scarcely

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scarcely

[ˈskeəslɪ]

adverbio

1. apenas

scarcely [skars-li]

adverbio

1. Apenas, con dificultad, no bien, luego que.

scarcely [ˈskɛəslɪ]

adverb

(barely) apenas

you can scarcely see it I scarcely know him

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

you can scarcely say no

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 ...

you can scarcely expect to ...

he's scarcely what you'd call a cordon bleu chef 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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