hardly anybody

ist da jémand? — is anybody or somebody there?

ohne jémanden zu fragen — without asking anybody or anyone

jémand Fremdes — a stranger

jémand Neues — somebody or someone new

jémand anders — somebody or someone else

ist da jemand? — is anybody there?

ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there

ist da jemand? — is anybody there?

ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there

ist da jémand? — is anybody or somebody there?

ohne jémanden zu fragen — without asking anybody or anyone

jémand Fremdes — a stranger

jémand Neues — somebody or someone new

jémand anders — somebody or someone else

ist da jemand? — is anybody there?

ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there

ist da jemand? — is anybody there?

ich glaube nicht, dass da jemand ist — I don't think there's anybody there

káúm jemand/jemals — hardly or scarcely anyone/ever

es ist káúm möglich, dass... — it is hardly or scarcely possible that...

wir hatten káúm noch Vorräte — we had hardly or scarcely any supplies left, we hardly had any supplies left

ich hatte káúm noch damit gerechnet, dass... — I hardly or scarcely thought that... any more

káúm! — hardly, scarcely

wohl káúm, ich glaube káúm — I hardly or scarcely think so

ich glaube káúm, dass... — I hardly or scarcely think that...

das wird káúm passieren — that's hardly or scarcely likely to happen

káúm dass wir das Meer erreicht hatten... — hardly or scarcely had we reached the sea when..., no sooner had we reached the sea than...

káúm gerufen, eilte der Diener herbei — no sooner summoned, the servant hurried in

ich kann es kaum glauben/erwarten — I can hardly believe it/wait

diese Schrift ist kaum zu entziffern — this writing is barely decipherable

er wird [wohl] kaum zustimmen — he is hardly likely to agree

kaum dass — almost as soon as

kaum dass er aus dem Gefängnis gekommen war... — hardly or scarcely had he left prison when...

ich kann es kaum glauben/erwarten — I can hardly believe it/wait

diese Schrift ist kaum zu entziffern — this writing is barely decipherable

er wird [wohl] kaum zustimmen — he is hardly likely to agree

kaum hatte er Platz genommen, als... — no sooner had he sat down than...

kaum dass — almost as soon as

kaum dass er aus dem Gefängnis gekommen war... — hardly or scarcely had he left prison when...

nadie lo tiene, no lo tiene nadie — nobody has it

no he visto a nadie — I haven't seen anybody

casi nadie — hardly anybody

lo hace como nadie — she does it really well

nadie más — nobody else, no one else

no lo sabe nadie más que tú — nobody else knows, apart from you, nobody but you knows

no es nadie — he's nobody (that matters)

no me ayudó nadie — nobody helped me

no vi a nadie — I didn't see anybody

sin que nadie se diera cuenta — without anyone noticing

toca el arpa como nadie — he's a brilliant harpist

no me ayudó nadie — nobody helped me

no vi a nadie — I didn't see anybody

sin que nadie se diera cuenta — without anyone noticing

toca el arpa como nadie — he's a brilliant harpist

non sento quasi niente — I can hardly hear anything

non è venuto quasi nessuno — hardly anybody came

quasi mai — hardly ever

non lo vedo quasi mai — I hardly ever see him

è quasi un fratello per me — he's like a brother to me

oserei quasi dire che... — I'd almost say that...

quasi quasi me ne vado — I've half a mind to leave

quasi quasi è meglio così — it may even be better this way

urla quasi fosse lui il padrone — he shouts as if he were the boss

non si è fatto vivo, quasi sospettasse qualcosa — he hasn't been in touch, as if he suspected something

la quasi totalità degli studenti — almost all the students

tutti o quasi — everybody or almost everybody

oserei quasi dire che... — I would almost venture to say that

stava quasi per annegare o quasi annegava — he was nearly drowning

quasi quasi vengo anch'io — I might just come as well, I have half a mind to come too

una birra? - quasi quasi — a beer? - why not?

les résultats n'étaient guère meilleurs — the results were hardly any better

les étudiants ne sont guère préparés — the students aren't really prepared

ça n'a guère été mieux — it was hardly any better

l'appareil ne coûte guère plus de 30 euros — the appliance doesn't cost much more than 30 euros

il n'a guère mangé — he hardly ate anything

je n'ai guère eu de mal à les convaincre — I didn't have much trouble convincing them

il n'apprécie guère ta décontraction — he doesn't much care for your casual attitude

il n'avait guère le choix — he didn't really have a choice, he had little choice

ils ne se font guère d'illusions sur leur avenir — they don't hold out much hope for their future

il ne fait guère de doute que — there is little doubt that

ne... guère (avec adjectif ou adverbe) — scarcely

Les prévisions ne sont guère optimistes. — The forecasts are scarcely optimistic.

Il ne mange guère. — He doesn't eat much.

Elle ne sort guère. — She hardly ever goes out.

Cela n'aurait guère duré. — It wouldn't have lasted long.

ne... guère de; Il n'y a plus guère de vrais aventuriers. — There aren't many true adventurers left.

Il n'y a guère que lui pour y croire. — He's about the only one who believes it.

mało kto wie, że... — (very) few people know that...

mało tego — that's not all

o mało (co) nie upadłem — I nearly fell

-¿has leído mucho últimamente? -apenas — "have you been reading much lately?" - "hardly anything"

cocinan sin apenas aceite — they cook with hardly any oil

siguió trabajando durante horas, sin apenas acusar el cansancio — he went on working for hours, with hardly any sign of tiredness

no recuerdo apenas nada — I hardly remember anything

apenas si nos queda dinero — we have hardly any money left

ahora apenas voy — I hardly ever go now

faltan apenas cinco minutos — there's only five minutes to go

hace apenas un año que nos conocimos — it's only a year ago that we met

yo apenas tenía catorce años — I was barely fourteen, I was only just fourteen

apenas voy por la página cinco — I'm only on page five

apenas entonces me di cuenta de lo que pasaba — it was only then that I realized what was happening

abandonaron la ciudad apenas amanecido — they left the city as soon as it got light

apenas llegue, te llamo — I'll phone you as soon as I arrive

apenas había cumplido quince años cuando... — he'd only just turned fifteen when...

hace apenas dos horas — only two hours ago

sin apenas trámites — with a minimum of formalities

apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...

apenas el lunes la podré ir a ver — I won't be able to go and see her until Monday

apenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished

hace apenas dos horas — only two hours ago

sin apenas trámites — with a minimum of formalities

apenas había llegado cuando... — no sooner had he arrived than...

apenas el lunes la podré ir a ver — I won't be able to go and see her until Monday

apenas termines, me avisas — let me know as soon as you've finished

pratiquement jamais — hardly ever

J'ai pratiquement fini. — I've practically finished.

non sento quasi niente — I can hardly hear anything

non è venuto quasi nessuno — hardly anybody came

quasi mai — hardly ever

non lo vedo quasi mai — I hardly ever see him

è quasi un fratello per me — he's like a brother to me

oserei quasi dire che... — I'd almost say that...

quasi quasi me ne vado — I've half a mind to leave

quasi quasi è meglio così — it may even be better this way

urla quasi fosse lui il padrone — he shouts as if he were the boss

non si è fatto vivo, quasi sospettasse qualcosa — he hasn't been in touch, as if he suspected something

c'erano quattro persone — there were four people there

(fig : pochi) fare quattro passi — to take a stroll, go for a little walk

facciamo quattro passi — let's go for a little walk

c'erano quattro gatti allo spettacolo — there was only a handful of people at the show

fare quattro salti — to go dancing

fare quattro chiacchiere — to have a chat

a quattro a quattro — four at a time

a quattro zampe — on all fours

dirne quattro a qn — to give sb a piece of one's mind

farsi in quattro per qn — to go out of one's way for sb, put o.s. out for sb

fare il diavolo a quattro — to kick up a rumpus

in quattro e quattr'otto — in less than no time, in no time at all

quattro con, senza — coxed, coxless four

dirne quattro a qcn. — to give sb. a piece of one's mind

urlare qcs. ai quattro venti — to shout sth. from the rooftops, to tell the world about sth.

in quattro e quattr'otto — in a flash, in less than no time

è a quattro passi da qui — it's within walking distance

kto to (jest)? — who is it?

kto tam? — who's there?, who is it?

sprawdź, kto przyszedł — see who has arrived

ten, kto ją znajdzie — whoever finds her

kto chce, może iść — those who want to can go