Sentence examples of "scarcely" in English

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Translations: all11 à peine6 difficilement2 other translations3

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I scarcely slept a wink. J'ai à peine fermé l'œil.

He can scarcely write his name. Il arrive difficilement à écrire son nom.

I could scarcely stand on my feet. Je pouvais à peine tenir debout.

She spoke scarcely a word of English. Elle parle difficilement un mot d'anglais.

He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured. À peine s'était-il échappé qu'il fut recapturé.

Scarcely had I reached home before the telephone rang. J'étais à peine arrivé à la maison que le téléphone sonnait.

Scarcely had the dog seen me when it ran away. Le chien m'avait à peine vu qu'il s'est enfui.

They have scarcely gone out since the baby was born. Ils ont à peine mis le nez dehors depuis que le bébé est né.

I can scarcely believe it. Je ne peux pas croire une telle chose.

He scarcely seems to care for me, does he? On dirait qu'il s'en fait rarement pour moi, n'est-ce pas ?

Scarcely an hour goes by that I don't I think of you with love. Il ne s'écoule pas une heure sans que je pense à toi avec amour.

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