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1 ALMOST
• Almost never killed a fly - Чуть не считается (4)• Almost was never hanged - Чуть не считается (4) -
2 almost
تَقْرِيبًا \ about: not exactly; a little before or after; a little more or less: about 9 o’clock; about 50 boys. all but: nearly: Our boat all but sank in the storm. almost: nearly: I have almost finished. He is very old - almost eighty. approximately: nearly, but not exactly: The box weighed approximately 10 kilos. as good as: nearly: The match is as good as won. close on: nearly: There were close on a hundred people at the meeting. more or less: about, but not exactly: It’s 20 miles away, more or less. She’s more or less ready, but she can’t find her handbag. near: close to, in time: It was near midnight when he got home. nearly: almost: She’s nearly ready. It’s nearly six o’clock.. odd: (after a guessed number which is the nearest 10 or 100 or 1000 below the actual number) and more: 50-odd boys (between 50 and 60); 600-odd girls (between 600 and 700). practically: nearly: She’s practically ready. pretty well: almost: The paint is pretty well dry. roughly: (with numbers and amounts) not exactly; about: roughly 50 trees; roughly a mile away. to all intents and purposes: in regard to all that matters: To all intents and purposes, the work is finished (though a few unimportant points remain to be dealt with). -
3 almost
[ˈɔːlməust] adverbnearly but not quite:تَقْرِيبَاًShe almost fell under a moving car.
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4 almost
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5 Almost A Star
Music: AAS -
6 Almost Airborne
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7 Almost All
Mathematics: AA -
8 Almost Anything Goes
Chat: AAGУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Anything Goes
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9 Almost Everywhere (mathematics)
Abbreviation: AEУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Everywhere (mathematics)
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10 Almost Family, Inc.
NASDAQ: AFAMУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Family, Inc.
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11 Almost Free Text
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12 Almost Good
Hobby: AG -
13 Almost Governor
Position ( job): AG -
14 Almost Ideal Demand System
AMEX. AIDSУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Ideal Demand System
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15 Almost Implemented
Computers: AIУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Implemented
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16 Almost In College
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17 Almost On Line
Jocular: AOL -
18 Almost Ready To Cover
Military: ARCУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Ready To Cover
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19 Almost Ready To Finish
University: ARFУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Ready To Finish
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20 Almost Ready To Fly
Military: ARFУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > Almost Ready To Fly
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