Definition of appena in Italian English dictionary
- as soon as, sooner, at the moment that -
- hardly, barely, scarcely, just, only, merely
- barely, hsrdly, scarcely, only just
- the moment
I'll give him this message the moment he arrives.
- Gli darò questo messaggio appena arriva.
The moment she saw me, she burst into tears.
- Appena mi vide, scoppiò in lacrime.
- only
Roger Miller's father died when he was only one year old and his mother became sick soon after, so he was sent to live with his uncle in Erick, Oklahoma.
- Il padre di Roger Miller morì quando aveva solo un anno e sua madre si ammalò appena dopo, quindi venne mandato a vivere con suo zio a Erick, Oklahoma.
He came back from abroad only last month.
- È appena tornato dall'estero il mese scorso.
- lightly
- as soon as
As soon as he was left alone, he opened the letter.
- Non appena fu lasciato solo, aprì la lettera.
As soon as she saw me, she began to weep.
- Appena mi ha visto, ha cominciato a piangere.
- the minute
- just barely
- hardly
Tom and Mary hardly know each other.
- Tom e Mary si conoscono appena.
Hardly had I started when it began to rain.
- Appena avevo cominciato quando ha iniziato a piovere.
