ledw|o

ledw|o
a. ledwie adv. 1. (prawie nie, z trudem) barely, hardly, scarcely
- ledwo słyszalny/widoczny/przytomny barely audible/visible/conscious
- ledwo żywy barely alive, half-dead
- ledwo go znam I hardly a. barely know him
- ledwo udźwignął jej walizkę he barely managed to lift her suitcase
- ledwo mógł chodzić he could hardly walk, he was barely a. hardly able to walk
- ledwo mnie nie zabił he almost a. nearly killed me
- ledwo ledwo only just
- puls był wyczuwalny ledwo ledwo you could hardly feel his/her pulse
- zdążyłem na pociąg, ale ledwo ledwo I caught the train, but only just
2. (dopiero co) only just
- sklep ledwo otworzono the shop has only just opened (up)
- goście ledwo co wyszli the guests have only just left
conj. ledwo wyszli, zaczęło padać they had only just left a. hardly got outside when it started to rain
- ledwo zabrał się do pracy, zadzwonił telefon he had scarcely a. only just got down to (some) work when the telephone rang
- ledwo…, a już as soon as…
- ból ustapił, ledwo wzięła tabletkę the pain stopped as soon as she took the tablet
part. (zaledwie) just, barely
- ledwo miesiąc/rok (for) just a. barely a month/year
- ledwo dwa dni temu just a. barely two days ago
- pieniędzy wystarczyło mu ledwo na bilet tramwajowy he barely had enough money for a tram ticket
- butelka była ledwo napoczęta the bottle had hardly been touched

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary. 2003.

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