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1 barely
adv. knappt, nätt och jämt* * *adverb (scarcely or only just: We have barely enough food.) nätt och jämnt -
2 barely alive
nästan död -
3 barely escaped
kom undan med nöd och näppe -
4 barely sufficient
knappt tillräckligt -
5 barely touching
rör knappt vid varandra -
6 audible
adj. hörbar, möjlig att höra* * *['o:debl](able to be heard: When the microphone broke her voice was barely audible.) hörbar -
7 bare
adj. bar, naken; begränsad; knapp--------v. blotta, göra bar* * *[beə] 1. adjective1) (uncovered or naked: bare skin; bare floors.) bar, naken, kal2) (empty: bare shelves.) tom3) (of trees etc, without leaves.) kal4) (worn thin: The carpet is a bit bare.) luggsliten5) (basic; essential: the bare necessities of life.) grundläggande2. verb(to uncover: The dog bared its teeth in anger.) blotta- barely- bareness
- bareback
- barefaced
- barefooted
- barefoot
- bareheaded -
8 credible
adj. trovärdig, trolig* * *['kredəbl](that may be believed: The story he told was barely credible.) trovärdig, trolig- credibly- credibility -
9 cut it fine
(to allow barely enough time, money etc for something that must be done.) nätt och jämnt klara det, ha minsta möjliga marginal -
10 intelligible
adj. begriplig, förståelig; endast begriplig med hjälp av intellektet* * *[in'teli‹əbl]((negative unintelligible) able to be understood: His answer was barely intelligible because he was speaking through a mouthful of food.) förståelig, begriplig- intelligibly -
11 just
adj. rättvis, rättrådig; rätt; alldeles, exakt, precis; berättigad; noggrann; rättskaffens; riktigt--------adv. just nu, för ögonblicket; precis; strax, bredvid, nästan; endast; knappt; fullkomligt--------n. tornering, dust* * *I adjective1) (right and fair: not favouring one more than another: a fair and just decision.) rättvis, riktig2) (reasonable; based on one's rights: He certainly has a just claim to the money.) rättmätig, skälig, befogad3) (deserved: He got his just reward when he crashed the stolen car and broke his leg.) rättvisa, rättmätighet, riktighet•- justly- justness II adverb1) ((often with as) exactly or precisely: This penknife is just what I needed; He was behaving just as if nothing had happened; The house was just as I'd remembered it.) just, precis2) ((with as) quite: This dress is just as nice as that one.) precis lika3) (very lately or recently: He has just gone out of the house.) just4) (on the point of; in the process of: She is just coming through the door.) just, strax5) (at the particular moment: The telephone rang just as I was leaving.) just som6) ((often with only) barely: We have only just enough milk to last till Friday; I just managed to escape; You came just in time.) nätt och jämnt7) (only; merely: They waited for six hours just to get a glimpse of the Queen; `Where are you going?' `Just to the post office'; Could you wait just a minute?) bara8) (used for emphasis, eg with commands: Just look at that mess!; That just isn't true!; I just don't know what to do.) [] bara!9) (absolutely: The weather is just marvellous.) någorlunda, på ett ungefär•- just now
- just then -
12 miss etc by a whisker
(to manage only barely to miss etc.) -
13 on the breadline
(with barely enough to live on: The widow and her children are on the breadline.) på existensminimum, på svältgränsen -
14 score
n. resultat, poäng; slutresultat; ställning; tjog; räkning, skuld; partitur; märke; spricka, rämna--------v. vinna, få; ta poäng; notera poäng; repa, strecka* * *[sko:] 1. plurals - scores; noun1) (the number of points, goals etc gained in a game, competition etc: The cricket score is 59 for 3.) []ställning2) (a written piece of music showing all the parts for instruments and voices: the score of an opera.) partitur3) (a set or group of twenty: There was barely a score of people there.) tjog2. verb1) (to gain (goals etc) in a game etc: He scored two goals before half-time.) göra mål, ta (få, göra) poäng2) ((sometimes with off or out) to remove (eg a name) from eg a list by putting a line through it: Please could you score my name off (the list)?; Is that word meant to be scored out?) stryka []3) (to keep score: Will you score for us, please?) sköta poängställning, föra protokoll•- scorer- score-board
- on that score
- scores of
- scores
- settle old scores -
15 serviceable
adj. användbar; hållbar, slitstark; tjänstvillig* * *1) (useful; capable of being used: This tractor is so old it is barely serviceable now.) användbar, brukbar2) (hard-wearing: He walks to school every day, so he must have serviceable shoes.) slitstark, hållbar -
16 tolerable
adj. dräglig* * *1) (able to be borne or endured: The heat was barely tolerable.) uthärdlig2) (quite good: The food was tolerable.) skaplig
См. также в других словарях:
Barely — Bare ly, adv. 1. Without covering; nakedly. [1913 Webster] 2. Without concealment or disguise. [1913 Webster] 3. Merely; only. [1913 Webster] R. For now his son is duke. W. Barely in title, not in revenue. Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. But just;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
barely — [ber′lē] adv. 1. without covering or disguise; plainly [stating the unpleasant facts barely] 2. only just; no more than [barely enough to eat] 3. meagerly; scantily [a barely furnished room] … English World dictionary
barely — like hardly (see hard 2) and scarcely, should normally be followed by when, not than, if a clause follows: • Chance had barely begun to sip his drink when dinner was announced J. Kosinski, 1983 … Modern English usage
barely — index purely (simply), solely (purely) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
barely — O.E. bærlice openly, clear, public; see BARE (Cf. bare) (adj.) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Meaning only, just is recorded from late 15c.; that of merely, simply is from 1570s. In 15c. it also could mean naked … Etymology dictionary
barely — [adj] not quite almost, hardly, just, only just, scantily, scarcely; concept 772 … New thesaurus
barely — bare|ly [ˈbeəli US ˈberli] adv 1.) only with great difficulty or effort = ↑only just ▪ She was very old and barely able to walk. ▪ Mary had barely enough money to live on. barely audible/perceptible/visible/discernible etc ▪ His voice was barely… … Dictionary of contemporary English
barely — bare|ly [ berli ] adverb ** 1. ) used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible: HARDLY, SCARCELY: The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass. There was barely a scratch on his car, but mine… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
barely */*/ — UK [ˈbeə(r)lɪ] / US [ˈberlɪ] adverb 1) used for saying that something almost does not happen or exist, or is almost not possible He was so dizzy he could barely stand. The roads were barely wide enough for two cars to pass. There was barely a… … English dictionary
barely — [[t]be͟ə(r)li[/t]] ♦♦♦ 1) ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount You use barely to say that something is only just true or only just the case. Anastasia could barely remember the ride to the hospital... It was 90 degrees and the air … English dictionary
barely — adverb 1 in a way that almost does not happen, exist etc; just: Her voice was so low, I could barely hear her. | We have barely enough money to live on. 2 in a way that is simple, with no decorations or details: The room was furnished barely. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
