BARELY

BARELY (bérali)

Definição em inglês:
Barely means “by the smallest margin” or “almost not.” It implies that an action or state is accomplished or maintained with minimal resources, time, or possibility. For example, “She barely passed the exam” indicates a close call, where success was achieved but only just. Barely can also emphasize scarcity or difficulty, highlighting how thin the line is between success and failure, presence and absence.

Aplicação em frases:

1. Afirmativa: She barely made it to the meeting on time.
2. Negativa: He didn’t barely finish; he had plenty of time left.
3. Interrogativa: Did you barely manage to pay all your bills this month?
4. Afirmativa no passado: They barely noticed the change until someone pointed it out.

Sinônimos: hardly, scarcely, just enough, narrowly, almost not