English-Portuguese translations for scarcely

• dificilmente
  A regulamentação dificilmente será a melhor resposta. Regulation is scarcely the best response.
  A este respeito, o acordo dificilmente desempenhará qualquer papel. The agreement will scarcely influence their decision.
  Dificilmente se pode dizer que o tenha conseguido. It could scarcely be said that this has been a success.
• mal
  Mal houve lugar, inclusivamente, para o Presidente Obama. There was scarcely room for Mr Obama even.
  Eles mal conseguem comprar a comida para o dia. They are scarcely able to buy food for the day.
  O problema é que muitas vezes mal nos apercebemos da sua existência. It is just that we are often scarcely aware of it.

Definition of scarcely

• Probably not
• Certainly not
• Almost not at all; by a small margin

Examples

• One could scarcely find any trout in the stream without the stocking program.
• One could scarcely expect the man to know how to fly a helicopter.

Related words

• scarce
• water-scarce
• Scarce Swift
• scarce copper
• scarce emerald damselfly
• scarce commodity
• scarce swallowtail
• Scarce Footman
• Scarce Umber