apenas
/aˈpenas/, [aˈpe.nas]barely, hardly, just
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Ella apenas comió.
She hardly ate anything.
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Sus ingresos apenas la mantienen en la clase media baja.
Her income barely keeps her in the lower middle class.
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Estoy tan cansado que me iré a la cama apenas llegue a la casa.
I'm so tired that I'm going to bed as soon as I get home.
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Apenas había terminado de hablar cuando él la interrumpió.
She had scarcely finished speaking when he cut in.
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Tom apenas si le habla a cualquiera.
Tom hardly ever talks to anyone.
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Iremos apenas él llegue.
We will leave as soon as he comes.
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Apenas consigo verla.
I can barely see it.
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La cicatriz de su mejilla ya apenas se ve.
The scar on his cheek hardly shows now.
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Si usted necesita ayuda, apenas pida.
If you need help, just ask.
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Apenas un tercio del país tiene acceso a la red.
Barely a third of the population in this country have access to the Internet.
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Apenas tiene dinero, pero se las arregla.
He has hardly any money, but he gets by.
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Ella apenas habla japonés.
She can hardly speak Japanese.
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Apenas una hora pasa, pero pienso en ti con amor.
Scarcely an hour goes by that I don't I think of you with love.
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Ya tuve sexo dos veces y apenas es mediodía acá.
And I had sex twice already, and it's just midday here.
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Tom apenas podía aguantar el dolor.
Tom could hardly stand the pain.
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Apenas podía trabajar.
I was barely able to work.
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Estaba tan oscuro que apenas podían ver.
It was so dark that they could hardly see.
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Tom apenas come nada.
Tom hardly eats anything.
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Ni que decir tiene que dejar el primer empleo después de apenas seis meses es una estupidez.
It would be unwise, not to say stupid, of you to quit your first job after only six months.
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Apenas había niños en la clase.
There barely were children in the classroom.
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