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appena

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Finnish

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Noun

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appena

  1. essive singular of appi

Anagrams

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apˈpe.na/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: ap‧pé‧na

Adverb

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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.

Usage notes

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

See also

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Further reading

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