knapp II homograph 2

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

1. trang, avgrenset cramped, restricted
   • det var knapt om plassen space was tight
2. mangelfull eller for liten insufficient or too small
   • et knapt flertall a narrow majority
   • med knapp margin by a slim margin
   • en knapp seier a narrow victory
   • matjord er en knapp ressurs arable soil is a scarce resource
3. om tid: snau (II, 4)just under of time: just undersnau (II, 4)
   • en knapp time barely an hour
   • tida er knapp time is short
4. om uttrykksmåte: kort, fyndig of a manner of expression: terse, pithy
   • knapp stil a terse style