apenas si

hardly

→ apenas

phrase Rare #49,012

hardly Used to emphasize that something happens or exists only to a very small degree.

SP: Apenas si puedo oírte.

EN: I can hardly hear you.

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

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

Apenas si recuerdo a Tom.

I barely remember Tom.

No come, apenas si duerme.

He doesn't eat, he barely sleeps.

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

Tom apenas si le habla a cualquiera.

Tom hardly speaks to anyone.