hardly

hardly
adverb
kaum

he can hardly have arrived yet — er kann kaum jetzt schon angekommen sein

hardly anyone or anybody/anything — kaum jemand/etwas

hardly any wine/beds — kaum Wein/Betten

hardly ever — so gut wie nie

hardly at all — fast überhaupt nicht

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adverb
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) kaum
2) (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.) kaum
3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) kaum
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hard·ly
[ˈhɑ:dli, AM ˈhɑ:rd-]
adv inv
1. (scarcely) kaum
I can \hardly hear you ich kann dich fast nicht verstehen
we \hardly knew our neighbours wir kannten unsere Nachbarn nur wenig
he \hardly speaks a word er sagt so gut wie nichts
\hardly anything kaum etwas, fast nichts
\hardly ever fast nie, so gut wie nie
2. (certainly not) wohl kaum, schwerlich; (as a reply) sicher [o bestimmt] nicht
it's \hardly my fault! ich kann ja wohl kaum was dafür!
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['hAːdlɪ]
adv
1) (= barely) kaum

I hardly knew him — ich kannte ihn kaum

the boy was hardly seventeen —

I could understand hardly a word — ich konnte kaum ein Wort or fast kein Wort verstehen

hardly ever — fast nie

hardly any money — fast kein Geld

it's worth hardly anything — es ist fast nichts wert

you've hardly eaten anything — du hast (ja) kaum etwas gegessen

I hardly know any French — ich kann kaum Französisch or fast kein Französisch

there was hardly anywhere to go — man konnte fast nirgends hingehen

hardly a day goes by when we don't read about murder in the newspaper — es vergeht kaum ein Tag, an dem wir nicht von Mordfällen in der Zeitung lesen

I can still hardly believe it —

hardly had he uttered the words when he began laughing — er hatte die Worte kaum ausgesprochen, als er anfing zu lachen

2) (= certainly not) wohl kaum

I will hardly need to remind you to be polite to your grandmother — ich muss euch wohl kaum daran erinnern, höflich zu eurer Großmutter zu sein

will she remember? – hardly! — wird sie daran denken? – bestimmt nicht!

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hardly adv
1. kaum, fast nicht:
I can hardly believe it;
hardly ever fast nie
2. (wohl) kaum, schwerlich:
it will hardly be possible;
this is hardly the time to do it
3. (zeitlich) kaum:
hardly had he entered the room (oder he had hardly entered the room) when … kaum hatte er oder er hatte kaum das Zimmer betreten, als …
4. mit Mühe, mühsam
5. hart, streng
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adverb
kaum

he can hardly have arrived yet — er kann kaum jetzt schon angekommen sein

hardly anyone or anybody/anything — kaum jemand/etwas

hardly any wine/beds — kaum Wein/Betten

hardly ever — so gut wie nie

hardly at all — fast überhaupt nicht

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adv.
hart adv.
kaum adv.
schwerlich adv.

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