appena

appena

1. essive singular of appi

• appaen, appane, neppaa

From Vulgar Latin *ad poenam. By surface analysis, a +‎ pena (“pain, trouble”). Compare French à peine, etc.

• IPA^(key): /apˈpe.na/

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• Rhymes: -ena
• Hyphenation: ap‧pé‧na

appena

1. barely, hardly

   Ti si sente appena con tutto questo baccano.

   I can barely hear you with all this noise.

2. just, recently, newly

   È appena arrivata, dalle un po' di tempo per riposarsi.

   She has just arrived, give her some time to rest.

3. as soon as

   Vi risponderemo (non) appena possibile.

   We will reply to you as soon as possible.

• In the meaning 3, note that non appena has the same meaning as appena.

• mica
• quasi

• appena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana