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1 almost
['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) næsten* * *['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) næsten -
2 almost
knap [næsten] -
3 almost
næsten -
4 as good as
(almost: The job's as good as done.) næsten; stort set* * *(almost: The job's as good as done.) næsten; stort set -
5 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) næsten; omtrent* * *(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) næsten; omtrent -
6 next to nothing
(almost nothing: The child was wearing next to nothing.) næsten ingenting* * *(almost nothing: The child was wearing next to nothing.) næsten ingenting -
7 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) en hårsbredde fra; næsten; meget nær* * *(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) en hårsbredde fra; næsten; meget nær -
8 be on the tip of one's tongue
(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) at være lige på tungen* * *(to be almost, but usually not, spoken or said: Her name is on the tip of my tongue (= I can't quite remember it); It was on the tip of my tongue to tell him (= I almost told him).) at være lige på tungen -
9 hardly
1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) næsten2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) næsten ikke; næppe3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) næppe* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) næsten2) (only just; almost not: My feet are so sore, I can hardly walk; I had hardly got on my bicycle when I got a puncture.) næsten ikke; næppe3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) næppe -
10 a near miss
(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) (en) lige ved* * *(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) (en) lige ved -
11 anthracite
(a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames.) antrasit* * *(a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames.) antrasit -
12 artificial respiration
(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) kunstigt åndedræt* * *(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) kunstigt åndedræt -
13 as for
(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) med hensyn til* * *(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) med hensyn til -
14 black out
(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) besvime; miste bevidstheden* * *(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) besvime; miste bevidstheden -
15 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) tæt ved; tæt på; næsten2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) næsten* * *1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) tæt ved; tæt på; næsten2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) næsten -
16 desperate
['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) desperat2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) desperat; fortvivlet; håbløs3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desperat•- desperation* * *['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) desperat2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) desperat; fortvivlet; håbløs3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desperat•- desperation -
17 directly
1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) direkte; lige2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) med det samme; om et øjeblik* * *1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) direkte; lige2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) med det samme; om et øjeblik -
18 do for
(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) gøre det af med* * *(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) gøre det af med -
19 ebony
['ebəni]1) ( noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone.) ibenholt; ibenholt-2) ( adjective black as ebony.) ibenholtsort; ibenholt-* * *['ebəni]1) ( noun, adjective (of) a type of wood, usually black and almost as heavy and hard as stone.) ibenholt; ibenholt-2) ( adjective black as ebony.) ibenholtsort; ibenholt- -
20 equator
[i'kweitə]((with the) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles: Singapore is almost on the equator.) ækvator* * *[i'kweitə]((with the) an imaginary line (or one drawn on a map etc) passing round the globe, at an equal distance from the North and South poles: Singapore is almost on the equator.) ækvator
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almost — I adverb approximately, close to, nearly, on the brink of, on the verge of, scarcely, within sight of II index approximate, quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
almost as — index quasi Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
almost — (adv.) O.E. eallmæst nearly all, for the most part, lit. mostly all; see ALL (Cf. all) + MOST (Cf. most). Modern form from 15c … Etymology dictionary
almost — *nearly, approximately, well nigh … New Dictionary of Synonyms
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almost — ► ADVERB ▪ very nearly. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
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