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scarcely [ˈskεəslɪ]

   a. ( = barely) guère

• they could scarcely have imagined that... ils n'auraient guère pu imaginer que...

• the landscape has scarcely altered le paysage n'a guère changé

• I could scarcely believe it je pouvais à peine le croire

• they were scarcely ever apart ils étaient presque toujours ensemble

• it is scarcely surprising that... il n'est guère surprenant que...

• there was scarcely a building left undamaged il ne restait pratiquement aucun bâtiment intact

   b. (no sooner) à peine

• scarcely had we sat down when the phone went nous étions à peine assis que le téléphone a sonné

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1) ( hardly) à peine

2) ( not really) iron difficilement

scarcely adv

1 ( only just) [credible, noticeable] à peine ; [know, remember] à peine ; it scarcely matters il n'importe guère ; the bus was scarcely moving le bus roulait à peine ; scarcely a week passes without someone telephoning me presque chaque semaine quelqu'un me téléphone ; to speak scarcely a word of French parler à peine français ; there were scarcely 50 people in the room il y avait à peine 50 personnes dans la salle ; scarcely anybody believes it presque personne ne le croit ; there is scarcely anything left to be done il ne reste pratiquement plus rien à faire ; we have scarcely any money nous n'avons pratiquement pas d'argent ; scarcely ever presque jamais ;

2 ( not really) iron difficilement ; I can scarcely accuse him je peux difficilement l'accuser ;

3 ( not sooner) à peine ; scarcely had she finished when the door opened à peine avait-elle fini que la porte s'est ouverte.

1) (only just) appena, a malapena, a stento

2) iron. (not really) difficilmente

3) (not sooner)

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1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) appena, a malapena

2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) a malapena

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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

2 quasi: scarcely ever, quasi mai; scarcely anybody, quasi nessuno

● scarcely true, ben poco vero □ He can scarcely have said so, è quasi impossibile (o è incredibile) che abbia detto ciò

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1) (only just) appena, a malapena, a stento

2) iron. (not really) difficilmente

3) (not sooner)