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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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