faintly

faintly
adverb
undeutlich [markieren, hören]; kaum [sichtbar]; schwach [riechen, scheinen]; entfernt [sich ähneln]; wenig [interessieren]; leicht [enttäuschen]; zaghaft [lächeln]
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adverb
1) (in a faint manner: A light shone faintly.) schwach
2) (slightly; rather: She looked faintly surprised.) schwach
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faint·ly
[ˈfeɪntli]
adv
1. (weakly) leicht, schwach
the room smelled \faintly of disinfectant das Zimmer roch leicht nach Desinfektionsmittel
2. (not clearly) schwach, sacht geh
to talk \faintly leise sprechen, wispern
to be \faintly visible schwach zu sehen sein
to see [or glimpse] [or make out] sth \faintly etw erspähen
to glimpse sth \faintly in the distance etw in der Ferne erspähen
3. (slightly) leicht, etwas
she seemed \faintly embarrassed to see us there es war ihr scheinbar etwas unangenehm, uns dort zu sehen
if the talk had been even \faintly informative, ... wenn das Gespräch auch nur annähernd informativ gewesen wäre, ...
not [even] \faintly funny überhaupt nicht komisch
to \faintly resemble sth entfernt an etw akk erinnern
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['feIntlɪ]
adv
1) (= weakly) glow, shine, burn schwach; smell, smile leicht; (= quietly) sound, speak, say, sigh leise

the words are just faintly visible — die Worte sind gerade noch sichtbar

I could hear the siren faintly — ich konnte die Sirene gerade noch hören

2) (= slightly) absurd, condescending, disappointed, suspicious leicht

she felt faintly ridiculous — sie kam sich etwas lächerlich vor

faintly familiar — entfernt vertraut

I do remember him faintly — ich kann mich schwach an ihn erinnern

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adverb
undeutlich [markieren, hören]; kaum [sichtbar]; schwach [riechen, scheinen]; entfernt [sich ähneln]; wenig [interessieren]; leicht [enttäuschen]; zaghaft [lächeln]
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adv.
schwach adv.

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