dat zij ontvangen. According to these, for example, the meagre fisheries budget should have to finance artistic heritage or encourage tourism at sea. In deze amendementen wordt bijvoorbeeld voorgesteld om met de karige middelen van de visserijbegroting het kunstzinnige erfgoed of het kusttoerisme te financieren.

scant
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Even though the Union budget is just 1% of the Community gross domestic product, 16% of these scant appropriations were unused, in other words, saved. De begroting van de Unie maakt slechts 1% uit van het communautair bruto binnenlands product, maar 16% van die karige middelen is niet uitgegeven, met andere woorden ze zijn gespaard. After his previous escapades, Mary had scant reason to believe John.a scant allowance of provisions or water; a scant pattern of cloth for a garment
scanty
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scarce
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small
uk
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A small serving of ice creamA small groupHe made us all feel small

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