не густо

• НЕ 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]

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⇒ (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 (Искандер 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).