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'o:lməust(nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) casialmost adv casiit's almost twelve o'clock son casi las doce / falta poco para las docetr['ɔːlməʊst]1 casialmost ['ɔl.mo:st, ɔl'mo:st] adv: casi, prácticamenteadv.• casi adv.• cuasi adv.'ɔːlməʊstadverb casi['ɔːlmǝʊst]ADV casiit's almost finished/ready — casi está terminado/listo
he almost fell — casi se cae, por poco no se cae
I had almost forgotten about it — casi lo olvido, por poco no lo olvido
we're almost there — estamos a punto de llegar, ya nos falta poco para llegar
"have you finished?" - "almost" — -¿has acabado? -casi
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3 almost
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4 almost as
adv.casi tan.conj.casi como.prep.casi como. -
5 almost at
prep.casi en, al punto de. -
6 almost in
prep.al punto de, al punto de entrada a. -
7 almost always
adv.casi siempre. -
8 almost anybody
pron.casi cualquiera. -
9 almost anyone
pron.casi cualquiera. -
10 almost anything
pron.casi cualquier cosa, casi que cualquier cosa. -
11 almost broke
adj.casi en quiebra, casi quebrado, escaso de dinero. -
12 almost conclusive
adj.casi conclusivo. -
13 almost dead
adj.casi muerto, semidifunto. -
14 almost done
adj.casi hecho. -
15 almost even
adj.casi parejo. -
16 almost immediately
adv.casi inmediatamente, antes de que lo sepas. -
17 almost magic
adj.casi mágico. -
18 almost never
adv.casi nunca, muy rara vez, a la muerte de un obispo. -
19 almost new
adj.casi nuevo, seminuevo. -
20 almost nothing
pron.casi nada, poquita cosa.
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