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Перевод: scarcely
[наречие] едва; как только; еле; с трудом; едва ли; вряд ли; не совсем; только что
Тезаурус:
- As they cross the lobby of the Langham Hilton, Mr and Mrs Koons scarcely warrant a second glance from the assembled tourists, despite Mrs Koons's shocking pink dress, platinum-blonde coiffure and orange eyebrows.
- But its reality can scarcely be doubted.
- His defeat is as certain as Mr Melding's, although his campaign has been a good deal less rough: canvassing for Labour in a prosperous south coast resort may be discouraging, but it is scarcely dangerous, unless you count the speechless stick-waving of elderly gentlefolk as assault.
- It seems that scarcely one Black artist in Britain has had the benefits of an extended professional career: a dealer, regular exhibitions, interested critics, sales and the support of one's peers.
- Until a few weeks ago she had been scarcely aware of him except as a friendly and familiar face in class; but now, now she was very much aware of him - and he was very definitely aware of her; much to Erika's embarrassment sitting with her and Rosa at lunch, at the next desk in class, asking her out to the cinema and even, to Erika's amazement and, she suspected, his own, offering to help Paul with his homework - in the Nordern home, that is - an offer declined both by Erika and Paul, although Paul did corner Fritz in school and suggest to him that if he actually did the homework then he, Paul, would further his, Fritz's, courtship of Erika; Paul being shrewd enough to guess the motive behind Fritz's philanthropic gesture even though the square on the hypotenuse might remain a mystery to him.
- He climbed into bed and lay on his side, not moving and scarcely breathing.
- The moral fanaticism, as we have long seen around us, proved scarcely more durable than the theology.
- "Tapestries Slashed", ran a dramatic headline in one paper; in fact, the would-be vandal had scarcely taken her scissors out of her pocket before Mrs Gardner swooped on her and called the police.
- "Riots, robberies and forcible entries were prevalent", and "the enforcement of law under such conditions was scarcely attempted."
- Radioactivity was scarcely mentioned.
- Andy Currier and Paul Newlove are the newcomers, scarcely unheralded, but Reilly has chosen a squad rather than a team because of injury doubts over Andy Gregory and Joe Lydon, and with the threat of suspension hanging over Shaun Edwards.
- Inject her with a rare South American pois - The word "poison" had scarcely formed itself in his mind before Henry knew, with the sweet certainty that accompanies most forms of conquest, that he had found his mtier .
- Why did the Commission's own publications catalogue the effects that NOx, SOsub2; and ozone could have on trees, until "one could scarcely but come to the conclusion that there is a strong connection between atmospheric pollution and damage," yet "we are still talking about not being satisfied."
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