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scarcely ['skeəslɪ](a) (no sooner) à peine;∎ we had scarcely begun or scarcely had we begun when the bell rang nous avions tout juste commencé quand ou à peine avions-nous commencé que la cloche a sonné∎ we scarcely saw her nous l'avons à peine vue, nous ne l'avons guère vue;∎ he scarcely spoke to me c'est tout juste s'il m'a adressé la parole;∎ she's scarcely more than a child elle n'est encore qu'une enfant;∎ scarcely any presque pas de;∎ scarcely anybody presque personne;∎ scarcely anything presque rien;∎ I know scarcely any of those people je ne connais pratiquement personne parmi ces gens ou pratiquement aucune de ces personnes;∎ he has scarcely any hair left il n'a presque plus de cheveux;∎ they were scarcely ever together ils n'étaient presque jamais ensemble(c) (indicating difficulty) à peine, tout juste;∎ I could scarcely tell his mother, now could I! je ne pouvais quand même pas le dire à sa mère, non?;∎ I scarcely know where to begin je ne sais pas trop par où commencer;∎ I can scarcely wait je bous d'impatience;∎ I can scarcely wait to meet her j'ai hâte de la rencontrer;∎ I can scarcely believe what you're saying j'ai du mal à croire ce que vous dites;∎ it is scarcely likely that… il est peu vraisemblable que…
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