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
He came back from abroad only last month.
- È appena tornato dall'estero il mese scorso.
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.
- lightly
- as soon as
Let's go as soon as John comes.
- Andiamo appena John arriva.
I'll phone you as soon as I get to the airport.
- Ti chiamo appena arrivo in aeroporto.
- the minute
- just barely
- hardly
Tom and Mary hardly know each other.
- Tom e Mary si conoscono appena.
I could hardly understand him.
- Potevo appena capirlo.
