| knapp |
| 1. adj. scarce | |
| 2. adj. lean (having little extra) | |
| 3. adj. somewhat less (than) | |
| ein knappes Jahr - a little less than a year | |
| 4. adj. (clothes) short or tight | |
| 5. adj. a close call, a narrow escape | |
| Das war knapp. Wir wären fast abgestürzt! - That was close. We nearly crashed! | |
| 6. adv. narrowly, just, barely | |
| Wir sind knapp pünktlich. - We’re just in time. | |
| 7. adv. somewhat less than, almost | |
| Sein Sohn ist knapp acht Jahre alt. - His son is just under eight years old/is almost eight years old. | |
| Es ist knapp sieben Uhr. - It's just before seven o'clock/almost seven o'clock. | |
| bemessen |
| 1. v. to assess | |
| großzügig/knapp bemessen | |
| kaum |
| 1. adv. barely, hardly | |
| Ich kann das kaum lesen. - I can barely read this. | |
| Die Handschrift ist kaum lesbar. - The handwriting is barely legible. | |
| 2. adv. (with zu infinitive) difficult to, nearly impossible to | |
| Das ist kaum zu glauben. - That's difficult to believe. | |
| 3. adv. little | |
| ausreichend |
| 1. Participle. present participle of ausreichen | |
| 2. adj. sufficient, enough, adequate | |
| 3. adj. satisfactory | |
| 4. adv. sufficiently, enough | |
