hardly

hardly: hardly [{{t}}'hɑ:dlɪ]

adverb

(a) (barely) à peine, ne... guère;

∎ he can hardly read il sait à peine ou tout juste lire;

∎ you can hardly move in here for furniture c'est à peine si on peut bouger ici tellement il y a de meubles;

∎ I have hardly started je viens à peine ou tout juste de commencer;

∎ I hardly get a minute to myself these days c'est tout juste si j'ai une minute à moi ces jours-ci;

∎ I can hardly believe it j'ai du mal à le croire;

∎ {{}}literary{{}} hardly had I said these words when he arrived à peine avais-je prononcé ces mots qu'il arriva;

∎ hardly anyone presque personne;

∎ hardly anywhere presque nulle part;

∎ I hardly ever see you these days je ne te vois presque jamais ces temps-ci;

∎ there's hardly anything in the fridge il n'y a presque rien dans le frigo;

∎ I paid hardly anything for it ça m'a coûté trois fois rien;

∎ you've hardly touched your food tu n'as presque rien mangé;

∎ I can hardly wait to see her je suis très impatient de la voir;

∎ {{}}ironic{{}} I can hardly wait! j'en frémis d'avance!;

∎ she hardly ever goes out elle ne sort presque jamais;

∎ hardly a week goes by without a telephone call from her il se passe rarement une semaine sans qu'elle téléphone;

∎ I need hardly say that… ai-je besoin de vous dire que…?, je n'ai pas besoin de vous dire que…

(b) (expressing negative opinion)

∎ it's hardly MY fault! ce n'est quand même pas de ma faute!;

∎ it's hardly any of your business cela ne te regarde absolument pas;

∎ this is hardly the time to be selling your house ce n'est vraiment pas le moment de vendre votre maison;

∎ it's hardly surprising, is it? ça n'a rien de surprenant, ce n'est guère surprenant;

∎ it's hardly surprising that she left him ce n'est pas surprenant qu'elle l'ait quitté, il n'est guère surprenant qu'elle l'ait quitté;

∎ hardly! (not in the slightest) bien au contraire!, loin de là!;

∎ she's hardly likely to agree elle ne risque pas d'accepter;

∎ he'd hardly have said that cela m'étonnerait qu'il ait dit cela

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Hardly — Hard ly (h[aum]rd l[y^]), adv. [AS. heardlice. See {Hard}.] [1913 Webster] 1. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty. [1913 Webster] Recovering hardly what he lost before. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. Unwillingly; grudgingly. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hardly — (adv.) c.1200, in a hard manner, with great exertion or effort, from O.E. heardlic stern, severe, harsh; bold, warlike (see HARD (Cf. hard) + LY (Cf. ly) (2)). Hence assuredly, certainly (early 14c.). Main modern sense of barely, just (1540s)… … Etymology dictionary
hardly — [härd′lē] adv. [ME hardliche < OE heardlice] 1. Now Rare a) with effort or difficulty b) severely; harshly 2. only just; barely; scarcely: often used ironically or politely to mean “not quite,” or “not at all” [hardly the person to ask] 3.… … English World dictionary
hardly — [adv] scarcely; with difficulty almost inconceivably, almost not, barely, by a hair, by no means, comparatively, detectably, faintly, gradually, imperceptibly, infrequently, just, little, no more than, not a bit, not at all, not by much, not… … New thesaurus
hardly — ► ADVERB 1) scarcely; barely. 2) only with great difficulty. 3) no or not (suggesting surprise at or disagreement with a statement) … English terms dictionary
hardly — adverb 1 almost not: I hadn t seen him for years but he had hardly changed at all. | can/could hardly do sth: The children were so excited they could hardly speak. | I can hardly believe it. | hardly anyone/anything (=almost no one or almost… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hardly — hard|ly W2S2 [ˈha:dli US ˈha:rdli] adv 1.) almost not ▪ My parents divorced when I was six, and I hardly knew my father. ▪ The children were so excited they could hardly speak. ▪ I can hardly believe it. ▪ Hardly anyone (=almost no one) writes to … Dictionary of contemporary English
hardly — hard|ly [ hardli ] adverb *** Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever, but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main verb of a sentence,… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hardly */*/*/ — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dlɪ] / US [ˈhɑrdlɪ] adverb Summary: Hardly is a negative word and is often used with words like any and ever , but it should not be used with other negative words: We hardly ever do anything interesting. Hardly comes before the main… … English dictionary
hardly — [[t]hɑ͟ː(r)dli[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADV BRD NEG: ADV before v, ADV group, oft ADV amount (emphasis) You use hardly to modify a statement when you want to emphasize that it is only a small amount or detail which makes it true, and that therefore it is best… … English dictionary
hardly — 01. They [hardly] ever go out; maybe once a month at most. 02. I [hardly] recognized you with your new haircut. 03. My daughter can [hardly] remember Quebec City because she was very little when we lived there. 04. Your father [hardly] slept at… … Grammatical examples in English

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