scarcely

apenas

Solo por muy poco o casi nada.

En inglés sencillo: Only just, or almost not at all.

• I could scarcely hear her.
• There was scarcely enough food for everyone.
• Scarcely had he arrived when it began to rain.

Cómo se usa: scarcely had someone done something when… (Scarcely had we sat down when the phone rang.)

Sinónimos: barely, hardly

Expresiones frecuentes: scarcely enough, can scarcely hear, scarcely any

difícilmente, apenas

Indica que algo claramente no es razonable, verdadero o adecuado.

En inglés sencillo: Used to say that something is clearly not reasonable, true, or suitable.

• That is scarcely fair.
• You can scarcely blame her for leaving.
• His disappointment was scarcely surprising after so much effort.

Sinónimos: hardly

Expresiones frecuentes: can scarcely expect, scarcely surprising, scarcely fair

difícilmente

Indica que es poco probable que algo ocurra o sea posible.

En inglés sencillo: Used to say that something is unlikely to happen or be possible.

• Without help, they would scarcely succeed.
• You could scarcely find fish here without the breeding programme.
• Such a small boat would scarcely survive that storm.

Sinónimos: hardly

Expresiones frecuentes: would scarcely survive, could scarcely find