scarce: be scarcebýt málo čeho, nedostávat se čeho
scarce: scarce resourcesvzácné zdroje
zboží: nedostatkové zbožíscarce goods, goods in short supply
šafrán: čeho je jako šafránu velmi málosth is as scarce as hen's teeth, hl. BrE sth is thin on the ground, sth are few and far between