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scarcely ['skeəslɪ](a) (no sooner) à peine;∎ we had scarcely begun or scarcely had we begun when the bell rang nous avions tout juste commencé quand ou à peine avions-nous commencé que la cloche a sonné∎ we scarcely saw her nous l'avons à peine vue, nous ne l'avons guère vue;∎ he scarcely spoke to me c'est tout juste s'il m'a adressé la parole;∎ she's scarcely more than a child elle n'est encore qu'une enfant;∎ scarcely any presque pas de;∎ scarcely anybody presque personne;∎ scarcely anything presque rien;∎ I know scarcely any of those people je ne connais pratiquement personne parmi ces gens ou pratiquement aucune de ces personnes;∎ he has scarcely any hair left il n'a presque plus de cheveux;∎ they were scarcely ever together ils n'étaient presque jamais ensemble(c) (indicating difficulty) à peine, tout juste;∎ I could scarcely tell his mother, now could I! je ne pouvais quand même pas le dire à sa mère, non?;∎ I scarcely know where to begin je ne sais pas trop par où commencer;∎ I can scarcely wait je bous d'impatience;∎ I can scarcely wait to meet her j'ai hâte de la rencontrer;∎ I can scarcely believe what you're saying j'ai du mal à croire ce que vous dites;∎ it is scarcely likely that… il est peu vraisemblable que… -
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scarcely [ˈskεəslɪ]a. ( = barely) guère• they could scarcely have imagined that... ils n'auraient guère pu imaginer que...• it is scarcely surprising that... il n'est guère surprenant que...* * *['skeəslɪ]1) ( hardly) à peinescarcely a week passes without someone telephoning me — presque chaque semaine quelqu'un me téléphone
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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 ;3 ( not sooner) à peine ; scarcely had she finished when the door opened à peine avait-elle fini que la porte s'est ouverte. -
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scarcely [ˊskeəslɪ] adv1) едва́, с трудо́м;he can scarcely speak он с трудо́м говори́т
2) едва́, как то́лько; то́лько что;he had scarcely arrived when he was told that едва́ ( или как то́лько) он вошёл, ему́ сказа́ли, что
3) едва́ ли, вряд ли;I scarcely think so не ду́маю
;I scarcely know what to say я пря́мо не зна́ю, что сказа́ть
;you will scarcely maintain that едва́ ли вы ста́нете утвержда́ть э́то
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['skeəslɪ]1) (only just) appena, a malapena, a stentoscarcely a week passes without someone telephoning me — non passa quasi settimana senza che qualcuno mi telefoni
2) iron. (not really) difficilmente3) (not sooner)scarcely had he finished when... — aveva appena finito quando
* * *1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) appena, a malapena2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) a malapena* * *scarcely /ˈskɛəslɪ/avv.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● scarcely true, ben poco vero □ He can scarcely have said so, è quasi impossibile (o è incredibile) che abbia detto ciòFALSI AMICI: scarcely non significa scarsamente. NOTA D'USO: - scarcely-* * *['skeəslɪ]1) (only just) appena, a malapena, a stentoscarcely a week passes without someone telephoning me — non passa quasi settimana senza che qualcuno mi telefoni
2) iron. (not really) difficilmente3) (not sooner)scarcely had he finished when... — aveva appena finito quando
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adverbscarcely [ever] — kaum [jemals]
* * *1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) kaum2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) wohl kaum* * *scarce·ly[ˈskeəsli, AM ˈskers-]I had \scarcely sat down when... ich hatte mich gerade hingesetzt, als...she can \scarcely afford to pay the rent sie kann das Geld für die Miete kaum aufbringen2. (certainly not)* * *['skɛəslɪ]adv1) kaumscarcely anybody — kaum einer or jemand
scarcely anything — fast or beinahe nichts
scarcely ever — kaum jemals, fast or beinahe nie
I scarcely know what to say —
scarcely had the car drawn to a halt when... — das Auto war kaum zum Stehen gekommen, als...
2) (= not really) wohl kaumyou can scarcely expect him to believe that —
he's scarcely the most polite of men — er ist nicht gerade or er ist wohl kaum der Höflichste
* * *scarcely adv1. kaum, gerade erst:scarcely anything kaum etwas, fast nichts;scarcely … when kaum … als2. wohl nicht, kaum, schwerlich:* * *adverbscarcely [ever] — kaum [jemals]
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1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) apenas2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) ¡no esperarás/esperará...!scarcely adv apenastr['skeəslɪ]1 (hardly) apenas2 (surely not) ni mucho menos■ you can scarcely expect me to believe that! ¡no esperarás que crea eso ni mucho menos!scarcely ['skɛrsli] adv1) barely: apenas2) : ni mucho menos, ni nada que se le parezcahe's scarcely an expert: ciertamente no es expertoadv.• apenas adv.• con dificultad adv.• escasamente adv.• probablemente no adv.• siquiera adv.• tasadamente adv.'skersli, 'skeəsliadverb apenas['skɛǝslɪ]ADV (=barely) apenas•
I can scarcely believe it — apenas puedo creerlo, casi no puedo creerlo•
I scarcely know what to say — no sé qué puedo decir•
he was scarcely more than a boy — era apenas un niño•
we could scarcely refuse — ¿cómo podíamos negarnos?, difícilmente podíamos negarnos•
it is scarcely surprising that... — no es ni mucho menos sorprendente que...•
he's scarcely what you'd call a cordon bleu chef — iro no es precisamente un maestro de la cocina•
the car had scarcely drawn to a halt when... — apenas se había parado el coche cuando...* * *['skersli, 'skeəsli]adverb apenas -
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ˈskɛəslɪ нареч.
1) едва, почти не scarcely ever ≈ почти никогда There is scarcely anything to eat. ≈ Есть почти нечего. I scarcely know him. ≈ Я его почти не знаю. There were scarcely a hundred people present. ≈ Присутствовало явно не более ста человек. She scarcely spoke. ≈ Она почти ничего не говорила.
2) едва ли, вряд ли, с трудом It can scarcely be coincidence. ≈ Вряд ли это совпадение. it was scarcely in their interest ≈ вряд ли это было в их интересах I can scarcely believe it. ≈ Мне трудно в это поверить. Syn: hardly
3) эмоц.-усил. только, лишь She was scarcely 18 when she made her debut. ≈ Ей было всего лишь 18, когда она дебютировала. Syn: only
2., just I
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4) едва, как только;
только что( употребляется главным образом со временем Past Perfect Tense перед придаточным предложением, вводимым союзами when или before) He had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang. ≈ Едва он успел пожать нам руки, зазвонил телефон. Syn: only just, barely, hardly едва, почти (не) - * ever почти никогда - * thirty people не больше тридцати человек - he * troubled to listen to me он почти не слушал меня - he is * seventeen years old ему нет и семнадцати - I have * any money left у меня почти не осталось денег - the rain continued with * any pause дождь шел почти без перерыва - I * know her я почти не знаю ее, я едва знаком с ней - he * thinks of anything else ни о чем другом он и не думает;
он только об этом и думает едва, с трудом - I could * drag one foot after the other я насилу /еле-еле/ передвигал ноги - I could * believe my eyes я не мог поверить своим глазам - I can * believe such a story as that мне трудно поверить этому едва ли, вряд ли - *! вряд ли!;
сомнительно! - he can * have said so едва ли он мог это сказать;
не может быть, чтобы он это сказал употребляется как вежливая форма отрицания или сомнения - I * think so не думаю, что это так - I * know what to say право, не знаю, что и сказать scarcely едва, с трудом;
he can scarcely speak он с трудом говорит ~ едва, как только;
только что;
he had scarcely arrived when he was told that едва (или как только) он вошел, ему сказали, что ~ едва ли, вряд ли;
I scarcely think so не думаю;
I scarcely know what to say я прямо не знаю, что сказать ~ едва ли, вряд ли;
I scarcely think so не думаю;
I scarcely know what to say я прямо не знаю, что сказать you will ~ maintain that едва ли вы станете утверждать этоБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > scarcely
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[ʹskeəslı] adv1. едва, почти (не)I scarcely know her - я почти не знаю её, я едва знаком с ней
he scarcely thinks of anything else - ни о чём другом он и не думает; он только об этом и думает
2. едва, с трудомI could scarcely drag one foot after the other - я насилу /еле-еле/ передвигал ноги
3. едва ли, вряд лиscarcely! - вряд ли!; сомнительно!
he can scarcely have said so - едва ли он мог это сказать; не может быть, чтобы он это сказал
I scarcely think so - не думаю, что это так
I scarcely know what to say - право, не знаю, что и сказать
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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: -
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[ˈskɛəslɪ]scarcely едва, с трудом; he can scarcely speak он с трудом говорит scarcely едва, как только; только что; he had scarcely arrived when he was told that едва (или как только) он вошел, ему сказали, что scarcely едва ли, вряд ли; I scarcely think so не думаю; I scarcely know what to say я прямо не знаю, что сказать scarcely едва ли, вряд ли; I scarcely think so не думаю; I scarcely know what to say я прямо не знаю, что сказать you will scarcely maintain that едва ли вы станете утверждать это -
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{'skεəsli}
1. едва
2. едва-що, тъкмо
SCARCELY had I entered when едва-що бях влязъл, когато/и
3. едва ли
he can SCARCELY have said so едва ли e казал това* * *{'skЁъsli} adv 1. едва; 2. едва-що; тъкмо; scarcely had I entered w* * *едва;* * *1. he can scarcely have said so едва ли e казал това 2. scarcely had i entered when едва-що бях влязъл, когато/и 3. едва 4. едва ли 5. едва-що, тъкмо* * *scarcely[´skɛəsli] adv 1. едва, едвам, с мъка; I can \scarcely believe it едва ли мога да го повярвам; he is \scarcely seventeen той е едва на 17 години; 2. едва-що, веднага щом; he had \scarcely shaken our hands (\scarcely had he shaken our hands) when the phone rang тъкмо ни здрависа и телефонът иззвъня. -
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adv1) ледве, ледь; майже, сливе2) насилу3) навряд чи, навряд щобI scarcely think so — не думаю, що це так
I scarcely know what to say — далебі не знаю, що й сказати
he scarcely entered the room when the telephone rang — не встиг він зайти до кімнати, як задзвонив телефон
* * *adv1) ледь, майже (не)2) ледве, насилу3) навряд чи4) форма заперечення: I scarcely think so не думаю, що це так -
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['skɛəslɪ]нареч.1) едва, почти неThere is scarcely anything to eat. — Есть почти нечего.
I scarcely know him. — Я его почти не знаю.
There were scarcely a hundred people present. — Присутствовало явно не более ста человек.
2) едва, с трудомShe could scarcely speak. — Она едва могла говорить.
I can scarcely believe it. — Мне трудно в это поверить.
Syn:3) едва ли, вряд лиIt can scarcely be coincidence. — Вряд ли это совпадение.
It was scarcely in their interest. — Вряд ли это было в их интересах.
Syn:4) только, лишьShe was scarcely 18 when she made her debut. — Ей было всего лишь 18, когда она дебютировала.
Syn:5) едва, как только; только что (употр. главным образом со временем Past Perfect Tense перед придаточным предложением, вводимым союзами when или before)He had scarcely shaken our hands when the phone rang. — Едва он успел пожать нам руки, как зазвонил телефон.
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1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) komaj2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) težko* * *[skʌ/əsli]adverbkomaj, težkó, z muko, prav komaj; pač ne, komajscarcely anything — komaj kaj, skoraj ničhe had scarcely spoken when... — komaj je spregovoril, ko... -
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1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) nesten ikke, knapt2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) neppe, knaptknapt--------neppeadv. \/ˈskeəslɪ\/1) nesten ikke, bare så vidt2) knapt (nok), snaut (nok)3) neppe, så visst ikkescarcely anybody nesten ingen, knapt noenscarcely ever nesten aldri -
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§ ძლივსღა§1 ძლივს, თითქმის არ2 როგორც კიscarcely had he gone when the phone rang როგორც კი გავიდა, ტელეფონმა დარეკა3 საეჭვოაscarcely anybody believes that საეჭვოა, ეს ვინმეს სჯეროდეს -
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1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) knapt; utilstrækkeligt2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) næppe* * *1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) knapt; utilstrækkeligt2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) næppe
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