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apenas si

barely

→ apenas
phrase Rare #42,544
barely Used to say something happens only to a very small degree, or almost not at all.
SP: Apenas si tuve tiempo de desayunar.
EN: I barely had time to eat breakfast.

Yo apenas si la he visto sonreír desde que se puso frenillos.

I've barely seen her smile since she got braces.

No come, apenas si duerme.

He doesn't eat, he barely sleeps.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Apenas si recuerdo a Tom.

I barely remember Tom.

Tom apenas si le habla a cualquiera.

Tom hardly speaks to anyone.