Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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scarce adj. | knapp | ||||||
tight adj. | knapp | ||||||
narrow adj. | knapp | ||||||
short adj. | knapp | ||||||
scanty adj. | knapp | ||||||
curt adj. | knapp | ||||||
curtly adv. | knapp | ||||||
scant adj. | knapp | ||||||
scarcely adv. | knapp | ||||||
skimpy adj. | knapp | ||||||
terse adj. | knapp | ||||||
concise adj. | knapp | ||||||
scrimpy adj. | knapp | ||||||
skimpily adj. | knapp |
Verbs | |||||||
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to run short | knapp werden | ||||||
to be in short supply | knapp sein | ||||||
to shorten sth. | shortened, shortened | | etw.acc. knapp machen | ||||||
to be hard up for sth. | knapp sein an etw.dat. | ||||||
to be strapped for sth. | knapp an etw.acc. sein | ||||||
to keep so. short of sth. | jmdn. mit etw.dat. knapphalten or: knapp halten | hielt knapp, knappgehalten | | ||||||
to pip so. | pipped, pipped | [coll.] (Brit.) | jmdn. knapp besiegen | ||||||
to pip so. | pipped, pipped | [coll.] (Brit.) | jmdn. knapp schlagen | ||||||
to edge so. ⇔ out [coll.] [SPORT.] | jmdn. knapp besiegen | ||||||
to be short of sth. | an etw.acc. knapp sein | ||||||
to be short of money | knapp bei Kasse sein | ||||||
to be hard-pressed for money | knapp bei Kasse sein | ||||||
to be pinched for money | knapp bei Kasse sein | ||||||
to be short of foreign exchange | knapp an Devisen sein |
Nouns | |||||||
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tight piece rate | knapper Akkordsatz | ||||||
tight rate | knapper Akkordsatz | ||||||
slim majority | knappe Mehrheit | ||||||
scarce goods | knappe Waren | ||||||
tight time schedule | knapper Zeitplan | ||||||
close-run thing | knappe Sache | ||||||
short supply | knapper Vorrat | ||||||
close run | knappes Ergebnis | ||||||
scarce good [ECON.] | knappes Gut | ||||||
tight money [FINAN.] | knappe Geldmenge | ||||||
scarce resources [ECON.] | knappe Ressourcen | ||||||
close time [TECH.] | knappe Vorgabezeit | ||||||
tight money [FINAN.] | knappes Geld | ||||||
tight rates [INSUR.] | knappe Raten |
Examples | |||||||
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leaving someone with a narrow margin for something [INSUR.] | knapp kalkuliert | ||||||
our prices are very competitive | unsere Preise sind knapp kalkuliert | ||||||
always short of money | immer knapp bei Kasse | ||||||
He just escaped being killed. | Er entging knapp dem Tode. | ||||||
He barely escaped being killed. | Er entging knapp dem Tode. | ||||||
money is tight | das Geld ist knapp | ||||||
supplies continue to be rather short | die Lieferungen sind weiterhin knapp | ||||||
in times of shortage | in Zeiten, in denen die Ware knapp ist | ||||||
when you are in short supply | wenn Sie knapp an Ware sind | ||||||
He won by a close vote. | Er gewann mit knapper Mehrheit. |
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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That was a near thing. chiefly (Brit.) | Das war knapp. | ||||||
That was a close thing. | Das war knapp. | ||||||
that was a close call | das war knapp | ||||||
Close, but no cigar. | Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei. | ||||||
A miss is as good as a mile. | Knapp daneben ist auch vorbei. | ||||||
Close, but no cigar. | Knapp vorbei ist auch daneben. | ||||||
A miss is as good as a mile. | Knapp vorbei ist auch daneben. | ||||||
to be short of cash | knapp bei Kasse sein | ||||||
strapped adj. [coll.] | knapp bei Kasse | ||||||
That was a close call. | Das war aber knapp. | ||||||
That was a close shave. [coll.] | Das war aber knapp. | ||||||
by the skin of one's teeth | mit knapper Not | ||||||
in a nutshell | in knappster Form |