How is the word à peine translated from French to English

English translation
barely
adverb

Tout juste ; presque pas du tout.

Only just; almost not at all.

Examples with “à peine”

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  • Je l'entendais à peine. — I could barely hear him.

  • Il y a à peine assez de lait pour deux tasses. — There's barely enough milk for two cups.

  • À peine une semaine plus tard, elle a rappelé. — Barely a week later, she called back.

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