scarcely in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for scarcely in the English»Italian Dictionary

scarcely [Brit ˈskɛːsli, Am ˈskɛrsli] ADV

1. scarcely (only just):

scarcely credible, noticeable

appena, a malapena, a stento

scarcely know, remember

appena, sì e no, a malapena

it scarcely matters

non ha molta importanza

the bus was scarcely moving

l'autobus si muoveva appena

scarcely a week passes without someone telephoning me

non passa quasi settimana senza che qualcuno mi telefoni

to speak scarcely a word of French

parlare a malapena un po' di francese

there were scarcely 50 people in the room

c'erano a malapena 50 persone nella stanza

scarcely anybody believes it

quasi nessuno ci crede

there is scarcely anything left to be done

non è rimasto quasi or praticamente niente da fare

we have scarcely any money

praticamente non abbiamo una lira

scarcely ever

quasi mai

2. scarcely (not really):

scarcely iron

difficilmente

I can scarcely accuse him

è difficile che possa accusarlo

3. scarcely (not sooner):

scarcely

appena

scarcely had she finished when the door opened

aveva appena finito che or quando la porta si aprì

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barely or scarcely printable

difficilmente pubblicabile

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scarsamente popolato

scarcely

malapena

scarcely

c'erano a malapena 50 persone nella stanza

there were scarcely 50 people in the room

difficilmente praticabile

scarcely passable

poco propizio

scarcely propitious

a stento (a malapena)

scarcely

stentatamente (a malapena)

scarcely

avevo appena finito, quando la porta si aprì

scarcely or hardly had I finished when the door opened

è rimasto appena un'ora

he stayed for scarcely an hour

appena

scarcely

lo sentivo appena

I could scarcely hear him

appena

scarcely

quasi

scarcely

non c'era quasi nessuno

hardly or scarcely anybody was there

non resta quasi nulla

there's hardly or scarcely anything left

non succede quasi mai

it hardly or scarcely ever happens

scarcely in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for scarcely in the English»Italian Dictionary

scarcely [ˈskers·li] ADV

1. scarcely (barely):

scarcely

appena

2. scarcely (certainly not):

scarcely

per niente

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

If in 1940 some 1,500 people a day were using the library, the bookstock had scarcely increased since the 1920s.

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Syntax is scarcely touched, but nirukta (etymology) is discussed, and these etymologies naturally lead to semantic explanations.

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The intercostal spaces are broad and shallow, scarcely sunk below the general surface of the shell.

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Except for select locations, the gardens and greenhouses have fallen into ruin, the walls scarcely visible on the overgrown hillside.

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There is scarcely any mean between constant health and final death.

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On the last three they are scarcely indicated.

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It is very scarcely applied on dogs and cats.

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The expanse of wing of this bird will scarcely be believed.

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The intercostal spaces are scarcely visible, the ribs appearing a little more opaque than the spaces between them.

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Modern healthcare scarcely reached most communities, which preferred spiritual witchdoctors who mandated payment but, in his view, returned no effective care.

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