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1 almost
['ɔːlməust]adv* * *['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) prawie -
2 almost certain
prawie pewny -
3 almost everywhere
prawie wszędzie -
4 almost periodic
prawie periodyczny -
5 convergence almost everywhere
zbieżność prawie wszędzieEnglish-Polish dictionary for engineers > convergence almost everywhere
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6 as good as
(almost: The job's as good as done.) prawie, nieomal -
7 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) prawie -
8 next to nothing
(almost nothing: The child was wearing next to nothing.) prawie nic -
9 within an inch of
(almost; very near(ly): He came within an inch of failing the exam.) o włos (od) -
10 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).) mieć na końcu języka -
11 hardly
['hɑːdlɪ]advledwie, ledwohardly anywhere/ever — prawie nigdzie/nigdy
hardly anyone knows that … — mało kto wie, że …
* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) mało (co), mało (który), prawie (nie)2) (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.) ledwo3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) raczej nie -
12 a near miss
(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) bliskie trafienie, prawie sukces -
13 all
[ɔːl] 1. adj( with sing) cały; (with pl) wszystkie (+nvir), wszyscy (+vir)2. pronI ate it all, I ate all of it — zjadłem (to) wszystko
2)above all — przede wszystkim, nade wszystko
after all — przecież, w końcu
3. advall in all — w sumie, ogółem
all the more/the better — tym więcej/lepiej
all but — ( all except for) wszyscy z wyjątkiem or oprócz +gen; ( almost) już prawie
what's the score? — 2 all — jaki jest wynik? — dwa — dwa
* * *[o:l] 1. adjective, pronoun1) (the whole (of): He ate all the cake; He has spent all of his money.) cały2) (every one (of a group) when taken together: They were all present; All men are equal.) wszyscy2. adverb1) (entirely: all alone; dressed all in white.) całkowicie2) ((with the) much; even: Your low pay is all the more reason to find a new job; I feel all the better for a shower.) tym (bardziej/mocniej)•- all-out
- all-round
- all-rounder
- all-terrain vehicle
- all along
- all at once
- all in
- all in all
- all over
- all right
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14 anthracite
(a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames.) antracyt -
15 artificial respiration
n* * *(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) sztuczne oddychanie -
16 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.) co do -
17 black out
vi(na krótko) tracić (stracić perf) przytomność* * *(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) stracić przytomność -
18 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) blisko2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) blisko, prawie -
19 desperate
['dɛspərɪt]adjto be desperate for sth/to do sth — rozpaczliwie potrzebować czegoś/pragnąć coś zrobić
* * *['despərət]1) ((sometimes used loosely) despairingly reckless or violent: She was desperate to get into university; a desperate criminal.) zdesperowany, zaciekły2) (very bad or almost hopeless: We are in a desperate situation.) rozpaczliwy3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) rozpaczliwy•- desperation -
20 directly
[dɪ'rɛktlɪ]adv* * *1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) wprost2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) zaraz
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