How the word "a stento" is translated into English
Riuscivo a stento a tenere gli occhi aperti.
[riu̯ʃˈʃivo a ˈsstɛnto a tteˈnere ʎi ˈɔkki aˈpɛrti.]
I could barely keep my eyes open.
Ho trattenuto a stento le risate durante la riunione.
[ˈɔ ttratteˈnuto a ˈsstɛnto ˈle riˈzate duˈrante la riu̯ˈnjone.]
I could hardly hold back my laughter during the meeting.
Il treno era così pieno che respiravamo a stento.
[il ˈtrɛno ˈɛra koˈzi ˈppjɛno ˈke rrespiraˈvamo a ˈsstɛnto.]
The train was so crowded that we could barely breathe.
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