What is 'apenas' called in English?

'apenas' in English is called "Hardly". Hardly refers to: Se usa para indicar una cantidad o frecuencia muy pequeña, casi nada o casi nunca.

How do you pronounce 'Hardly' and 'apenas'?

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English: "She hardly ever goes out on weekdays." | Spanish: "Ella apenas sale entre semana."

adverb

English to Spanish Dictionary

apenas

Sinónimos:casi nodifícilmenteescasamente

apenas in English:hardly

Phonetic:a-pe-nas

Plural: none

Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de hardly en español es apenas. (Se usa para indicar una cantidad o frecuencia muy pequeña, casi nada o casi nunca.)

Usage Note: Principalmente se usa como adverbio.

1
adverb
apenas
Used to mean almost no, almost none, or almost never, indicating a very small amount or frequency.
Se usa para indicar una cantidad o frecuencia muy pequeña, casi nada o casi nunca.
2
adverb
apenas
Used to indicate that something is done with great effort or difficulty, or that it is barely possible.
Se usa para indicar que algo se hace con gran esfuerzo o dificultad, o que apenas es posible.

“She hardly ever goes out on weekdays.”

Ella apenas sale entre semana.

“I could hardly hear what he was saying.”

Apenas podía oír lo que decía.

“There was hardly any food left in the fridge.”

Apenas quedaba comida en la nevera.

In Spanish:

casi nodifícilmenteescasamente

In English:

In Spanish:

fácilmentemucho

In English:

adjectivehard

comparativeharder

superlativehardest

hardly anycollocation

Almost none or very little of something.

hardly evercollocation

Almost never; on very few occasions.

hardly a momentexpression

Almost no time at all.