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scarcely

/ˈskeəsli/

/ˈskɛrslɪ/

Traduzioni

scarcelyadverb

/ˈskeəsli/

/ˈskɛrslɪ/

She could scarcely believe her eyes when she saw the surprise.

Она едва могла поверить своим глазам, когда увидела сюрприз.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

почти не

Sinonimi

only just

Contrari

scarcelyconjunction

/ˈskeəsli/

/ˈskɛrsli/

Used in correlative constructions ("scarcely ... when") meaning "no sooner than".

scarcelyadverb

Barely; only just.

She could scarcely believe her eyes when she saw the surprise party.

Almost not; hardly.

He could scarcely hear the music over the noise of the crowd.

scarcelyconjunction

No sooner than; used with a following clause introduced by “when” or “before” to show that one event happens immediately after another.

Scarcely had she stepped outside when it began to rain.