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kaum (adv, conj)
   hardly, barely, scarcely

Wir konnten die Hitze kaum ertragen.
We could hardly stand the heat.
Ich habe das kaum gehört.
I barely heard that.
Es ist kaum zu glauben, dass...
It's hard to believe that...

Related:
Kaum! Hardly!
kaum jemand hardly anyone
kaum nennenswert hardly worth mentioning

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