escasez
The state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage. Often used to describe lack of water, food, or financial resources.
Exemples
3 sur 5Hay escasez de pan hoy.
There is a shortage of bread today.
El país enfrenta una escasez de mano de obra cualificada.
The country faces a shortage of skilled labor.
¡Qué escasez de ideas tienes!
What a lack of ideas you have!
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Astuce mémo
Escasez ends with Z, like 'zero' (which is how much you have when there is escasez).
Quiz rapide
La sequía provocó una _______ de cosechas.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : escasez
Exemples
Hay escasez de pan hoy.
everydayThere is a shortage of bread today.
El país enfrenta una escasez de mano de obra cualificada.
formalThe country faces a shortage of skilled labor.
¡Qué escasez de ideas tienes!
informalWhat a lack of ideas you have!
La escasez de recursos limita el avance del proyecto.
academicThe scarcity of resources limits the project's progress.
La escasez de componentes afectó a la producción.
businessThe shortage of components affected production.
Synonymes
Antonymes
Famille de mots
Collocations courantes
Phrases Courantes
en tiempos de escasez
in times of scarcity
Souvent confondu avec
Escaso is the adjective (scarce), while escasez is the noun (scarcity).
Notes d'usage
Very common in geography and economics contexts. Note the 'z' at the end.
Erreurs courantes
Writing 'escases' with 's' at the end is a common spelling error.
Astuce mémo
Escasez ends with Z, like 'zero' (which is how much you have when there is escasez).
Origine du mot
From the adjective 'escaso', from Vulgar Latin 'excarpsus'.
Modèles grammaticaux
Quiz rapide
La sequía provocó una _______ de cosechas.
Correct !
La bonne réponse est : escasez
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