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HE ГУСТО (кого-чего or с чем, у кого, где) coll Invar usu. quantit subj-compl with copula ( subj / gen

any common noun) or quantit impers predic with быть») ( s.o. has, in some place there is) a small quantity (of some type of person or thing): у X-a Y-a ( Y-ob, с Y-ом, с Y-ами) не густо = X doesn't have much Y ( many Ys, a great variety of Ys )

X hardly ( scarcely ) has any Ys X has practically nothing (no Y(s)) X has just a few Ys (in refer, to money) X is low (short) on cash (on funds)).

(Галя (Андрею):) Эх ты, хозяин! Твой брат, наверно, устал с дороги, умыться хочет... (Андрей:) Да, да. (Алексею) Пойдем. (Вадим (взяв чемодан Алексея):) Остальные вещи в прихожей? (Алексей:) Тут все! ((встряхнул чемодан):) Не густо! (Розов 1). (Galya (to Andrei):) Hey, you-host! Your cousin is probably tired from the trip, would like to wash up... (Andrei:) Yes, yes.. .In a minute. ( Vadim (Picking up Alekseis "suitcase"): ) Are the rest of your things in the entry? (Aleksei:) That is all I have. (Vadim (shaking the "suitcase"):) Not much here! (1a).

...По части музыкальных инструментов, надо прямо сказать, в Чегеме не густо - абхазская чамгури, греческая кеменджа у нескольких греческих семей, живущих здесь, да международная гитара (Искан- дер 3). ...As regards musical instruments, it must be plainly stated that Chegem did not have a great variety-the Abkhazian chamguri, the Greek kementzes played by some of the local Greek families, and the international guitar (3a).