à peine
Meaning
barely, scarcely, hardly
Concepts
Synonyms
peu de
petite quantité
tout juste
un tout petit peu
ne ... guère
ne … guère
à l’instant
Pronounced as (IPA)
/a pɛn/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ad poenam. Compare Italian appena, etc.
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