Situation où il n'y a pas assez de quelque chose.
A situation where there is not enough.
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Il y a une pénurie de logements. — There is a scarcity of housing.
La rareté des ressources peut faire monter les prix. — Scarcity of resources can lead to high prices.
La pénurie de pluie inquiétait les agriculteurs. — The scarcity of rain worried the farmers.
Y a-t-il une rareté de nourriture dans certaines zones ? — Is there a scarcity of food in some areas?
Nous avons dû composer avec la pénurie de pièces détachées. — We had to work around the scarcity of spare parts.
L'entreprise a affronté la rareté pendant la crise des approvisionnements. — The company faced scarcity during the supply chain crisis.
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