едва́

adverb

Meanings Related words
hardly, only just
он едва́ по́днял э́то he could hardly lift it
он едва́ спа́сся he had a narrow escape
он едва́ спа́сся
от GEN something, doing something
he only just escaped
он едва́ удержа́лся от слёз he could scarcely hold back his tears
hardly, scarcely
он едва́ взгляну́л на неё, улыбну́лся ей he hardly / scarcely gave her a look, a smile
just, barely; just, barely, as soon as
он тогда́ едва́ начина́л говори́ть по-англи́йски he was just beginning to speak English, he had barely begun to speak English
едва́..., как scarcely ... when, no sooner ... than
едва́ он уе́хал, как he had scarcely gone away when, no sooner had he gone away than
hardly, barely
used in the following idiomatic expressions
едва́-едва́ hardly
он едва́-едва́ дви́гался he hardly moved, he could hardly move
едва́ не nearly
он едва́ не упа́л he nearly fell
едва́ ли hardly, scarcely
едва́ ли он здесь he can hardly be here
едва́ ли не almost
он счита́ется едва́ ли не лу́чшим арти́стом he is considered almost the best actor
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