hardly

hardly
hardly [ˈhα:dlɪ]
adverb
à peine
• I can hardly hear you je vous entends à peine
• I hardly know you je vous connais à peine
• he had hardly opened his mouth when ... à peine avait-il ouvert la bouche que ...
• you'll hardly believe it vous aurez du mal à le croire
• I need hardly point out that ... je n'ai pas besoin de faire remarquer que ...
• they were hardly more than 18 inches apart ils étaient à moins de 50 centimètres l'un de l'autre
• hardly a day goes by without a visit from someone il est rare qu'une journée se passe sans qu'il y ait une visite
• Nicki had hardly slept Nicki avait à peine dormi
• hardly anyone/anything/anywhere/ever presque personne/rien/nulle part/jamais
• you have hardly eaten anything tu n'as presque rien mangé
• hardly! ( = not at all) certainement pas !
• he would hardly have said that il n'aurait tout de même pas dit cela
• it's hardly surprising his ideas didn't catch on il n'est guère surprenant que ses idées n'aient pas eu plus de succès ;  → any ;  → anything etc
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['hɑːdlɪ]
adverb
1) (only just, barely) [begin, know, see] à peine

hardly had they set off than — à peine étaient-ils partis que

2) (not really) [expect, hope] difficilement

it's hardly a secret! — c'est loin d'être un secret!

it's hardly likely — c'est peu probable

it's hardly surprising — ce n'est guère étonnant

hardly! — certainement pas!

I need hardly remind you that — inutile de vous rappeler que

I can hardly wait! — gen il me tarde d'y être; iron je meurs d'envie d'y être

I can hardly believe it! — j'ai peine à le croire!

3) (almost not)

hardly any/ever/anybody — presque pas/jamais/personne


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