нареч. hardly, scarcely, it is hardly likely/probable, it is unlikely; ~ е казвал такова нещо he can scarcely have said that; ~ е необходимо да ви напомням I need hardly remind you; ~ не almost, all but; little short of; ~ не е гений he is little short of a genius; ~ ще дойде he is not likely to come, it is hardly likely/probable that he will/should come; той ~ знае/иска I don’t suppose he knows/wants.