scarcely

à peine

Tout juste, ou presque pas du tout.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : scarcely had someone done something when… (Scarcely had we sat down when the phone rang.)

Synonymes : barely, hardly

Expressions courantes : scarcely enough, can scarcely hear, scarcely any

guère

Indique qu’une chose n’est manifestement pas raisonnable, vraie ou appropriée.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : hardly

Expressions courantes : can scarcely expect, scarcely surprising, scarcely fair

probablement pas, guère

Indique qu’une chose a peu de chances de se produire ou d’être possible.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : hardly

Expressions courantes : would scarcely survive, could scarcely find