often used word (top 600)
Translation
hardly
Also: only just, scarcely, just, barely
Usage info
едва не: almost
Examples
- Бе́женцы едва избежа́ли сме́рти.The refugees barely escaped death.
- Мой брат едва не свел меня с ума́.My brother almost drove me crazy.
- У нас едва хвата́ет хле́ба на за́втрак.We have barely enough bread for breakfast.
- Том едва шага́ет.Tom can hardly walk.
- Он едва не у́мер.He almost died.
- Мы едва на́чали.We've barely begun.
- За ночь ты едва па́ру слов сказа́л.You've barely said a word all night.
- Едва только я вы́шел, начался дождь.Scarcely had I started out when it began to rain.
- Носи́тель языка́ едва ли так вы́разится.A native speaker wouldn't likely say it that way.
- Я едва успе́л на по́езд.I barely made the train.
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drvuquangson edited usage info 3 weeks ago
Lucian edited word type 3 years ago