barely

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

Translation

adv. appena sufficiente; quasi non; apertamente; insufficentemente.

Phrases & Collocations

just barely

appena sufficiente

barely enough

a malapena sufficiente

barely visible

a malapena visibile

barely audible

a malapena udibile

Example Sentences

he was barely eighteen.

Era appena diciotto anni.

he was barely scathed.

Era appena scampato.

The room is barely furnished.

La stanza è arredata in modo molto spoglio.

The blade barely broke the skin.

La lama a malapena sfiorò la pelle.

In August the heat is barely tolerable.

Ad agosto, il caldo è a malapena sopportabile.

their barely furnished house.

La loro casa, arredata in modo molto spoglio.

there was barely enough food to go round.

C'era a malapena abbastanza cibo per tutti.

his violence was barely leashed.

La sua violenza era a malapena controllata.

The skimpy rug barely covers the floor.

Il tappeto scarso a malapena copre il pavimento.

could barely see the road in the fog.

A malapena si vedeva la strada nella nebbia.

a barely furnished room.

Una stanza arredata in modo molto spoglio.

We barely skinned by.

Ce l'abbiamo fatta a malapena.

They had barely time to catch the plane.

Avevano a malapena il tempo di prendere l'aereo.

We barely had time to catch the train.

A malapena avevamo il tempo di prendere il treno.

His argument was barely intelligible.

Il suo argomento era a malapena comprensibile.

The shore was barely visible through the fog.

La riva era a malapena visibile nella nebbia.

His French was barely comprehensible.

Il suo francese era a malapena comprensibile.

barely enough income on which to exist.

A malapena abbastanza reddito per vivere.

Real-world Examples

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

La donna aveva a malapena 20 anni ed a malapena respirava.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

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

A malapena fatto, a malapena fatto. Fa bene a te.

Source: The story of Hachiko the loyal dog.

And so it's barely pumping any blood.

E quindi a malapena pompa sangue.

Source: Osmosis - Cardiovascular

I can barely keep my eyes open.

A malapena riesco a tenere gli occhi aperti.

Source: The Best Mom

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

Just

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

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

Sì, ma a malapena. Stavi parlando così forte?

Source: Modern Family - Season 01

Your boundless energy, which you could barely contain.

La tua energia sconfinata, che a malapena riuscivi a contenere.

Source: 100 Classic English Essays for Recitation

She was barely 30 when she died.

Aveva a malapena 30 anni quando morì.

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

He barely survived and ended up with partial amnesia.

È sopravvissuto a malapena ed è finito con amnesia parziale.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

The moon barely dims as it enters this part.

La luna a malapena si affievolisce mentre entra in questa parte.

Source: 2018 Best Hits Compilation

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