No. 12,006 in Polish
ledwie
Barely; hardly; scarcely.
In a sentence
Ledwie skończyłem pracę, kiedy zadzwonił telefon.
I had barely finished work when the phone rang.
In this sentence, 'ledwie' is used to indicate a completion of action that occurred just before another event, emphasizing minimal time difference.
Ten projekt jest ledwie możliwy do zrealizowania.
This project is barely feasible to accomplish.
Here, 'ledwie' expresses the quality of difficulty or limited capability in successfully meeting the condition.
Widziałem go ledwie na chwilę przed wyjazdem.
I saw him just a moment before departure.
In this instance, 'ledwie' denotes an action happening for a very brief moment, highlighting its limited duration.
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