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‎The meaning of "hardly"

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‎The meaning of "hardly"

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‎The meaning of "hardly"

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‎Exercise

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‎Negation

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‎Negation

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 Knowing this, how would you translate the following?
-:<span style="font-size:75%:color:#888;">(Again, check your answer by selecting the space under the question.)</span>
+:<span style="font-size:75%;color:#888;">(Again, check your answer by selecting the space under the question.)</span>
 .  Hardly anyone came to my party. :/ <br />

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 Knowing this, how would you translate the following?
-:(Again, check your answer by selecting the space under the question.)
+:<span style="font-size:75%:color:#888;">(Again, check your answer by selecting the space under the question.)</span>
 .  Hardly anyone came to my party. :/ <br />

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 :Here, <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005;">working hard</span> means (as you would expect) ''travailler dur''.  <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005;">Hardly working</span> on the other hand means ''travailler à peine''.  "Hardly" doesn't have anything to do with "hard" (historically it was used in conjunction with "not" in the same way that  French ''guère'' is/was used with a pleonastic ''ne''.)
-:Knowing this, how would you translate the following? (check your answer by selecting the space under the question)
+Knowing this, how would you translate the following?
 .  Hardly anyone came to my party. :/ <br />

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 .  There was hardly anywhere to park.<br />
-<span style="color:#FFF;">Il n'y avait nulle part (pour / où) se garer.</span>
+<span style="color:#FFF;">Il n'y avait presque nulle part (pour / où) se garer.</span>
 .  There was hardly any room left in the box.<br />

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	4. Il n'y avait rien nulle part.<br />		4. Il n'y avait rien nulle part.<br />
−	<span style="color:white;">There was nothing anywhere. OR There ~~wasn~~'t anything anywhere.</span>	+	<span style="color:white;">There was nothing anywhere. OR There was<u>n't</u> anything anywhere.</span>

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 .  Personne ne lui a rien dit<br />
-<span style="color:white;">Nobody said anything to him.  OR   Nobody told him anything.</span>
+<span style="color:white;">Nobody said anything to him/her.  OR   Nobody told him/her anything.</span>
 .  T'inquiète. Personne n'a rien dit à personne!<br />

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 <span style="color:#005;">Are you '''''working hard''''' or '''''hardly working'''''?</span>
-:Here, <span style="color:#005;">working hard</span> means (as you would expect) ''travailler dur''.  <span style="color:#005;">Hardly working</span> on the other hand means ''travailler à peine''.  "Hardly" doesn't have anything to do with "hard" (historically it was used in conjunction with "not" in the same way that  French ''guère'' is/was used with a pleonastic ''ne''.)
+:Here, <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005;">working hard</span> means (as you would expect) ''travailler dur''.  <span style="font-weight:bold;color:#005;">Hardly working</span> on the other hand means ''travailler à peine''.  "Hardly" doesn't have anything to do with "hard" (historically it was used in conjunction with "not" in the same way that  French ''guère'' is/was used with a pleonastic ''ne''.)
 :Knowing this, how would you translate the following? (check your answer by selecting the space under the question)
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 .  There was hardly any room left in the box.<br />
 <span style="color:#FFF;">Il n'y avait presque plus de place dans le carton.</span>

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	<span style="color:#005;">Are you '''''working hard''''' or '''''hardly working'''''?</span>		<span style="color:#005;">Are you '''''working hard''''' or '''''hardly working'''''?</span>

−	:Here, <span style="color:#005;">working hard</span> means (as you would expect) ''travailler dur''. <span style="color:#005;">Hardly working</span> on the other hand means ''travailler à peine''. "Hardly" doesn't have anything to do with "hard".	+	:Here, <span style="color:#005;">working hard</span> means (as you would expect) ''travailler dur''. <span style="color:#005;">Hardly working</span> on the other hand means ''travailler à peine''. "Hardly" doesn't have anything to do with "hard" (historically it was used in conjunction with "not" in the same way that French ''guère'' is/was used with a pleonastic ''ne''.)
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		+	Knowing this, how would you translate the following? (check your answer by )
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		+	1) Hardly anyone came to the party.<br />
		+	<span style="color:#FFF;">Presque personne n'est venu.</span>