Usage examples of "kaum ein" in German with translation to English

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Wir träumten von fünftausend Abonnenten, doch es gelang uns kaum ein Zehntel dieser Zahl zu erreichen. We dreamed of five thousand subscribers but instead succeeded with a mere tenth of this number.
Kaum war sie fertig, legte sie sich für ein Nickerchen hin. The moment she'd finished, she lay down for a nap.
Es ist ein ganz einfacher Vorgang. It's a very simple process.
Tom konnte kaum hören, was Mary sagte. Tom could hardly hear what Mary was saying.
Er ist ein Mann, dem man immer vertrauen kann. He is a man who can always be trusted.
Ich war kaum eingeschlafen, als das Telefon läutete. I had hardly fallen asleep when the telephone rang.
Und wenn ich schwul wäre? Ist das ein Verbrechen? And if I was gay, would that be a crime?
Tom konnte ihm kaum glauben. Tom could hardly believe him.
Ein Mann, dem Einfallsreichtum fehlt, ist nutzlos. A man who lacks resourcefulness is useless.
Kaum hatte er sich gesetzt, ergriff er auch schon das Telefon. As soon as he sat down, he picked up the telephone.
Ein Kind zu erziehen ist eine schwere Arbeit. Bringing up a baby is hard work.
Es ist kaum möglich für ihn, keinen Fehler zu machen. It is hardly possible for him not to make any mistake.
Ist das ein Brief? Is this a letter?
Frauen hatten früher kaum eine Wahl. Women had little choice in the past.
Tom ist ein Meister seines Fachs. Tom is good at what he does.
Ich hatte kaum meine Mahlzeit beendet, als mein Freund mich anrief und mich einlud, zum Abendessen auszugehen. I had hardly finished my meal when my friend phoned me and invited me out for dinner.
Er pflegte ein ruhiger Mann zu sein. He used to be a quiet man.
Leider spreche ich kaum Deutsch Unfortunately I hardly speak any German.
Jeder hat das Recht auf Meinungsfreiheit und freie Meinungsäußerung; dieses Recht schließt die Freiheit ein, Meinungen ungehindert anzuhängen sowie über Medien jeder Art und ohne Rücksicht auf Grenzen Informationen und Gedankengut zu suchen, zu empfangen und zu verbreiten. Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.
Kaum war er fertig, da begann er zu lesen. No sooner had he done it than he began reading.
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