ЕЛЕ


Русско-английский перевод ЕЛЕ

нареч.

1. ( с трудом ) hardly; only just

он еле двигался — he could hardly move

он еле поднял это — he could hardly lift it

он еле спасся — he had a narrow escape; (от чего-л. ) he only just escaped (+ ger. )

он еле ноги унёс — it was a close shave; he had a narrow / hairbreadth escape

2. ( лишь только ) hardly, scarcely, barely

он еле успел кончить, сказать и т. п. как — hardly / scarcely had he finished, finished speaking, etc . , when; he had hardly / scarcely / barely finished, finished speaking, etc . , when; no sooner had he finished, spoken, etc . , than

он еле успел потушить пламя — he only just had time to put out the fire

♢ еле живой — more dead than alive

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