barely

[US]/ˈbeəli/
[UK]/ˈberli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. sapat lamang; halos hindi; bukas; kulang-kulang.

Phrases & Collocations

just barely

kaya lamang

barely enough

sapat na halos

barely visible

halos hindi nakikita

barely audible

halos hindi naririnig

Example Sentences

he was barely eighteen.

Siya ay halos walong belos.

he was barely scathed.

Siya ay halos hindi nasaktan.

The room is barely furnished.

Ang silid ay halos walang kasangkapan.

The blade barely broke the skin.

Halos hindi nabasag ng talim ang balat.

In August the heat is barely tolerable.

Sa Agosto, halos hindi matiis ang init.

their barely furnished house.

Ang kanilang bahay na halos walang kasangkapan.

there was barely enough food to go round.

Halos walang sapat na pagkain para sa lahat.

his violence was barely leashed.

Halos hindi napigilan ang kanyang karahasan.

The skimpy rug barely covers the floor.

Halos hindi matakpan ng manipis na karpet ang sahig.

could barely see the road in the fog.

Halos hindi makita ang kalsada sa loob ng fog.

a barely furnished room.

Isang silid na halos walang kasangkapan.

We barely skinned by.

Halos nakaligtas lang kami.

They had barely time to catch the plane.

Halos wala silang oras para mahabol ang eroplano.

We barely had time to catch the train.

Halos wala kaming oras para mahabol ang tren.

His argument was barely intelligible.

Halos hindi maintindihan ang kanyang argumento.

The shore was barely visible through the fog.

Halos hindi makita ang dalampasigan sa loob ng fog.

His French was barely comprehensible.

Halos hindi maintindihan ang kanyang Pranses.

barely enough income on which to exist.

Halos walang sapat na kita upang mabuhay.

Real-world Examples

The woman was barely in her 20s and barely breathing.

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Barely done, barely done. It is good for you.

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And so it's barely pumping any blood.

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I can barely keep my eyes open.

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" Just" can mean " merely, " " barely" or " exactly" .

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Yeah, but just barely. Is this how loud you were talking?

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Your boundless energy, which you could barely contain.

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She was barely 30 when she died.

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He barely survived and ended up with partial amnesia.

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The moon barely dims as it enters this part.

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