Italian English Dictionary

italiano - English

raro in English:

1. rare


rare birds
Our land abounds in nature’s gifts, Of beauty rich and rare; In history’s page let every stage, Advance Australia Fair!
Complete agreement between theory and practice is a rare case.
Rare gems include aquamarine, amethyst, emerald, quartz and ruby.
My haircut only cost 1,000 yen. That's pretty rare these days. He probably didn't have a license.
It's rare that history comes with a man that his fear is set in the hearts of kings all around earth.
If we don't make the utmost effort to protect the rainforests, many of the rare species in them will become extinct.
Every rare thing is expensive, besides a cheap horse is rare, therefore a cheap horse is expensive.
We only meet on the rare occasions when one of our friends has birthday.
1. In rare cases, they may last a day or two. 2. It's rare to see sth like this.
Colourful zebras are rare these days so you'll be lucky to see them
Snow is a rare sight in Spain. / 2. I know, but it's a rare item and rare items cost a lot. / 3. Humility and humor, a rare combination. / 4. You have a rare, natural talent. / 5. You have a rare beauty, Ann.
a rare feeling when you do not run after a bus, you just wait for it like regular people
Send them to distant lands to seek some rare treasure. This is a rare vintage from an obscure village in Bordeaux.

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2. scarce


Oil deposits will have become scarce by 2050.
money/water became scarce
It is the ultimate scarce resource, the one planet that we share.
A seller's market is a market in which goods are relatively scarce, buyers have a limited range of choice, and prices are high.
The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature human affairs can scarce admit a remedy.
Records are particularly scarce for this era, perhaps owing to a long series of natural disasters which befell the capital.
And the demand for cheap produce often encourages wasteful use of scarce water resources.
University places are scarce in China and many students go abroad to study.
scarce resources
An interscise in the wall where scarce a knife blade would have gone. Good teachers are really scarce.
We need to talk to the management. We have scarce resources to start the project.
I need you to make yourself scarce.
if sth is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available is small quantities
as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed
In today's world, possessions are plentiful, but time is scarce.