scarcely

scarce·ly  (skârsl)

adv.

1. By a small margin; barely: We scarcely made it in time.

2. Almost not; hardly: We scarcely ever used the reserve generator.

3. Certainly not: They could scarcely complain after such good treatment.

Usage Note: Because scarcely has the force of a negative, its use with another negative, as in I couldn't scarcely believe it, is regarded as incorrect. · A clause following scarcely is correctly introduced by when or before; the use of than, though common, is still unacceptable to some grammarians: The meeting had scarcely begun when (or before but not than) it was interrupted. See Usage Notes at double negative, hardly.

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scarcely [ˈskɛəslɪ]

adv

1. hardly at all; only just

2. Often used ironically probably not or definitely not that is scarcely justification for your actions

Usage: See at hardly

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	scarcely - only a very short time before; "they could barely hear the speaker"; "we hardly knew them"; "just missed being hit"; "had scarcely rung the bell when the door flew open"; "would have scarce arrived before she would have found some excuse to leave"- W.B.Yeats barely, hardly, scarce, just
	2.	scarcely - almost not; "he hardly ever goes fishing"; "he was hardly more than sixteen years old"; "they scarcely ever used the emergency generator" hardly

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scarcely

adverb

1. hardly, barely, only just, scarce (archaic), almost not He could scarcely breathe.

2. (Often used ironically) by no means, hardly, not at all, definitely not, under no circumstances, on no account It can scarcely be coincidence.

3. rarely, seldom, not often, infrequently, occasionally, once in a blue moon (informal), hardly ever I scarcely ever re-read my published writings.

Translations

scarcely [ˈskɛəslɪ] ADV (= barely) → apenas
scarcely anybody → casi nadie
I can scarcely believe it → apenas puedo creerlo → casi no puedo creerlo
scarcely ever → casi nunca
I scarcely know what to say → no sé qué puedo decir
he was scarcely more than a boy → era apenas un niño
we could scarcely refuse → ¿cómo podíamos negarnos? → difícilmente podíamos negarnos
it is scarcely surprising that → no es ni mucho menos sorprendente que ...
he's scarcely what you'd call a cordon bleu chef (iro) → no es precisamente un maestro de la cocina
the car had scarcely drawn to a halt when → apenas se había parado el coche cuando ...

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scarcely [ˈskɛə^rsli] adv

(= barely, only just) → à peine
I scarcely knew him → Je le connaissais à peine.
I can scarcely believe it → J'arrive à peine à le croire.
scarcely anybody → pratiquement personne

(= hardly) → guère
He was scarcely more than a child → Il n'était guère plus qu'un enfant.
He could scarcely have had more difficult opponents → Il n'aurait guère pu trouver des adversaires plus difficiles.
The defender's first two goals since arriving from Caen could scarcely have been better timed → Les deux premiers buts que le défenseur a inscrits depuis son arrivée de Caen n'auraient guère pu tomber mieux.

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scarcely

adv

→ 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 → ich weiß nicht recht, was ich sagen soll; scarcely had the car drawn to a halt when … → das Auto war kaum zum Stehen gekommen, als …

(= not really) → wohl kaum; you can scarcely expect him to believe that → Sie erwarten doch wohl nicht or kaum, dass er das glaubt; he’s scarcely the most polite of men → er ist nicht gerade or er ist wohl kaum der Höflichste

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scarcely [ˈskɛəslɪ] adv (barely) → appena
scarcely anybody → quasi nessuno
scarcely ever → quasi mai
I scarcely know what to say → non so proprio che dire
I can scarcely believe it → faccio fatica a crederci
I've scarcely seen him → l'ho visto raramente

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scarcely [ˈskɛəslɪ] adv (barely) → appena
scarcely anybody → quasi nessuno
scarcely ever → quasi mai
I scarcely know what to say → non so proprio che dire
I can scarcely believe it → faccio fatica a crederci
I've scarcely seen him → l'ho visto raramente

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