"barely" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

barely adverbio

verbo + barely
Kolokacji: 265
barely hear • barely make • barely escape • barely manage • barely notice • barely move • barely touch • barely begun • barely speak • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 41
(1) hear, listen, focus
Kolokacji: 3
(7) touch, hint, allude
Kolokacji: 3
(15) stand, react, resist, respond
Kolokacji: 4
(16) glance, glimpse, peek
Kolokacji: 3
(19) avoid, avert, prevent
Kolokacji: 3
  • I barely avoided her head as she threw it back.
  • He moved to the left, barely avoiding a knife thrust to his back.
  • The 1974 Angels were a last place team who barely avoided losing 100 games (94).
  • He could barely avoid the missiles thrown at him, which now included large rocks.
  • Finally, at the last possible moment, he pulled the aircraft up, barely avoiding the icy sea below.
  • The painting fell from her arms; she barely avoided stumbling over it.
  • Phil barely avoided falling on top of Jack and jumped back.
  • He barely avoided actually sprawling on the deck and dropping everything.
  • He scored five goals in 33 games during the season to help his team barely avoid relegation.
  • I can barely avoid stabbing myself, and I've never felt the lack.
3. barely prevent = ledwie zapobiegnij barely prevent
(25) pause, hesitate
Kolokacji: 2
(27) tolerate, support, warrant
Kolokacji: 3
(30) hang, cling, grasp
Kolokacji: 3
(34) turn, dent, protrude, bend
Kolokacji: 4
(37) eat, feed, sip, chew
Kolokacji: 4
(38) slow, fade, slip
Kolokacji: 3
(39) blink, flicker
Kolokacji: 2
(40) dress, clothe, heal, improve
Kolokacji: 4
(41) duck, dip
Kolokacji: 2
barely + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 60
barely visible • barely able • barely audible • barely perceptible • barely distinguishable • barely conscious • barely old • barely aware • ...

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