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['skeəslɪ]1) (only just) appena, a malapena, a stentoscarcely a week passes without someone telephoning me — non passa quasi settimana senza che qualcuno mi telefoni
2) iron. (not really) difficilmente3) (not sooner)scarcely had he finished when... — aveva appena finito quando
* * *1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) appena, a malapena2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) a malapena* * *scarcely /ˈskɛəslɪ/avv.1 appena; a malapena; a stento; sì e no: I scarcely know her, la conosco appena; He could scarcely stand up, si reggeva a stento in piedi; There were scarcely twenty of us, eravamo sì e no in venti● scarcely true, ben poco vero □ He can scarcely have said so, è quasi impossibile (o è incredibile) che abbia detto ciòFALSI AMICI: scarcely non significa scarsamente. NOTA D'USO: - scarcely-* * *['skeəslɪ]1) (only just) appena, a malapena, a stentoscarcely a week passes without someone telephoning me — non passa quasi settimana senza che qualcuno mi telefoni
2) iron. (not really) difficilmente3) (not sooner)scarcely had he finished when... — aveva appena finito quando
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