scarcely

[US]/ˈskeəsli/
[UK]/ˈskersli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

hardly; barely; almost not; almost no
hardly; knapt; nesten ikke; nesten ingen

Phrases & Collocations

scarcely visible

knapt synlig

scarcely believe

knapt tro

scarcely any

knapt noen

scarcely ever

knapt noen gang

Example Sentences

Scarcely a day goes by without him calling his parents.

Det går knapt en dag uten at han ringer foreldrene sine.

She had scarcely finished her meal when the phone rang.

Hun hadde knapt rukket å fullføre måltidet før telefonen ringte.

They had scarcely arrived when the party started.

De hadde knapt kommet frem før festen startet.

Scarcely anyone noticed the small changes in the room.

Så vidt som noen la merke til de små endringene i rommet.

He could scarcely believe his luck when he won the lottery.

Han kunne knapt tro sin egen lykke da han vant i lotto.

Scarcely a moment passed before she realized her mistake.

Det gikk knapt et øyeblikk før hun innså feilen sin.

The temperature dropped so quickly that it was scarcely bearable.

Temperaturen sank så raskt at det knapt var utholdelig.

Scarcely a word was spoken during the tense meeting.

Så vidt som et ord ble sagt under det anspente møtet.

The news was so shocking that she could scarcely believe it.

Nyheten var så sjokkerende at hun knapt kunne tro det.

Scarcely a week goes by without him practicing the piano.

Det går knapt en uke uten at han øver på pianoet.

Real-world Examples

165. The careful man is scarcely scared by the scarce parcel.

165. Den forsiktige mannen er knapt skremt av den sjeldne pakken.

Source: Remember 7000 graduate exam vocabulary in 16 days.

Local residents were scarcely able to cope.

Lokalbefolkningen strev knapt med å mestre det.

Source: Environment and Science

The living were scarcely able to bury the dead.

De levende strevde knapt med å begrave de døde.

Source: America The Story of Us

The buildings over there are scarcely visible in the dusk.

Bygningene der over er knapt synlige i skumringen.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

You can scarcely tell where one ends and another begins.

Du kan knapt si hvor det ene slutter og det andre begynner.

Source: UK original primary school Chinese language class

The world could scarcely afford to lose another pot dealer.

Verden hadde knapt råd til å miste en annen potdealer.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

These changes were gradual and at first scarcely visible.

Disse endringene var gradvise og i utgangspunktet knapt synlige.

Source: Past exam translation questions for the English graduate entrance examination.

Carpoff could scarcely have imagined it.

Carpoff kunne knapt ha forestilt seg det.

Source: The Atlantic Monthly (Article Edition)

Poor little boy! he was so cold and tired that he could scarcely speak.

Stakkars lille gutt! Han var så kald og sliten at han knapt kunne snakke.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 2

Johnsy lay, scarcely making a ripple under the bedclothes, with her face toward the window.

Johnsy lå, knapt nok forårsaket hun en bøye under dynene, med ansiktet mot vinduet.

Source: O. Henry Short Stories Collection

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