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1 believe
A vtr1 ( accept as true) croire [evidence, statement, fact, person] ; believe (you) me! croyez-moi! believe it or not croyez-le ou pas ; would you believe it? le croiriez-vous? ; I'll believe it when I see it je le croirai quand je le verrai ; it has to be seen to be believed il faut le voir pour le croire ; I can't believe (that) he did that je n'arrive pas à croire qu'il ait fait cela ; I can believe that of her! ça ne m'étonne pas d'elle! ; don't you believe it! n'en croyez rien! ; I don't believe you! ce n'est pas vrai! ; I can well believe it je suis prêt à le croire ; I don't believe a word of it! je n'en crois pas un mot! ; if he's to be believed à l'en croire ; I'll believe you, thousands wouldn't je te crois, mais je dois bien être le seul ; I can't believe my luck! je n'arrive pas à le croire! ; she could hardly ou scarcely believe her eyes elle en croyait à peine ses yeux ;2 (think, be of the opinion) croire, estimer ; I believe (that) she is right, I believe her to be right je crois or j'estime qu'elle a raison ; Mr Smith, I believe? M. Smith, je crois? ; it is believed that on croit or estime que ; he is believed to be dead on le croit mort ; she is believed to be a spy on pense que c'est une espionne ; to believe sth to be true/false croire or estimer que qch est vrai/faux ; to have reason to believe that avoir des raisons de croire que ; I have every reason to believe that j'ai toutes les raisons de croire que ; to let sb believe (that) laisser croire à qn que ; to lead sb to believe (that) faire croire à qn que ; to give sb to believe (that) donner à qn des raisons de croire que ; I believe so je crois que oui ; I believe not je crois que non.B vi1 (have confidence, trust) to believe in croire à ; [promises, discipline, exercise etc] ; to believe in sb avoir confiance en qn ; to believe in doing croire or estimer qu'il est bon de faire ; I believe in taking a cold shower every morning je crois qu'il est bon de prendre une douche froide tous les matins ; to fight for what one believes in lutter pour ce en quoi on croit or pour ses convictions ; you have to believe in what you do il faut croire à or avoir foi dans ce qu'on fait ;2 Relig avoir la foi ; to believe in God/reincarnation croire en Dieu/à la réincarnation ; to believe in ghosts croire aux fantômes.C v refl to believe oneself to be se croire ; he believes himself to be really clever il se croit vraiment intelligent.seeing is believing il faut le voir pour le croire. -
2 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) apenas2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) apenas, casi3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) difícilmentehardly adv1. apenas2. casitr['hɑːdlɪ]1 (scarcely) apenas, casi; (not easily) difícilmente, duramente, con dificultad■ she had hardly opened the door when the phone rang apenas había abierto la puerta cuando sonó el teléfono\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhardly anyone casi nadiehardly ever casi nuncahardly! ¡ni hablar!, ¡qué va!hardly ['hɑrdli] adv1) scarcely: apenas, casiI hardly knew her: apenas la conocíahardly ever: casi nunca2) not: difícilmente, poco, nothey can hardly blame me!: ¡difícilmente pueden echarme la culpa!it's hardly likely: es poco probableadv.• a duras penas adv.• acaso adv.• apenas adv.• difícilmente adv.• duramente adv.'hɑːrdli, 'hɑːdlia) ( scarcely)hardly anyone/anything — casi nadie/nada
I could hardly believe my eyes — apenas podía dar crédito a mis ojos, casi no podía dar crédito a mis ojos
b) ( surely not)will they appoint him? - hardly! — ¿le darán el cargo? - lo veo difícil!
I need hardly remind you that... — ni falta hace que les recuerde que...
['hɑːdlɪ]ADV apenasI hardly know him — apenas lo conozco, casi no lo conozco
I can hardly believe it — apenas puedo creerlo, casi no puedo creerlo
I could hardly understand a word — apenas entendí palabra, no pude entender casi nada
she had hardly any money — apenas tenía dinero, no tenía casi dinero
we could hardly refuse — ¿cómo podíamos negarnos?
she's hardly what you'd call a cordon bleu chef — iro no es precisamente or no es lo que se dice un cocinero de primera
it's hardly surprising! — ¡no me extraña or sorprende!
"do you think he'll pass?" - "hardly!" — -¿crees que aprobará? -¡qué va! or ¡ni hablar!
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there was hardly anywhere to go — no había casi ningún sitio donde ir* * *['hɑːrdli, 'hɑːdli]a) ( scarcely)hardly anyone/anything — casi nadie/nada
I could hardly believe my eyes — apenas podía dar crédito a mis ojos, casi no podía dar crédito a mis ojos
b) ( surely not)will they appoint him? - hardly! — ¿le darán el cargo? - lo veo difícil!
I need hardly remind you that... — ni falta hace que les recuerde que...
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3 scarcely
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
2.
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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4 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
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