в редкость

• В РЕДКОСТЬ{{}}

[PrepP; Invar]

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1. obs [adv]

⇒ very infrequently:

- hardly ever;

- rarely.

2. в редкость (кому, у кого, для кого, где) coll [subj-compl with быть (subj. concr, count abstr, human, or infin)]

⇒ some type of person (thing, phenomenon etc) is rare, seldom encountered:

- X-ы (для Y-a <в месте Z>) в редкость{{}}≈ Xs (people/ things like X) are a rarity (for Y <in place Z>);

- Xs are not at all common (in place Z);

- Xs are rare occurrences (in place Z);

- Y doesn't see Xs (people/ things like X) very often.

     ♦ Такие засухи в наших местах в редкость. Droughts of this sort are not at all common in our region.