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# barely — English to Ukrainian

How English *barely* is translated into Ukrainian in open, checked parallel texts: 3 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [barely in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/barely/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: barely (38). By style: everyday 38.

## ледве

Used about 22 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 22).

- I **barely** know her.
  Я її **ледве** знаю.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2947475](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2947475) [\#5865296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5865296))

- I can **barely** hear you.
  Я вас **ледве** чую.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1887101](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1887101) [\#6150941](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6150941))

- I can **barely** hear you.
  Я тебе **ледве** чую.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#1887101](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1887101) [\#6150940](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6150940))

- I can **barely** walk.
  Я **ледве** можу ходити.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and aandrusiak · checked, community translation · [\#3403354](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3403354) [\#588208](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/588208))

- I can **barely** breathe.
  Я **ледве** можу дихати.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5958246](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5958246) [\#5971066](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5971066))

## майже

Used about 13 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13).

- I **barely** know you.
  Я **майже** вас не знаю.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and rmdas · checked, community translation · [\#2293499](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2293499) [\#9585129](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9585129))

- We **barely** spoke.
  Ми **майже** не говорили.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2241023](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2241023) [\#6067641](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6067641))

- I **barely** know you.
  Я тебе **майже** не знаю.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#2293499](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2293499) [\#6968093](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6968093))

- Tom **barely** spoke.
  Том **майже** не говорив.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5758245](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5758245) [\#5759410](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5759410))

- Tom **barely** ate.
  Том **майже** нічого не їв.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and deniko · checked, community translation · [\#5102488](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5102488) [\#6770501](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6770501))

## ледь

Used about 3 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3).

- I can **barely** read his writing.
  Я **ледь** можу розтлумачити його почерк.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by verdulo and shanghainese · checked, community translation · [\#2760948](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2760948) [\#4991733](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4991733))

- I can **barely** read his writing.
  Я **ледь** спроможний розібрати, що він пише.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by verdulo and shanghainese · checked, community translation · [\#2760948](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2760948) [\#4991740](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4991740))

- Her handwriting was so tiny it was **barely** legible.
  Її почерк був настільки дрібним, що він був **ледь** розбірливим.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Andrey and Andrey · checked, community translation · [\#1216754](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1216754) [\#1216756](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1216756))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-uk/).

## About these examples

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