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1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) apenas2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) ¡no esperarás/esperará...!scarcely adv apenastr['skeəslɪ]1 (hardly) apenas2 (surely not) ni mucho menos■ you can scarcely expect me to believe that! ¡no esperarás que crea eso ni mucho menos!scarcely ['skɛrsli] adv1) barely: apenas2) : ni mucho menos, ni nada que se le parezcahe's scarcely an expert: ciertamente no es expertoadv.• apenas adv.• con dificultad adv.• escasamente adv.• probablemente no adv.• siquiera adv.• tasadamente adv.'skersli, 'skeəsliadverb apenas['skɛǝslɪ]ADV (=barely) apenas•
I can scarcely believe it — apenas puedo creerlo, casi no puedo creerlo•
I scarcely know what to say — no sé qué puedo decir•
he was scarcely more than a boy — era apenas un niño•
we could scarcely refuse — ¿cómo podíamos negarnos?, difícilmente podíamos negarnos•
it is scarcely surprising that... — no es ni mucho menos sorprendente que...•
he's scarcely what you'd call a cordon bleu chef — iro no es precisamente un maestro de la cocina•
the car had scarcely drawn to a halt when... — apenas se había parado el coche cuando...* * *['skersli, 'skeəsli]adverb apenas
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