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1 almost
• jotakuinkin• jotensakin• jokseenkin• puolittain• likimain• likimäärin• likipitäen• liki• miltei• pian• melkein• melkeinpä• kutakuinkin• lähimain• lähes• lähestulkoon* * *'o:lməust(nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) melkein -
2 almost equal sign
• likimäärin yhtä suuri kuin -merkki• likimain yhtä suuri kuin-merkki -
3 almost impassable
• vaikeakulkuinen -
4 almost nothing
• tuskin mitään -
5 almost touch
• hipoa -
6 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) lähes -
7 next to nothing
(almost nothing: The child was wearing next to nothing.) tuskin mitään -
8 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) hiuskarvan päässä -
9 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).) pyöriä kielellä -
10 hardly
• niukasti• niukin naukin• hädin tuskin• juuri ja juuri• tuskin• täpärästi• työläästi• harvoin• ankarasti• vaivoin* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) tuskin2) (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.) tuskin3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) tuskin -
11 a near miss
(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) täpärä tilanne -
12 anthracite
• antrasiitti* * *(a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames.) antrasiitti -
13 artificial respiration
medicine, veterinary• tekohengitys* * *(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) tekohengitys -
14 as for
• nähden* * *(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) mitä johonkin tulee -
15 as good as
• veroinen• yhtä* * *(almost: The job's as good as done.) lähes -
16 black out
• tummentaa• varjostaa• pyörtyä• synkentää• pimentää* * *(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) menettää tajuntansa -
17 close to
• jonkin luona• vieressä• vierellä• liepeillä• liepeille• liki• äärellä• lähellä jotakin• lähelle• lähellä• lähituntuma• lähes* * *1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) lähellä2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) lähes -
18 desperate
• toivoton• neuvoton• hurjapäinen• epätoivoinen• lohduton• murtunut• masentunut* * *'despərət1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) valmis mihin hyvänsä2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) toivoton3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) epätoivoinen•- desperation -
19 directly
• heti kun• heti• viipymättä• välittömästi• kohta• pian• samassa• suoraan• suoranaisesti• lyhyesti* * *1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) suoraan2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) välittömästi -
20 do for
• nujertaa• hoitaa taloutta• tappaa* * *(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) tehdä loppu
См. также в других словарях:
almost — • During the next week Morel s temper was almost unbearable D. H. Lawrence, 1913. Almost has a special role in diluting or ‘downgrading’ adjectives and adverbs that express an extreme, as if the user wants to keep the notion at arm s length or to … Modern English usage
Almost — Al most ([add]l m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st, [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all + m?st most.] Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part. [1913 Webster] Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. Acts xxvi. 28 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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
almost — [adv] nearly, very nearly about, about to, all but, approximately, around, as good as, bordering on, close to, close upon, essentially, for all practical purposes, for the greatest part, in effect, in the neighborhood of, in the vicinity of, just … New thesaurus
almost — ► ADVERB ▪ very nearly. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
almost — [ôl′mōst΄, ôl mōst′] adv. [OE eallmæst: see ALL & MOST] very nearly but not completely; all but … English World dictionary
almost — adverb very nearly but not completely: We ve almost finished. | We stayed there for almost a week. | almost every: They sold almost everything. | almost all: Almost all the children here speak two languages. | an almost impossible task | wines… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
almost — al|most [ ɔlmoust ] adverb *** nearly but not completely: Are you ready? Almost! I m just putting my shoes on. It s almost a year since she died. The baby s almost walking now. almost all: Almost all of the students here are from South America.… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
