272. kaum Flashcards

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kaum: hardly

There is hardly any vegetation in the desert.
I can hardly eat one cake, never mind ten.

A

In der Wüste gibt es kaum Vegetation.
Ich kann kaum einen Kuchen essen, geschweige denn zehn.

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kaum: scarcely

I wanted to cook some rice, but I had scarcely any left.

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Ich wollte Reis kochen, hatte aber kaum noch welchen übrig

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kaum: rarely

You rarely see snow in Australia.

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In Australien sieht man kaum Schnee.

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kaum: barely

He spoke so quietly that I could barely understand him.
The light was so dim that he could barely see a thing.

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Er sprach so leise, dass ich ihn kaum verstehen konnte.
Das Licht war so schwach, dass er kaum etwas sehen konnte.

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