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hardly ever

hardly ever

Meaning of hardly ever

almost never

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British English/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/
American English/ˈhɑrdli ˈɛvər/
Russian transcription[ˈpot͡ɕtʲi nʲɪkɐˈɡda]
hardly ever
hardly ever - почти никогда
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hardly ever with Russian translation

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🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Они почти никогда не едят в кафе, предпочитают готовить дома.

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

В последние дни я почти никогда не смотрю телевизор.

I hardly ever watch TV these days.

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hardly ever belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

hardly everпочти никогда
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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How to pronounce hardly ever and what this word means

hardly ever translation: почти никогда. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce hardly ever

/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/

hardly ever translation

почти никогда

hardly ever examples

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home.

hardly ever transcription

/ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/, /ˈhɑrdli ˈɛvər/

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hardly ever meaning: what does it mean?

almost never

hardly ever pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

hardly ever is pronounced as /ˈhɑːdli ˈɛvə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

hardly ever definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

They hardly ever eat out; they prefer cooking at home. Translation: Они почти никогда не едят в кафе, предпочитают готовить дома.

Is hardly ever part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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