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hardly ['hɑ:dlɪ]∎ he can hardly read il sait à peine ou tout juste lire;∎ you can hardly move in here for furniture c'est à peine si on peut bouger ici tellement il y a de meubles;∎ I have hardly started je viens à peine ou tout juste de commencer;∎ I hardly get a minute to myself these days c'est tout juste si j'ai une minute à moi ces jours-ci;∎ I can hardly believe it j'ai du mal à le croire;∎ literary hardly had I said these words when he arrived à peine avais-je prononcé ces mots qu'il arriva;∎ hardly anyone presque personne;∎ hardly anywhere presque nulle part;∎ I hardly ever see you these days je ne te vois presque jamais ces temps-ci;∎ there's hardly anything in the fridge il n'y a presque rien dans le frigo;∎ I paid hardly anything for it ça m'a coûté trois fois rien;∎ you've hardly touched your food tu n'as presque rien mangé;∎ I can hardly wait to see her je suis très impatient de la voir;∎ ironic I can hardly wait! j'en frémis d'avance!;∎ she hardly ever goes out elle ne sort presque jamais;∎ hardly a week goes by without a telephone call from her il se passe rarement une semaine sans qu'elle téléphone;∎ I need hardly say that… ai-je besoin de vous dire que…?, je n'ai pas besoin de vous dire que…∎ it's hardly MY fault! ce n'est quand même pas de ma faute!;∎ it's hardly any of your business cela ne te regarde absolument pas;∎ this is hardly the time to be selling your house ce n'est vraiment pas le moment de vendre votre maison;∎ it's hardly surprising, is it? ça n'a rien de surprenant, ce n'est guère surprenant;∎ it's hardly surprising that she left him ce n'est pas surprenant qu'elle l'ait quitté, il n'est guère surprenant qu'elle l'ait quitté;∎ hardly! (not in the slightest) bien au contraire!, loin de là!;∎ she's hardly likely to agree elle ne risque pas d'accepter;∎ he'd hardly have said that cela m'étonnerait qu'il ait dit cela -
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hardly [ˈhα:dlɪ]• he had hardly opened his mouth when... à peine avait-il ouvert la bouche que...• I need hardly point out that... je n'ai pas besoin de faire remarquer que...• hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone il est rare qu'une journée se passe sans qu'il y ait une visite• hardly anyone/anything/anywhere/ever presque personne/rien/nulle part/jamais• hardly! ( = not at all) certainement pas !• it's hardly surprising his ideas didn't catch on il n'est guère surprenant que ses idées n'aient pas eu plus de succès ; → any ; → anything etc* * *['hɑːdlɪ]1) (only just, barely) [begin, know, see] à peine2) ( not really) [expect, hope] difficilementI can hardly wait! — gen il me tarde d'y être; iron je meurs d'envie d'y être
3) ( almost not)hardly any/ever/anybody — presque pas/jamais/personne
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♦ hardly /ˈhɑ:dlɪ/avv.1 appena; sì e no; quasi… non; poco: I hardly know her, la conosco appena; hardly bigger than a walnut, poco più grande di una noce; We had hardly started when…, avevamo appena cominciato, quando…2 a malapena; a stento; a fatica; con difficoltà; quasi… non: I can hardly walk, riesco a malapena a camminare; I could hardly breathe, non riuscivo quasi a respirare; respiravo a fatica4 non; per niente; per nulla; (niente) affatto: It's hardly surprising ( that), non c'è (proprio) da stupirsi (che); This is hardly the time to go out, questa non è certo l'ora di uscire5 (arc.) duramente; severamente● hardly any, quasi nessuno; quasi niente: You can see there's hardly any toner left, si vede che non c'è quasi più toner; I have hardly any money, sono quasi senza soldi; Hardly any of them were there, non c'era quasi nessuno di loro □ hardly anyone, quasi nessuno □ hardly anything, quasi niente; quasi nulla; praticamente nulla: You've eaten hardly anything, non hai mangiato quasi nulla; They agree on hardly anything, non sono (mai) d'accordo su nulla □ hardly ever, quasi mai □ ( slang) Not hardly!, niente da fare!; (manco) per niente!NOTA D'USO: - hardly- -
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1 (only just, barely) [begin, know, hear, see, be able] à peine ; I hardly know him je le connais à peine ; they had hardly gone out when ils étaient à peine sortis que ; hardly had they set off than ou when à peine étaient-ils partis que ;2 ( not really) [expect, hope] difficilement ; you can hardly expect me to believe that! tu peux difficilement t'attendre à ce que je croie cela! ; it's hardly a secret! c'est loin d'être un secret! ; it's hardly likely c'est peu probable ; it's hardly surprising ce n'est guère étonnant ; it's hardly worth it cela n'en vaut pas la peine ; hardly! certainement pas! ; I need hardly tell you that il va sans dire que ; I need hardly remind you that inutile de vous rappeler que ; I can hardly wait! gen il me tarde d'y être ; iron je meurs d'envie d'y être ; I can hardly believe it! je n'arrive pas à y croire! ;3 ( almost not) hardly any/ever/anybody presque pas/jamais/personne ; he hardly ever writes il n'écrit presque jamais ; hardly a day goes by without sb doing sth ou that sb doesn't do sth il se passe à peine un jour sans que qn fasse qch ;4 ( harshly) durement. -
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hardly [ˊhɑ:dlɪ] adv1) едва́;I had hardly uttered a word я едва́ успе́л вы́молвить сло́во
2) едва́ ли;the rumour was hardly true вря́д ли слух был ве́рен
3) с трудо́м4) ре́зко, суро́во; несправедли́во -
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hardly едваhardly вряд ли -
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hardly!¡ni hablar!, ¡qué va! -
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1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) apenas2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) apenas, casi3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) difícilmentehardly adv1. apenas2. casitr['hɑːdlɪ]1 (scarcely) apenas, casi; (not easily) difícilmente, duramente, con dificultad■ she had hardly opened the door when the phone rang apenas había abierto la puerta cuando sonó el teléfono\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhardly anyone casi nadiehardly ever casi nuncahardly! ¡ni hablar!, ¡qué va!hardly ['hɑrdli] adv1) scarcely: apenas, casiI hardly knew her: apenas la conocíahardly ever: casi nunca2) not: difícilmente, poco, nothey can hardly blame me!: ¡difícilmente pueden echarme la culpa!it's hardly likely: es poco probableadv.• a duras penas adv.• acaso adv.• apenas adv.• difícilmente adv.• duramente adv.'hɑːrdli, 'hɑːdlia) ( scarcely)hardly anyone/anything — casi nadie/nada
I could hardly believe my eyes — apenas podía dar crédito a mis ojos, casi no podía dar crédito a mis ojos
b) ( surely not)will they appoint him? - hardly! — ¿le darán el cargo? - lo veo difícil!
I need hardly remind you that... — ni falta hace que les recuerde que...
['hɑːdlɪ]ADV apenasI hardly know him — apenas lo conozco, casi no lo conozco
I can hardly believe it — apenas puedo creerlo, casi no puedo creerlo
I could hardly understand a word — apenas entendí palabra, no pude entender casi nada
she had hardly any money — apenas tenía dinero, no tenía casi dinero
we could hardly refuse — ¿cómo podíamos negarnos?
she's hardly what you'd call a cordon bleu chef — iro no es precisamente or no es lo que se dice un cocinero de primera
it's hardly surprising! — ¡no me extraña or sorprende!
"do you think he'll pass?" - "hardly!" — -¿crees que aprobará? -¡qué va! or ¡ni hablar!
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there was hardly anywhere to go — no había casi ningún sitio donde ir* * *['hɑːrdli, 'hɑːdli]a) ( scarcely)hardly anyone/anything — casi nadie/nada
I could hardly believe my eyes — apenas podía dar crédito a mis ojos, casi no podía dar crédito a mis ojos
b) ( surely not)will they appoint him? - hardly! — ¿le darán el cargo? - lo veo difícil!
I need hardly remind you that... — ni falta hace que les recuerde que...
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adverbhardly anyone or anybody/anything — kaum jemand/etwas
hardly any wine/beds — kaum Wein/Betten
hardly ever — so gut wie nie
hardly at all — fast überhaupt nicht
* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) kaum2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) kaum3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) kaum* * *hard·ly[ˈhɑ:dli, AM ˈhɑ:rd-]adv inv1. (scarcely) kaumI can \hardly hear you ich kann dich fast nicht verstehenwe \hardly knew our neighbours wir kannten unsere Nachbarn nur wenighe \hardly speaks a word er sagt so gut wie nichts\hardly anything kaum etwas, fast nichts\hardly ever fast nie, so gut wie nieit's \hardly my fault! ich kann ja wohl kaum was dafür!* * *['hAːdlɪ]adv1) (= barely) kaumthe boy was hardly seventeen —
I could understand hardly a word — ich konnte kaum ein Wort or fast kein Wort verstehen
it's worth hardly anything — es ist fast nichts wert
you've hardly eaten anything — du hast (ja) kaum etwas gegessen
I hardly know any French — ich kann kaum Französisch or fast kein Französisch
there was hardly anywhere to go — man konnte fast nirgends hingehen
hardly a day goes by when we don't read about murder in the newspaper — es vergeht kaum ein Tag, an dem wir nicht von Mordfällen in der Zeitung lesen
I can still hardly believe it —
hardly had he uttered the words when he began laughing — er hatte die Worte kaum ausgesprochen, als er anfing zu lachen
2) (= certainly not) wohl kaumI will hardly need to remind you to be polite to your grandmother — ich muss euch wohl kaum daran erinnern, höflich zu eurer Großmutter zu sein
will she remember? – hardly! — wird sie daran denken? – bestimmt nicht!
* * *hardly adv1. kaum, fast nicht:hardly ever fast nie2. (wohl) kaum, schwerlich:3. (zeitlich) kaum:hardly had he entered the room ( oder he had hardly entered the room) when … kaum hatte er oder er hatte kaum das Zimmer betreten, als …4. mit Mühe, mühsam5. hart, streng* * *adverbhardly anyone or anybody/anything — kaum jemand/etwas
hardly any wine/beds — kaum Wein/Betten
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[ʹhɑ:dlı] adv1. едваhe had hardly time enough - у него едва хватило времени, он едва успел
she is hardly twenty - а) ей едва исполнилось двадцать; б) ей нет ещё и двадцати лет
hardly... when - лишь только /едва/..., как
hardly had she put on her dress when the door burst open - едва она успела надеть платье, как дверь распахнулась
we had hardly gone out when the rain began - не успели мы выйти из дому, как начался дождь
2. едва, насилу, еле; почти неhardly anything [anyone] - почти ничего [никто]
I could hardly understand him - я еле /с трудом/ понимал его
I could hardly believe my eyes [my ears] - я едва мог верить своим глазам [ушам]
I can hardly wait - жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением
she can hardly see [read] - она почти ничего не видит [почти не умеет читать]
hardly ever - очень редко, почти никогда
he took the money with hardly a nod - он взял деньги, едва кивнув
3. едва ли, вряд лиit is hardly possible [right] - едва ли /вряд ли/ это возможно [правильно]
he will hardly come now [risk it] - вряд ли он придёт сейчас [рискнёт]
I hardly need tell you, I need hardly say - едва ли мне нужно говорить
we shall hardly meet him again - вряд ли мы когда-нибудь снова встретимся с ним
4. с трудом, с усилием, с напряжением; тяжелоmoney hardly earned - с трудом заработанные деньги; деньги, заработанные нелёгким трудом
5. резко; сурово; жестоко; несправедливоto think hardly of smb. - быть дурного мнения о ком-л.
he was hardly treated /dealt with, done by/ - с ним плохо /грубо/ обошлись
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['hɑːdlɪ]hardly had they set off than o when — erano appena partiti che, quando
2) (not really)I can hardly wait! — non vedo l'ora! (anche iron.)
3) (almost not)hardly any, anybody — quasi niente, nessuno
4) (harshly) duramente, severamente* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) quasi2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) appena, a mala pena3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) difficilmente* * *['hɑːdlɪ]hardly had they set off than o when — erano appena partiti che, quando
2) (not really)I can hardly wait! — non vedo l'ora! (anche iron.)
3) (almost not)hardly any, anybody — quasi niente, nessuno
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1. adv едва, насилу, еле; почти неI can hardly wait — жду не дождусь; жду с нетерпением
hardly ever — очень редко, почти никогда
hardly ever — почти никогда, очень редко
2. adv едва ли, вряд лиhardly … when — лишь только …, как
3. adv с трудом, с усилием, с напряжением; тяжело4. adv резко; сурово; жестоко; несправедливо5. adv уст. твёрдо, уверенноСинонимический ряд:1. barely (adj.) barely; scarcely2. hardly ever (adj.) hardly ever; occasionally; rarely3. harshly (adj.) cruelly; harshly; rigorously; rigourously; roughly; severely; unkindly4. barely (other) barely; by a hair's breadth; imperceptibly; infinitesimally; infrequently; just; merely; nearly; perceptibly; rarely; scarce; scarcely5. hard (other) arduously; badly; bitterly; burdensomely; difficultly; energetically; fiercely; firmly; forcefully; forcibly; frantically; frenziedly; furiously; hard; harshly; keenly; laboriously; madly; might and main; mightily; onerously; painfully; powerfully; rancorously; resentfully; rigorously; roughly; severely; solid; solidly; sorely; stormily; strongly; toilsomely; tumultuously; turbulently; vigorously; violently; wildlyАнтонимический ряд:frequently; fully -
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['haːdlɪ]adv1) с трудомWe could hardly recognize the place. — Мы с трудом узнали это место.
I can hardly understand him. — Я его понимаю с трудом.
2) едва, еле; не успел..., какWe had hardly left the house when it began to rain. — Не успели мы выйти из дома, как пошел дождь.
3) почти, почти не..., вряд лиShe hardly ate anything, did she? — Она ведь почти ничего не ела.
- hardly anybody stayedWe can hardly ask him to pay. — Неудобно просить его платить. /Вряд ли удобно просить его платить
•USAGE:(1.) Hardly относится к группе наречий степени с отрицательным значением. К этой же группе относятся наречия almost, little, few, seldom. В предложении с hardly отрицательная форма глагола не употребляется, но предложение может быть усилено оборотом at all: He hardly slept at all. Он почти не спал. Предложения с этими наречиями, оставаясь по форме утвердительными, по своему значению предполагают отрицание, которое в русском языке часто выражено оборотом почти не, чуть не, едва: He hardly said a word. Он не сказал почти ни слова. Hardly в предложении обычно стоит перед основным глаголом. Предложения с hardly (и другими наречиями этой группы) часто включают модальный глагол can и слова any, anything, anybody, соответствующие русским "почти ничего (никто)": He could hardly see anything (he saw almost nothing). Он почти ничего не видел. (2.) При построении вопросительного предложения обычно употребляется разделительный вопрос с утвердительной, а не отрицательной вопросной частью: You hardly ever worry, do you? Вы ведь никогда не беспокоитесь, не так ли? (3.) Предложения с hardly 2. часто употребляются с придаточными предложениями времени, которые вводятся союзом when; в этих случаях глагол в главном предложении стоит в форме Past Perfect: I had hardly closed my eyes when the telephone rang. Не успел я сомкнуть глаза, как зазвонил телефон. (4.) See almost, adv; USAGE (1.), (2.), (3.), (4.), (5.), (9.), (10.), (11).. (5.) See always, adv; USAGE (4.). -
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{'ha:dli}
1. едва, едва-що, едва ли
he had HARDLY gone out/HARDLY had he gone out when... едва-що беше излязъл и/когато...
you'll HARDLY believe it няма да повярвате
HARDLY ever/anything почти никога/нищо
2. жестоко, сурово, грубо, лошо, зле
3. с мъка, усилие* * *{'ha:dli} adv 1. едва; едва-що; едва ли; he had hardly gone out/hardly h* * *сурово; току; ожесточено; грубо; едва; жестоко;* * *1. hardly ever/anything почти никога/нищо 2. he had hardly gone out/hardly had he gone out when... едва-що беше излязъл и/когато.. 3. you'll hardly believe it няма да повярвате 4. едва, едва-що, едва ли 5. жестоко, сурово, грубо, лошо, зле 6. с мъка, усилие* * * -
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['hɑːdlɪ]нареч.1)а) едва, еле, насилуI hardly ran away. — Я насилу убежал.
They could hardly move. — Они едва могли пошевельнуться.
б) (hardly … when / as) лишь только..., как; как толькоHardly had I lit a cigarette as the wind blew it out of my hands. — Не успел я зажечь сигарету, как ветром её выбило у меня из рук.
2) едва ли, вряд ли; почти неThat news is hardly surprising. — Вряд ли это неожиданная новость.
It's almost new - hardly a scratch on it! — Вещь-то почти совсем новая, почти без царапинки!
You hardly know me, how can you be sure? — Как вы можете быть уверены - ведь вы меня почти не знаете?
We hardly ever visit your parents. — Мы почти никогда не навещаем твоих родителей.
3) тяжело, с трудом; через силуThe spelling alone made some words hardly pronounceable. — Уже само по себе написание делало некоторые слова совершенно неудобопроизносимыми.
The money hardly earned must be utilized well. — Деньги, заработанные с трудом, должны быть потрачены разумно.
Syn:4) уст. резко, грубо, плохо; сурово, жестокоLife pushed him hardly. — Жизнь жестоко с ним обошлась.
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1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) nesten ingen/aldri2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) knapt, nesten ikke, snaut3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) neppeneppeadv. \/ˈhɑːdlɪ\/1) knapt, neppe, nesten ikke, snaut, så vidt2) med besvær, surt ervervet, surt fortjent3) hardt, strengthardly anybody knapt noen, nesten ingenhardly ever nesten aldri -
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§ ძლივსღა§1 ძლივს, ძლივძლივობით2 თითქმის არ3 როგორც კი, ის იყოwe had hardly left the house, when it began to rain ის იყო სახლიდან გავედით, რომ გაწვიმდაhe will hardly come საეჭვოა, რომ მოვიდესit is hardly possible საეჭვოა, რომ ეს შესაძლებელი იყოსwe can hardly ask him უხერხულია, რომ ვთხოვოთthis book hardly qualifies as fiction ამ წიგნს მხატვრულ ლიტერატურას მაინცდამაინც ვერ ვუწოდებთ -
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1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) næsten2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) næsten ikke; næppe3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) næppe* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) næsten2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) næsten ikke; næppe3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) næppe -
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adv 1. с трудом; 2. едва, еле, не успел …, как; 3. почти не …, вряд ли (1). Hardly относится к группе наречий степени с отрицательным значением. К этой же группе относятся наречия almost, little, few, seldom. В предложении с hardly отрицательная форма глагола не употребляется, но предложение может быть усилено оборотом at all:He hardly slept at all — Он почти не спал.
Предложения с этими наречиями, оставаясь по форме утвердительными, по своему значению предполагают отрицание, которое в русском языке часто выражено оборотом почти не, чуть не, едва:He hardly said a word — Он не сказал почти ни слова.
Hardly в предложении обычно стоит перед основным глаголом. Предложения с hardly (и другими наречиями этой группы) часто включают модальный глагол can и слова any, anything, anybody, соответствующие русским почти ничего (никто):He could hardly see anything (he saw almost nothing). — Он почти ничего не видел.
(2). При построении вопросительного предложения обычно употребляется разделительный вопрос с утвердительной, а не отрицательной вопросной частью:You hardly ever worry, do you? — Вы ведь никогда не беспокоитесь, не так ли?
(3). Предложения с hardly 2. часто употребляются с придаточными предложениями времени, которые вводятся союзом when; в этих случаях глагол в главном предложении стоит в форме Past Perfect:I had hardly closed my eyes when the telephone rang — Не успел я сомкнуть глаза, как зазвонил телефон.
(4). See almost, adv (1), (3), (4), (9), (10), (11). (5). See always, adv (4).
См. также в других словарях:
Hardly — Hard ly (h[aum]rd l[y^]), adv. [AS. heardlice. See {Hard}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty. [1913 Webster] Recovering hardly what he lost before. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Unwillingly; grudgingly. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hardly — (adv.) c.1200, in a hard manner, with great exertion or effort, from O.E. heardlic stern, severe, harsh; bold, warlike (see HARD (Cf. hard) + LY (Cf. ly) (2)). Hence assuredly, certainly (early 14c.). Main modern sense of barely, just (1540s)… … Etymology dictionary
hardly — [härd′lē] adv. [ME hardliche < OE heardlice] 1. Now Rare a) with effort or difficulty b) severely; harshly 2. only just; barely; scarcely: often used ironically or politely to mean “not quite,” or “not at all” [hardly the person to ask] 3.… … English World dictionary
hardly — [adv] scarcely; with difficulty almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, no more than, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not… … New thesaurus
hardly — ► ADVERB 1) scarcely; barely. 2) only with great difficulty. 3) no or not (suggesting surprise at or disagreement with a statement) … English terms dictionary
hardly — adverb 1 almost not: I hadn t seen him for years but he had hardly changed at all. | can/could hardly do sth: The children were so excited they could hardly speak. | I can hardly believe it. | hardly anyone/anything (=almost no one or almost… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hardly — hard|ly W2S2 [ˈha:dli US ˈha:rdli] adv 1.) almost not ▪ My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father. ▪ The children were so excited they could hardly speak. ▪ I can hardly believe it. ▪ Hardly anyone (=almost no one) writes to … Dictionary of contemporary English
hardly — hard|ly [ hardli ] adverb *** Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever, but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main verb of a sentence,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hardly */*/*/ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈhɑrdlɪ] adverb Summary: Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever , but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main… … English dictionary
hardly — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)dli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount (emphasis) You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small amount or detail which makes it true, and that therefore it is best… … English dictionary
hardly — 01. They [hardly] ever go out; maybe once a month at most. 02. I [hardly] recognized you with your new haircut. 03. My daughter can [hardly] remember Quebec City because she was very little when we lived there. 04. Your father [hardly] slept at… … Grammatical examples in English