apenas



Del verbo apenar: (⇒ conjugar)
apenas es:
2ª persona singular (tú) presente indicativo
apenás es:
2ª persona singular (vos) presente indicativo
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
apenas adv (casi no)barely adv
 Con todo este ruido apenas se oye lo que dice la profesora.
apenas adv (con dificultad)barely adv
  hardly adv
 Estaba tan cansado que apenas consiguió llegar a casa.
 He was so tired he barely made it home.
apenas adv (tan pronto como)as soon as adv
 Apenas llegó a casa se acostó.
 As soon as he got home he went to bed.
apenas adv (indica poco tiempo)barely adv
  scarcely adv
 Hace apenas una semana que empezó a trabajar.
 It's barely a week since she started work.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
apenar⇒ vtr (causar tristeza) (cause sadness)sadden⇒ vtr
  distress⇒ vtr
 La muerte de la actriz apenó a sus seguidores.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. The death of his best friend saddened William.
apenar vtr AmL (causar vergüenza)embarrass [sb]⇒ vtr
  shame [sb]⇒ vtr
 El comentario de Roxana apenó a Soledad.
 Roxanne's remark embarrassed Soledad.
apenarse⇒ v prnl (sentir tristeza) (feel sadness)be sad,  feel sad vi + adj
 Mauricio se apenó cuando los demás se fueron a la playa y él no pudo ir.
 Maurice was sad when the others went to the beach and he couldn't go.
apenarse v prnl AmL (sentir vergüenza)be embarrassed, feel embarrassed vi + adj
  be ashamed, feel ashamed
 Mamá se apenó cuando Guillermo le preguntó si tenía sueño.
 —No te apenes, Julián: ¡estamos en familia! ¡Sírvete!
 Mum felt (or: was) embarrassed when William asked her if she was tired.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
apenas | apenar
SpanishEnglish
apenas hablo inglés expr (hablo poco inglés)I hardly speak any English, I barely speak English v expr
 Me fui de viaje y aunque apenas hablo inglés pude comunicarme bien.
 I went on vacation and, despite barely speaking English, I was able to communicate well.
apenas llevar expr (casi no llevar)take hardly any v expr
  take almost no v expr
 Apenas llevábamos provisiones y tuvimos hambre todo el día.
 We took hardly any provisions and were hungry the whole day.
apenas me doy cuenta expr (me acabo de dar cuenta) (US)I only just realized expr
  (UK)I only just realised expr
 Apenas me di cuenta de que era su cumpleaños salí corriendo a llamarla.
 I only just realized that it was her birthday and I rushed out to call her.
apenas se den cuenta expr (en cuanto se den cuenta) (US)once they realize, as soon as they realize expr
  (UK)once they realise, as soon as they realise expr
 Apenas se den cuenta del error que han cometido se arrepentirán.
 Once they realize their mistake they will regret it.
apenas si loc adv (casi no)hardly adv
 Fernanda es muy tímida y apenas si habla.
 Fernanda is very shy and hardly speaks.
no… apenas loc adv (casi no)not...barely adv
 No vivimos con lujos, apenas nos alcanza el dinero.
 We didn't live in luxury, we barely made ends meet.
sin apenas interrumpir loc adv (casi sin interrumpir)almost without interrupting expr
  hardly interrupting expr
 María llegó tarde a la reunión y entró sin apenas interrumpir.
 Maria arrived late to the meeting and entered without hardly interrupting.
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'apenas' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the Spanish description:
con solo - con tan solo - dudosamente - no dar para mucho - nomás - recién
English:
barely - hardly - how soon - just after - just enough - moment that - narrowly - only just - precious little - scarce - scarcely - so much as - thinly - ill - as soon as - as little as - barely audible - barely coherent - barely legal - barely see - can hardly wait - faint - far from over - gloss over - just ticking over - right after - shortly after - soon after - soon thereafter - sun-kissed - touch on - young


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