adv. neg. Casi no: apenas habla.♦ Con idéntico significado y seguido de si, forma la loc. conjunt. apenas si: apenas si habla. En estructuras negativas, sigue al sintagma verbal y equivale a casi: no habla apenas.
Advisor. neg. Hardly: hardly speaks. ♦ with identical meaning and then Yes, form the loc. conjunt. barely: barely speaks. In negative structures, follows the verb phrase and is equivalent to almost: does not just speak.
adv. c. Escasamente, solo: apenas hace cinco días que te conozco.
Advisor. c. sparingly, only: just makes five days that you know.
adv. t. Inmediatamente antes.♦ Se usa en correlación con la conj. cuando: apenas había llegado, cuando ya estaba deseando volver.
Advisor. t. immediately before. ♦ is used in correlation with the comp. When: just had arrived, when it was already eager to return.
conj. Tan pronto como, al punto que: apenas llegó, se tumbó en el sofá.
conj. As soon as, to the point that: just arrived, was knocked out in the sofa.
tr. y prnl. Causar pena, afligir: se apenó mucho cuando murió su perro.
tr. and prnl. Cause grief, sorrow: be much distressed when her dog died.
prnl. amer. Sentir vergüenza: se apena cuando tiene que hablar en público.
prnl. Amer. Feel shame: is distressed when has to speak in public.