he can barely readapenas puede leer;he looked around him with barely concealed horrormiró a su alrededor disimulando apenas su horror;there was barely enough room for all of usapenas había sitio para todos nosotros;there was barely anyone thereallí no había casi nadie;I had barely closed the door when the phone rangapenas había cerrado la puerta cuando sonó el teléfono
he could barely stand
2(scantily)
a barely furnished roomuna habitación escasamente amueblada