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a malapena




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a malapena
     1. adv. hardly, scarcely

Example Sentences

Quando Scrooge si svegliò, era così buio, che guardando fuori dal letto, riusciva a malapena distinguere la finestra trasparente dalle pareti opache della sua camera. 
    When Scrooge awoke, it was so dark, that looking out of bed, he could scarcely distinguish the transparent window from the opaque walls of his chamber.
Molte donne riuscirebbero a malapena a scrivere il loro nome. 
    Many women could barely spell their names.
La conoscevo a malapena. 
    I hardly knew her.
Riuscivo a sentirlo a malapena. 
    I could hardly hear him.
Riusciamo a credere a malapena alla sua storia. 
    We can hardly believe his story.



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