Sentence examples of "à peine" in French

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Il sait à peine parler. He can hardly speak.
Nous le vîmes à peine. We barely saw it.
Je pouvais à peine tenir debout. I could scarcely stand on my feet.
Il peut à peine parler. He can hardly speak.
Il sait à peine lire. He can barely read.
J'ai à peine fermé l'œil. I scarcely slept a wink.
C'est à peine croyable. That's hardly believable.
Tom sait à peine parler français. Tom can barely speak French.
À peine s'était-il échappé qu'il fut recapturé. He had scarcely escaped when he was recaptured.
Elle sait à peine parler. She can hardly speak.
Nous l'avons à peine vu. We barely saw it.
Le chien m'avait à peine vu qu'il s'est enfui. Scarcely had the dog seen me when it ran away.
Elle peut à peine parler. She can hardly speak.
J'étais à peine capable de travailler. I was barely able to work.
J'étais à peine arrivé à la maison que le téléphone sonnait. Scarcely had I reached home before the telephone rang.
Elle parle à peine japonais. She can hardly speak Japanese.
Ils reçoivent à peine le salaire minimum. They're barely paid minimum wage.
Elles ont à peine mis le nez dehors depuis que le bébé est né. They have scarcely gone out since the baby was born.
Je sais à peine nager. I can hardly swim.
Je peux à peine tolérer sa conduite. I can barely stand his behavior.
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