scarcely

scarcely
adverb
kaum

there was scarcely a drop of wine left — es war fast kein Tropfen Wein mehr da

scarcely [ever] — kaum [jemals]

it is scarcely likely — es ist wenig wahrscheinlich

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adverb
1) (only just; not quite: Speak louder please - I can scarcely hear you; scarcely enough money to live on.) kaum
2) (used to suggest that something is unreasonable: You can scarcely expect me to work when I'm ill.) wohl kaum
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scarce·ly
[ˈskeəsli, AM ˈskers-]
adv
1. inv (barely) kaum
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 aufbringen
2. (certainly not)
he would \scarcely have said a thing like that er hätte so etwas wohl kaum behauptet
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['skɛəslɪ]
adv
1) kaum

scarcely anybody — kaum einer or jemand

scarcely anything — fast or beinahe nichts

scarcely ever — kaum jemals, fast or beinahe nie

with scarcely a sound — fast lautlos

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 kaum

you 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

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scarcely adv
1. kaum, gerade erst:
scarcely anything kaum etwas, fast nichts;
scarcely … when kaum … als
2. wohl nicht, kaum, schwerlich:
you can scarcely expect that
* * *
adverb
kaum

there was scarcely a drop of wine left — es war fast kein Tropfen Wein mehr da

scarcely [ever] — kaum [jemals]

it is scarcely likely — es ist wenig wahrscheinlich

* * *
adv.
kaum adv.
knapp adv.
schwerlich adv.
wohl nicht adv.

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