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1 barely
1. adv едва; только; чуть не; еле-еле; лишь, с трудом2. adv голо; бедно3. adv редк. прямо; открыто4. adv просто; всего лишьnot barely in word but truly in deed — не просто на словах, но и на деле
Синонимический ряд:1. almost (adj.) almost; hardly; just; only; scarcely2. hardly (other) almost; by a hair's breadth; hardly; infrequently; just; merely; nearly; perceptibly; rarely; scarce; scarcelyАнтонимический ряд: -
2 just
1. a справедливый2. a заслуженный3. a обоснованный; имеющий основания4. a законный5. a верный, точныйjust proportion — верное соотношение, правильная пропорция
just as — точно так же; как
just the same — точно такой же; все равно
6. a муз. чистый, точный7. a арх. библ. праведныйjust person — праведник, добродетельный человек
8. adv именно, как раз, точноjust the man — именно тот человек, который нужен
just what I wanted — как раз то, что мне надо
just what do you mean by …? — что именно вы подразумеваете под …?
just when … — как раз в то самое время, как …; лишь только …
just at that spot — именно здесь, как раз на этом месте
this once, just for once — хотя бы раз; только в этой связи
it is just as you say, you said it — вот именно
9. adv едва10. adv только что11. adv просто, всего лишь; толькоI came here just to see you — я пришёл сюда только для того, чтобы увидеть вас
12. adv эмоц. -усил. просто, прямо, совсем, абсолютноjust fancy! — подумать только!; скажите!; можешь себе представить!
Синонимический ряд:1. accurate (adj.) accurate; correct; exact; normal; proper; regular2. barely (adj.) barely; hardly; scarcely3. fair (adj.) candid; dispassionate; equal; equitable; ethical; evenhanded; even-handed; fair; fair-minded; impartial; impersonal; indifferent; liberal; nondiscriminatory; nonpartisan; non-partisan; objective; square; unbiased; uncolored; undistinctive; unprejudiced; unprepossessed4. fit (adj.) applicable; appropriate; apt; befitting; condign; deserved; due; felicitous; fit; fitting; happy; lawful; legal; legitimate; meet; merited; requisite; rhadamanthine; rightful; suitable5. honest (adj.) conscientious; honest; honorable; honourable; moral; pure; right; righteous; scrupulous; uncorrupt; upright; virtuous6. merely (adj.) merely; only; plainly; simply7. sound (adj.) cogent; solid; sound; valid8. true (adj.) faithful; strict; true; undistorted; veracious; veridical9. well-founded (adj.) good; justified; well-founded; well-grounded10. accurately (other) accurately; as well; bang; even; exactly; expressly; plumb; precisely; right; sharp; spang; square; squarely; strictly speaking; to a T11. all (other) all; all in all; altogether; in toto; purely; quite; stick; totally; utterly; wholly12. barely (other) barely; by a hair's breadth; hardly; scarce; scarcely13. but (other) alone; but; merely; only; simplyАнтонимический ряд:biased; completely; corrupt; dishonest; dishonourable; disorderly; illegal; inequitable; inexact; inharmonious; iniquitous; irregular; one-sided; partial; unwarranted -
3 hardly
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 -
4 scarcely
1. adv едва, почти2. adv едва, с трудом3. adv едва ли, вряд лиscarcely! — вряд ли!; сомнительно!
Синонимический ряд:1. barely (adj.) barely; hardly; imperceptibly; scantily2. rarely (adj.) infrequently; rarely; seldom3. barely (other) barely; by a hair's breadth; hardly; just; scarceАнтонимический ряд: -
5 openly
1. adv открыто, откровенно2. adv публично; общеизвестноhe is openly known for a scoundrel — всем известно, что он негодяй
Синонимический ряд:1. accessibly (other) accessibly; operatively; practicably; publicly; usably2. barely (other) barely; nakedly3. doubtfully (other) ambiguously; doubtfully; dubiously; equivocally; indecisively; precariously; problematically; queasily; shadily; shakily; suspiciously; uncertainly; uneasily; unstably4. flagrantly (other) blatantly; brazenly; carelessly; flagrantly; immodestly; shamelessly; unblushingly; unconcernedly; wantonly5. frankly (other) artlessly; candidly; directly; forthrightly; frankly; honestly; in the open; naively; openheartedly; outright; outspokenly; plainly; readily; straightforwardly; truthfully; unreservedly; willingly; without reserve6. obnoxiously (other) obnoxiously; pronely; sensitively; susceptibly7. patently (other) patently8. straightforwardly (other) aboveboard; out in the open; plainly; straightforwardly -
6 verily
1. adv книжн. арх. истинно, поистине2. adv библ. аминьСинонимический ряд:1. authentically (other) authentically; genuinely; indubitably; really; rightly; undoubtedly; unquestionably; veritably2. barely (other) barely; merely3. indeed (other) completely; even; fully; in truth; indeed; just; quite; still; truly; yet4. perfectly (other) ideally; perfectly5. precisely (other) exactly; identically; precisely -
7 emptily
Синонимический ряд:1. barely (other) barely; clearly; starkly; vacuously2. expressionlessly (other) blankly; expressionlessly; inexpressively; vacantly3. innocently (other) innocently4. vainly (other) hollowly; otiosely; vainly -
8 baldly
1. adv открыто, прямоto put it baldly — сказать прямо ; говорить без обиняков
2. adv скудно, убого, голоСинонимический ряд:1. barely (other) barely; nakedly; nudely2. bluntly (other) bluntly; brusquely; directly; explicitly; expressly; flatly; frankly; outright; outspokenly; plainly; point-blank; straight from the shoulder; straight out; straightforwardly3. smoothly (other) smoothly -
9 rarely
1. adv редко, нечасто, изредка2. adv эмоц. -усил. исключительно, на редкость; замечательноСинонимический ряд:1. hardly (adj.) hardly; infrequently; seldom2. barely (other) barely; hardly; infrequently; just; little; on rare occasions; once in a blue moon (colloquial); scarcely ever; seldom; unfrequently; unoften3. extra (other) extra; extremely; uncommonly; unusually4. very seldom (other) exceptionally; hardly ever; occasionally; once in a great while; sometimes; sporadically; very seldomАнтонимический ряд: -
10 slightly
1. adv слегка, немного, едва; слабо2. adv слабо, некрепкоslightly built — хрупкого сложения; тоненький
Синонимический ряд:1. hardly (adj.) hardly; scarcely; somewhat2. barely (other) barely; hardly; infrequently; just; little; rarely; seldom3. delicately (other) delicately; flimsily4. remotely (other) negligibly; remotely; slenderly; slimly; tenuously; thinlyАнтонимический ряд: -
11 little
1. n немногое, небольшое количество; самая малостьwe must keep what little we have — мы должны беречь то немногое, что у нас есть
he did what little he could — он сделал всё, что было в его силах
the little I have is not worth giving — ту малость, которая у меня есть, просто не стоит дарить
2. n эмоц. -усил. почти ничего; мало чтоthe little — «маленькие люди»
little by little, by little and little — мало-помалу, постепенно, понемногу
little or nothing — почти ничего, очень мало, ничтожное количество
Little Englander — сторонник «Малой Англии»
3. a маленький, небольшойlittle house — домик, небольшой дом
4. a небольшой; слабый; плохойunfortunately he has little money — к сожалению, у него мало денег
5. a короткий, недлинный6. a невысокий, небольшого роста7. a незначительный, несущественный, неважный8. a мелкий, некрупный9. a малый, неглавный10. a милый, славныйyou little rascal! — эй ты, пострелёнок!
11. a мелкий, мелочный, ничтожный; ограниченныйthe little vexations of life — мелкие жизненные неприятности; раздражающие мелочи жизни
12. a предназначенный для узкого круга; не массовыйThe Little Corporal — «маленький капрал», Наполеон Бонапарт
to go but a little way to — быть недостаточным, не хватать
little bird — источник информации;
a little bird tells me you are getting married — где-то я слышала, что ты выходишь замуж
13. adv мало, почти нисколькоlittle more — ненамного больше; немногим больше
he is little more than an amateur — он недалеко ушёл от любителя; он выступает почти на любительском уровне
little less than — не намного меньше; почти столько же
he is little less talented than his father — талантом он не намного уступает отцу; он почти так же талантлив, как отец
14. adv редко15. adv совсем не, вовсе неwhen I first came to this country, I little thought that I should stay so long — когда я приехал в эту страну, я никак не думал, что проживу здесь так долго
they little expected such trouble — они никак не предполагали, что возникнет такая неприятность
a very little more — ещё; совсем немного; чуть-чуть
Синонимический ряд:1. brief (adj.) brief; concise; short; succinct2. casual (adj.) casual; inconsequential; insignificant; light; minor; minute; scanty; shoestring; slight; small-beer; trivial; unimportant3. inadequate (adj.) inadequate; inconsiderable; insufficient4. narrow (adj.) bigoted; borne; illiberal; mean; narrow; narrow-minded; paltry; petty; prejudicial; selfish; set; shallow; small-minded; stingy5. small (adj.) bantam; diminutive; ineffectual; infinitesimal; limited; miniature; monkey; petite; small; smallish; tiny; wee6. bit (noun) bit; few; iota; smidgen; trifle7. barely (other) barely; hardly; hardly ever; infrequently; just; on rare occasions; once in a blue moon (colloquial); rarely; scarcely ever; seldom; slightly; unfrequently; unoftenАнтонимический ряд:ample; big; bulky; capacious; colossal; comprehensive; developed; enormous; full; generous; gigantic; grave; great; handsome; high-minded; long; lot; magnanimous; significant -
12 seldom
adv редко, нечасто, изредкаСинонимический ряд:1. infrequent (adj.) few; infrequent; occasional; rare; scarce; semioccasional; sporadic; uncommon; unfrequent2. infrequently (adj.) hardly; infrequently; irregularly; little; occasionally; rarely; scarcely; sometimes; uncommonly; unusually3. barely (other) barely; hardly; hardly ever; infrequently; just; little; on rare occasions; once in a blue moon (colloquial); rarely; scarcely ever; unfrequently; unoftenАнтонимический ряд: -
13 escaso
adj.scarce, bare, scrimpy, poor.* * *► adjetivo1 (insuficiente) scarce, scant, very little, small3 (poco de algo) few4 (que le falta poco) hardly, scarcely, barely5 (mezquino) miserly, mean\andar escaso,-a de algo to be short of something* * *(f. - escasa)adj.scarce, scant* * *ADJ1) (=limitado)las posibilidades de encontrarlo vivo son muy escasas — the chances of finding him alive are very slim
el recital tuvo escaso público — the recital was poorly o sparsely attended
2)3) (=muy justo)hay dos toneladas escasas — there are barely o scarcely two tons
duró una hora escasa — it lasted barely o scarcely an hour
tiene 15 años escasos — he's barely o hardly 15
4) †† (=tacaño) mean, stingy* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex. Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.Ex. Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex. Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex. Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex. Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex. If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex. The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex. Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex. However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex. The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex. Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex. Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex. Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.----* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *- sa adjetivoa) < recursos económicos> limited, scant; < posibilidades> slim, slender; < visibilidad> poor; <conocimientos/experiencia> limitedb) (en expresiones de medida, peso)pesa un kilo escaso — it weighs barely o scarcely a kilo
a escasos tres días/dos meses — (AmL) barely three days/two months away
c) [estar] ( falto)escaso de algo — de dinero/tiempo short of something
* * *= light [lighter -comp., lightest -sup.], low [lower -comp., lowest -sup.], meagre [meager, -USA], poor [poorer -comp., poorest -sup.], scant, scarce [scarcer -comp., scarcest -sup.], slight [sligther -comp., slightest -sup.], slim [slimmer -comp., slimmest -sup.], scanty [scantier -comp., scantiest -sup.], sparse, little in the way of, thin [thinner -comp., thinnest -sup.], skimpy [skimpier -comp., skimpiest -sup.].Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.* andar escaso de = be short of.* andar escaso de dinero = be strapped for + cash.* andar (muy) escaso de dinero = be (hard) pressed for + money.* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo = be (hard) pressed for + time.* con medios muy escasos = on a shoestring (budget).* escasa comunicación = poor communication.* escasa probabilidad = slim chance.* escaso de dinero = cash strapped, financially strapped, short of money, strapped.* escaso de ideas = short of ideas.* escaso de tiempo = time-strapped, short of time.* evidencia + ser + escasa = evidence + be + slight.* hacerse escaso = become + scarce.* ser escaso = be few and far between.* ser muy escaso = be at a premium.* ya de por sí escaso = already-scarce.* * *escaso -sa1(poco, limitado): un país de escasos recursos económicos a country with limited o scant o slender economic resourcesante un público escaso in front of a small audienceescasas posibilidades de éxito slim o slender chances of success, little chance of successla visibilidad en la zona del aeropuerto es escasa there is poor o limited visibility around the airportla comida resultó escasa there wasn't enough foodobras de escasa calidad works of mediocre qualityuna persona de escasa inteligencia a person of limited intelligencemis conocimientos sobre este tema son escasos my knowledge of this subject is limited2(en expresiones de medida, peso): falta un mes escaso para que llegue there's barely o scarcely a month to go before it arrivesestá a una distancia de cinco kilómetros escasos it's barely o scarcely five kilometers awaypesa un kilo escaso it weighs barely o scarcely a kiloa escasos tres días/dos meses ( AmL); barely three days/two months awayse despertó luego de escasas tres horas de sueño ( AmL); she awoke having slept for barely three hours3 (falto) escaso DE algo short OF sthde momento ando escaso de dinero I'm a little o a bit short of money at the moment, money's a bit scarce o tight at the momentandamos escasos de personal we're short-staffed* * *
escaso◊ -sa adjetivo
‹ posibilidades› slim, slender;
‹ visibilidad› poor;
‹conocimientos/experiencia› limited
escaso,-a adj (alimentos, recursos) scarce, scant
(dinero, tiempo) short
(luz) poor
♦ Locuciones: andar escaso de, to be short of
' escaso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
baja
- bajo
- contada
- contado
- corta
- corto
- delgada
- delgado
- escasa
- mezquina
- mezquino
- mínima
- mínimo
- pelada
- pelado
- apurado
- dinero
- pobre
English:
low
- marginal seat
- pressed
- run
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- short
- slender
- slim
- small
- sparse
- meager
- narrow
- poor
- skimpy
- slight
- under
* * *escaso, -a adj1. [insuficiente] [conocimientos, recursos, medios] limited, scant;[víveres, trabajo] scarce; [cantidad, número, temperaturas] low; [visibilidad, luz] poor, low;escaso público se dio cita para ver el partido a poor crowd turned out to see the match;sus posibilidades son más bien escasas her chances are rather slim;vino tanta gente que la comida se quedó escasa so many people came that there wasn't enough food;joyas de escaso valor jewellery of scant o little value;la obra tuvo escaso éxito the play had little success;debido al escaso tiempo con el que contaban due to the little time they had, since time was shortando escaso de dinero I don't have much money;el hotel está escaso de personal the hotel is short-staffed;la comida está un poco escasa de sal the food is in need of a bit more saltdura dos horas escasas it lasts barely two hours;a un mes escaso de las elecciones with barely a month to go to the elections;pesó dos kilos escasos al nacer she weighed barely two kilos at birth* * *adj1 recursos limited;escasas posibilidades de not much chance of, little chance of2:andar escaso de algo falto be short of sth3 ( justo):falta un mes escaso it’s barely a month away;un kilo escaso a scant kilo, barely a kilo* * *escaso, -sa adj1) : scarce, scant2)escaso de : short of* * *escaso adj1. (con incontables) little2. (con contables en singular) small / low3. (con contables en plural) few4. (apenas) just under / barelyandar/estar escaso de tiempo/dinero to be short of time/money -
14 apenas
adv.1 scarcely, hardly (casi no).apenas me puedo mover I can hardly move2 only.hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago3 as soon as (tan pronto como).apenas llegó, sonó el teléfono no sooner had he arrived than the phone rang4 almost, approximately, barely, hardly.5 only just, no sooner, just.pres.indicat.2nd person singular (tú) present indicative of spanish verb: apenar.* * *► adverbio1 (casi no) scarcely, hardly2 (con dificultad) only just3 (tan pronto como) as soon as, no sooner■ apenas entramos, sonó el teléfono no sooner had we had come in than the phone rang\apenas si hardly* * *1. conj. 2. adv.1) barely2) hardly, scarcely* * *1. ADV1) (=casi no) hardly, scarcelyapenas consigo dormir — I can hardly o scarcely o barely sleep
-¿has leído mucho últimamente? -apenas — "have you been reading much lately?" - "hardly anything"
siguió trabajando durante horas, sin apenas acusar el cansancio — he went on working for hours, with hardly any sign of tiredness
no sé apenas nada de ese tema — I hardly know anything about that subject, I know almost nothing o next to nothing about that subject
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apenas si, apenas si nos habló durante toda la cena — he hardly o barely o scarcely said a word to us throughout the whole dinner2) (=casi nunca) hardly ever3) (=escasamente) onlyhabía muy pocos alumnos, apenas diez o doce — there were very few students, only o barely ten or twelve
yo apenas tenía catorce años — I was barely fourteen, I was only just fourteen
4) (=solamente) only2.CONJ esp LAm (=en cuanto) as soon asapenas llegue, te llamo — I'll phone you as soon as I arrive
APENAS El adverbio apenas tiene dos traducciones principales en inglés: hardly y scarcely, este último usado en lenguaje más formal. ► Estos adverbios se colocan normalmente detrás de los verbos auxiliares y modales y delante de los demás verbos: Apenas podía hablar después del accidente He could hardly o scarcely speak after the accident Apenas nos conocemos We hardly o scarcely know each other ► Sin embargo, en oraciones temporales, podemos colocar hardly y scarcely al principio de la oración si queremos reforzar la inmediatez de algo, o como recurso estilístico en cuentos y relatos. En este caso los adverbios van siempre seguidos de un verbo auxiliar, con lo que se invierte el orden normal del sujeto y del verbo en inglés, quedando la estructura hardly/ scarcely + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + when ...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño Hardly o Scarcely had I gone to bed when I heard a strange noise En este sentido se suele utilizar también no sooner + had + ((sujeto)) + ((participio)) + than...: Apenas me había acostado cuando oí un ruido extraño No sooner had I gone to bed than I heard a strange noise Para otros usos y ejemplos ver la entradaapenas había cumplido quince años cuando... — he'd only just turned fifteen when...
* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex. It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.Ex. An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex. The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex. There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex. The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex. It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.----* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *Ia) ( a duras penas) hardlyapenas podíamos oírlo — we could hardly o barely hear him
b) ( no bien)apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...
c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién)IIconjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon asapenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished
* * *= hardly, rarely, scarcely, barely, by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth, seldom.Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Ex: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Ex: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.* apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio.* apenas visible = faint.* en apenas nada = in no time at all, in next to no time, in no time.* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down, win + hands down.* permitir apenas = leave + little room for.* sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse.* * *1 (a duras penas) hardlyapenas les alcanza para comer they've barely o hardly o scarcely enough to live onapenas podíamos oír lo que decía we could hardly o barely hear what he was saying, we could only just hear what they were sayinghace apenas dos horas que empecé I only started two hours agoapenas (si) sabe pedir un café en francés it's as much as he can do to order o he can hardly order a cup of coffee in Frenchapenas (si) nos dirigió la palabra she hardly spoke to ussin apenas trámites with a minimum of formalities2apenas … cuando no sooner … thanapenas había tomado posesión del cargo, cuando empezaron los problemas he had no sooner taken up o no sooner had he taken up the post than the problems began3(Méx, Ven fam) (recién): apenas el lunes la podré ir a ver I won't be able to go and see her until Monday( esp AmL) (en cuanto) as soon asapenas lo supo, corrió a decírselo as soon as she found out, she ran to tell himapenas + SUBJ:apenas termines, me avisas let me know as soon as you've finisheddijo que me llamaría apenas llegara she said she'd phone me as soon as she arrived o the moment she arrived* * *
Del verbo apenar: ( conjugate apenar)
apenas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
Multiple Entries:
apenar
apenas
apenar ( conjugate apenar) verbo transitivo
to sadden
apenarse verbo pronominal
1 ( entristecerse):
se apenó mucho cuando lo supo he was very upset o sad when he learned of it
2 (AmL exc CS) ( sentir vergüenza) to be embarrassed
apenas adverbio
hace apenas dos horas only two hours agob) ( no bien):◊ apenas había llegado cuando … no sooner had he arrived than …c) (Méx, Ven fam) ( recién):
apenas va por la página 10 he's only on page 10
■ conjunción (esp AmL) ( en cuanto) as soon as
apenar verbo transitivo to grieve, sadden, pain
apenas
I adverbio
1 (casi no, difícilmente) hardly, scarcely: apenas (si) habla, he hardly says a word
2 (escasamente) hace apenas una hora que la vi, I saw her just an hour ago
II conj (tan pronto como) as soon as: apenas lo vi, me desmayé, I fainted as soon as I saw him
' apenas' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balbucear
- exigua
- exiguo
- paliar
- fuego
- justo
- pena
- que
- sostener
English:
barely
- discern
- exist
- hardly
- inconspicuous
- only
- scarcely
- soon
- bread
- faint
- faintly
- just
- skim
- string
- survive
- than
- weakly
* * *♦ adv1. [casi no] scarcely, hardly;apenas duerme/descansa she hardly sleeps/rests at all;no estudia apenas he hardly studies at all;apenas te dolerá it will scarcely o hardly hurt at all;¿solías ir a la discoteca? – apenas did you use to go to the disco? – hardly ever;apenas (si) me puedo mover I can hardly move;sin que apenas protestara, sin que protestara apenas almost without her protesting (at all), without her hardly protesting (at all);sin apenas dinero without hardly any money (at all), with next to no money;sin apenas comer without hardly eating, without eating almost anything2. [tan sólo] only;en apenas dos minutos in only two minutes, in little under two minutes;hace apenas dos minutos only two minutes ago;apenas llevo dos horas en este país I've hardly been in this country for two hours, I haven't been in this country for more than two hours♦ conj[tan pronto como] as soon as;apenas conocido el resultado, comenzaron a celebrarlo as soon as they heard the result, they started celebrating;apenas llegaron, se pusieron a comer no sooner had they arrived than they began eating;apenas acabes, dímelo let me know as soon as you've finished* * *I adv hardly, scarcely;falta apenas una hora there’s barely an hour left;la película ha comenzado hace apenas unos minutos the movie started just a few minutes ago, the movie has only just started;apenas nada hardly anythingII conj as soon as* * *apenas adv: hardly, scarcelyapenas conj: as soon as* * *apenas adv1. (casi no) hardly2. (casi nunca) hardly ever3. (solo) only / just4. (tan pronto como) as soon asapenas se acostó, se quedó dormido as soon as he got into bed, he felt asleep -
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ЁЛЕ (ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ) НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ (ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ) coll VP subj: human pres or past) to be barely able to walk ( usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc)X еле ноги волочил - X could hardly put one foot in front of the otherX could scarcely drag one foot after the other X could scarcely (barely) drag himself along (around) X's legs would barely move....Эти стихи он (Шаламов) писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2)....He (Shalamov) had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).... (Нюра) еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ещё и днём... (Войнович 2)....(Nyura) could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a). -
16 едва ноги волочить
• ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll[VP; subj: human; pres or past]=====⇒ to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):- X's legs would barely move.♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги волочить
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17 едва ноги передвигать
• ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll[VP; subj: human; pres or past]=====⇒ to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):- X's legs would barely move.♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги передвигать
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18 едва ноги таскать
• ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll[VP; subj: human; pres or past]=====⇒ to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):- X's legs would barely move.♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги таскать
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19 едва ноги тащить
• ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll[VP; subj: human; pres or past]=====⇒ to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):- X's legs would barely move.♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги тащить
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20 едва ноги тянуть
• ЕЛЕ <ЕДВА, НАСИЛУ, ЧУТЬ, С ТРУДОМ> НОГИ ВОЛОЧИТЬ <ПЕРЕДВИГАТЬ, ТАСКАТЬ, ТАЩИТЬ, ТЯНУТЬ> coll[VP; subj: human; pres or past]=====⇒ to be barely able to walk (usu. from exhaustion, weakness, illness etc):- X's legs would barely move.♦...Эти стихи он [Шаламов] писал, как и я, еле таская ноги, и наизусть, пуще всего таясь от обысков (Солженицын 2).... Не [Shalamov] had written these poems as I had written mine, when he could scarcely drag himself along, committing them to memory because his main concern was to avoid discovery by the searchers (2a).♦... [Нюра] еле ноги таскала. Хотя ложились они рано, Чонкин ей спать не давал, будил по нескольку раз за ночь для своего удовольствия, да ешё и днём... (Войнович 2)....[Nyura] could barely drag herself around. Although she and Chonkin went to bed early, he wouldn't let her sleep, waking her up at least several times each night to take his pleasure, which he wanted in the daytime as well (2a).♦ Выпили так много, что Ребров еле передвигал ноги (Трифонов 1). They had drunk so much that Rebrov's legs would barely move (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > едва ноги тянуть
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