Apenas in english
Barely
pronunciation: berli part of speech: adverb
pronunciation: berli part of speech: adverb
In gestures
apenar = distress ; pain.
Example: What distressed him most was his being so short; he did not mind so much his ' hideous' face, as being so short.Example: She was quite a bit younger than her husband and it pained her a great deal that they did not have children.more:
» apenarse = grieve .
Example: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.apenas = hardly ; rarely ; scarcely ; barely ; by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; seldom ; scantily.
Example: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.Example: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.Example: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.Example: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Example: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Example: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.Example: Imagine that you are sitting in a rocking-chair near the fireplace, and the room is scantily lit only by the burning firewood.more:
» apenas casi ninguno = barely any ; barely any .
Example: There wasn't barely any snow in Michigan this year. Example: There wasn't barely any snow in Michigan this year.» apenas cuatro gatos = hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people .
Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Example: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness. Example: But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.» apenas cuatro pelagatos = hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people .
Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Example: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness. Example: But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.» apenas + Participio = sketchily + Participio .
Example: Elizabethan and Jacobean manuscripts were sketchily punctuated, if at all.» apenas visible = faint [fainter -comp., faintest -sup.] .
Example: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.» en apenas nada = in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time .
Example: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Example: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.» ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo = beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down .
Example: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Example: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.» permitir apenas = leave + little room for ; leave + little space for .
Example: The competition in Korean international telephone service market was mostly guided and controlled by the government leaving little room for active competition to market participants. Example: One of her happiest childhood memories centered on a summer camp experience and a star-spangled sky that left little space for darkness.» sin apenas ser oído = as quiet as a mouse .
Example: Quiet as a mouse, she had crept in to see what they were doing.