What does seldom in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word seldom in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use seldom in Spanish.

The word seldom in Spanish means raramente, escaso/a, raramente o nunca. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word seldom

raramente

adverb (rarely)

(adverbio: Describe al verbo, al adjetivo o a otro adverbio ("corre rápidamente", "sucede ahora", "muy extraño").)
John is self-employed and seldom takes holidays.
John trabaja por su cuenta y raramente toma vacaciones.

escaso/a

adjective (rare, infrequent)

(adjetivo: Describe el sustantivo. Puede ser posesivo, numeral, demostrativo ("casa grande", "mujer alta").)
She makes the most out of her seldom trips abroad.
Ella saca el mejor provecho de sus escasos viajes al exterior.

raramente o nunca

adverb (never or almost never)

(adverbio: Describe al verbo, al adjetivo o a otro adverbio ("corre rápidamente", "sucede ahora", "muy extraño").)
I seldom, if ever, have time to relax and read a book.
Raramente o nunca tengo tiempo de relajarme y leer un libro.

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