"hardly" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

hardly adverbio

verbo + hardly
Kolokacji: 238
hardly believe • hardly notice • hardly seem • hardly wait • hardly speak • hardly matter • hardly hear • hardly expect • hardly move • ...
hardly + adjetivo
Kolokacji: 70
hardly surprising • hardly likely • hardly able • hardly aware • hardly new • hardly necessary • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 18
(1) surprising, unexpected
Kolokacji: 2
(4) aware, conscious
Kolokacji: 2
(7) fair, legible
Kolokacji: 2
(10) recognizable, recognisable
Kolokacji: 2
(12) sufficient, adequate, shy
Kolokacji: 3
1. hardly sufficient = ledwie wystarczający hardly sufficient
2. hardly adequate = ledwie odpowiedni hardly adequate
3. hardly shy = ledwie nieśmiały hardly shy
  • Always, he kept his main focus and was hardly shy about saying so.
  • "Buffalo Hump and his boys are hardly shy of horseflesh, at the moment," he said.
  • Hills is hardly shy about opening stores in the shadow of a big chain.
  • Mr. Diddley is hardly shy about proclaiming his importance.
  • Despite the modesty of his contributions, he was hardly shy.
  • Farmers are hardly shy about exploiting the government safety net provided by guaranteed loan-deficiency payments.
  • While younger students were hardly shy about expressing their opinions, the Adas could not contain their enthusiasm.
  • Mr. Newhouse is a man hardly shy to dismiss those who disappoint him.
  • The Deacon was hardly shy about criticizing fellow players.
  • It's more aggressive than Texas, which is hardly shy about the juvenile death penalty.
(16) typical, representative
Kolokacji: 2
(17) ideal, unanimous, perfect
Kolokacji: 3
(18) worthwhile, deserving
Kolokacji: 2

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