apenas

/aˈpenas/, [aˈpe.nas]

barely, hardly, just

Examples

Él apenas puede andar.

He can hardly walk.

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Voy a escribirte apenas pueda.

I will write to you as soon as I can.

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El teléfono sonó apenas llegué a casa.

I had barely got in the house when the phone rang.

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Él apenas hace nada que no sea leer libros.

He does little else than read books.

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Apenas lo vea, lo mataré.

As soon as I see him, I'll kill him.

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Tom y Mary apenas se casaron el año pasado.

Tom and Mary just got married last year.

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Él apenas tiene libros.

He hardly has any books.

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Apenas llegues al semáforo, gira a la derecha.

After you get to the traffic lights, turn right.

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Tom apenas podía entender lo que decía Mary.

Tom could hardly understand what Mary said.

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Él apenas tenía dinero suficiente para comprar pan y leche.

He had barely enough money to buy bread and milk.

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Está tan agotado que apenas puede respirar.

He's so exhausted he can barely breathe.

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Apenas abrió la puerta salió un gato corriendo.

As soon as she opened the door, a cat ran out.

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Apenas llegue, avíseme.

Let me know as soon as he comes.

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Conocí a Tom y María apenas el otro día.

I met Tom and Mary just the other day.

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Estoy tan cansado que apenas puedo caminar.

I am so tired that I can hardly walk.

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Tom apenas gana lo suficiente para sustentarse.

Tom just barely earns enough to live on.

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La escuela queda apenas a cinco minutos caminando.

The school is only a five-minute walk away.

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Una sonda espacial soviética llegó a la atmósfera de Venus en 1967, pero perdió la comunicación con nuestro planeta apenas se aproximó.

A Soviet spacecraft reached Venus' atmosphere in 1967, but lost communication with our planet just when it came close.

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Tom apenas estudió para la prueba.

Tom barely studied for the exam.

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Se fue corriendo apenas me vio.

As soon as he saw me, he ran away.

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