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1 ♦ hardly
♦ hardly /ˈhɑ:dlɪ/avv.1 appena; sì e no; quasi… non; poco: I hardly know her, la conosco appena; hardly bigger than a walnut, poco più grande di una noce; We had hardly started when…, avevamo appena cominciato, quando…2 a malapena; a stento; a fatica; con difficoltà; quasi… non: I can hardly walk, riesco a malapena a camminare; I could hardly breathe, non riuscivo quasi a respirare; respiravo a fatica4 non; per niente; per nulla; (niente) affatto: It's hardly surprising ( that), non c'è (proprio) da stupirsi (che); This is hardly the time to go out, questa non è certo l'ora di uscire5 (arc.) duramente; severamente● hardly any, quasi nessuno; quasi niente: You can see there's hardly any toner left, si vede che non c'è quasi più toner; I have hardly any money, sono quasi senza soldi; Hardly any of them were there, non c'era quasi nessuno di loro □ hardly anyone, quasi nessuno □ hardly anything, quasi niente; quasi nulla; praticamente nulla: You've eaten hardly anything, non hai mangiato quasi nulla; They agree on hardly anything, non sono (mai) d'accordo su nulla □ hardly ever, quasi mai □ ( slang) Not hardly!, niente da fare!; (manco) per niente!NOTA D'USO: - hardly-
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