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scarcely Meaning in Spanish (scarcely significado en español)

apenas
Sinónimos:casidifícilmente
apenas in English:scarcely
IPA:aˈpenas
Phonetic:a-pe-nas
Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de scarcely en español es apenas. (Se usa para indicar que algo es casi falso o casi no sucedió, o que hay muy poco de algo.)

Definitions of Scarcely

  1. 1
    adverb
    apenas

    Used to indicate that something is almost not true or almost did not happen, or that there is very little of something.

    Se usa para indicar que algo es casi falso o casi no sucedió, o que hay muy poco de algo.

Example Sentences

casual

“He had scarcely finished speaking when the phone rang.”

Apenas había terminado de hablar cuando sonó el teléfono.

casual

“There was scarcely any food left in the refrigerator.”

Apenas quedaba comida en el refrigerador.

casual

“She scarcely ever complains about anything.”

Ella apenas se queja de algo.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

casidifícilmente

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

claramentefácilmente

Inflected Word Forms

nounscarcity
adjectivescarce

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

scarcely evercollocation

Almost never; very rarely.

scarcely anycollocation

Almost none; very little.