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1 scarcely
• hädin tuskin• tuskin• vaivoin* * *1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) tuskin2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) tuskin -
2 barely
• niukin naukin• niukasti• nipin napin• hädin tuskin• ilmeisesti ei• häthätää• tuskin• varmaan ei• ei juuri• ei kunnolla• ei oikein• ainoastaan• töin tuskin• uskottavasti ei• luultavasti ei* * *adverb (scarcely or only just: We have barely enough food.) hädin tuskin -
3 digestible
• helposti sulava• sulava• syömäkelpoinen* * *adjective (able to be digested: This food is scarcely digestible.) sulava -
4 eatable
• ruokatavarat• ruokatavara• eines• einekset• sapuskat• sapuska• syötävä• syömäkelpoinen• syötävät* * *( negative uneatable) adjective (fit to be eaten: The meal was scarcely eatable.) syötävä -
5 eke out
• jatkaa• lisätä* * *1) (to make (a supply of something) last longer eg by adding something else to it: You could eke out the meat with potatoes.)2) (to manage with difficulty to make (a living, livelihood etc): The artist could scarcely eke out a living from his painting.) -
6 endurable
• siedettävä* * *adjective ((negative unendurable) able to be borne or tolerated: This pain is scarcely endurable.) siedettävä -
7 inscription
• omistuskirjoitus• otsikko• nimikirjoitus• nimilappu• varmistuskirjoitus• reseptin osa, jossa on lääkkeen nimi ja määrä• kaiverrus• kaiverros• piirtokirjoitus* * *noun (something written, eg on a gravestone or on a coin: The coin was so worn that the inscription could scarcely be read.) kirjoitus -
8 readable
• helppolukuinen• luettava• lukemisen arvoinen• luettavissa oleva* * *1) (easy or pleasant to read: I don't usually enjoy poetry but I find these poems very readable.) helppolukuinen2) (able to be read: Your handwriting is scarcely readable.) luettava -
9 scarce
• riittämätön• niukka• harvinainen• heikko• huono• vaatimaton• vajanainen• vajaa• vajavainen• vaillinainen• vähäinen• vähälukuinen• puutteellinen• kehno• mitätön• laiha• köyhä• pieni* * *skeəs(not many or enough in number: Paintings by this artist are very scarce; Food is scarce because of the drought.) vähäinen, vähissä- scarcely- scarcity
- make oneself scarce -
10 such as it is
(though it scarcely deserves the name: You can borrow our lawn mower, such as it is.) vaikka se nyt on mikä on -
11 visible
• nähtävä• näkösällä• näkyvä• näkyväinen• näkyvissä oleva• ilmeinen• visuaalinen• aineellinen• selvä• kouraantuntuva* * *'vizəbl(able to be seen: The house is visible through the trees; The scar on her face is scarcely visible now.) näkyvä- visibly- visibility
См. также в других словарях:
scarcely — 1. The standard construction is scarcely…when…: • Scarcely had he begun when Claverhouse ordered him to rise A. Boyle, 1990. The construction with than, though increasingly common and perhaps suggested by the analogy of no sooner…than…, is non… … Modern English usage
scarcely — ► ADVERB 1) only just. 2) only a very short time before. 3) used to suggest that something is unlikely to be or certainly not the case: they could scarcely all be wrong … English terms dictionary
scarcely — [skers′lē] adv. 1. hardly; not quite; only just 2. probably not or certainly not [scarcely true] … English World dictionary
scarcely — index almost Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
scarcely — [adv] barely hardly, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, just barely, only just, rarely, scantily, seldom, slightly; concepts 541,789 Ant. adequately, commonly, sufficiently … New thesaurus
scarcely — [[t]ske͟ə(r)sli[/t]] 1) ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount (emphasis) You use scarcely to emphasize that something is only just true or only just the case. He could scarcely breathe... I scarcely knew him... She seemed scarcely… … English dictionary
scarcely — adverb 1 almost not or almost none at all: Parts of the city had scarcely changed since we were last there. | scarcely any/ever: There s scarcely any coffee left. | can/could scarcely: It was getting dark and she could scarcely see in front of… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
scarcely — scarce|ly [ˈskeəsli US ˈsker ] adv 1.) almost not or almost none at all = ↑hardly ▪ The city had scarcely changed in 20 years. ▪ The country had scarcely any industry. ▪ He scarcely ever left the region. can/could scarcely do sth ▪ It was getting … Dictionary of contemporary English
Scarcely — Scarce Scarce, Scarcely Scarce ly, adv. 1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just. [1913 Webster] With a scarce well lighted flame. Milton. [1913 Webster] The eldest scarcely five year was of age. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Slowly she… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
scarcely — adverb Date: 14th century 1. a. by a narrow margin ; only just < had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open Agnes S. Turnbull > b. almost not < could scarcely see for the fog > 2. a. certainly not < could scarcely int … New Collegiate Dictionary
scarcely */*/ — UK [ˈskeə(r)slɪ] / US [ˈskerslɪ] adverb 1) almost not, or almost none I can scarcely believe what s happened. There was scarcely any traffic. 2) only just We had scarcely driven a mile when the car broke down. 3) used for showing that something… … English dictionary
