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spärlich

sparsely, scantily

spär to save, to save up + lich -like; having the quality of
adverb Rare #42,261
sparsely, scantily Often describes something present in small amounts or spread thinly; with clothing, it means wearing very little.
GE: Die Bäume stehen hier spärlich.
EN: The trees are sparse here.

Klar der Mond, spärlich die Sterne.

Bright the moon, sparse the stars.

— Red Cliff (2008)

Spärlich bekleidet in den Armen eines Anderen in der Nacht im Elefanten?

Scantily clad in someone else's arms at night at the Elefant?

— Moulin Rouge (2001)

Da waren Felder und Stellen, an denen das Gras nur spärlich wuchs.

There were fields and places where the grass grew only sparsely.

Mary ist spärlich bekleidet.

Mary is scantily clad.

Berichte aus dem Süden von Arrakis treffen spärlich ein.

Reports from southern Arrakis are infrequent.

— Dune: Part Two (2024)