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еле-еле

barely

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phrase Rare #51,887
barely Emphasizes that something happens with great difficulty or very slowly and weakly.
RU: Я еле-еле успел на поезд.
EN: I barely made the train.

Я еле-еле держал голову, но мне нужно было быть там.

I could barely keep my head up, but I had to be there.

— Сельма (2014)

Они еле-еле что-то видели.

They could barely see anything.

Я еле-еле сдал экзамен.

I barely passed the exam.