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apenas

hardly

AdverbFrequency #213

Adverb

  1. 1

    (quantity/degree) hardly

    Apenas tengo dinero para comer.

    I hardly have any money to eat.

Conjunction

  1. 1

    (time) as soon as

    Apenas llegó, empezó a llover.

    As soon as he arrived, it started to rain.

1(quantity/degree)hardly

Apenas tengo dinero para comer.

I hardly have any money to eat.

Apenas puedo ver sin mis gafas.

I can hardly see without my glasses.

Ella apenas come por las mañanas.

She hardly eats in the mornings.

Apenas tengo tiempo.

I hardly have time.

2(time)as soon as

Apenas llegó, empezó a llover.

As soon as he arrived, it started to rain.

Apenas llegó a casa, se durmió.

As soon as he got home, he fell asleep.

Te llamo apenas tenga un momento libre.

I'll call you as soon as I have a free moment.

Apenas llegó, se fue.

As soon as he arrived, he left.