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1 almost
adv. nästan* * *['o:lməust](nearly but not quite: She is almost five years old; She almost fell under a moving car.) nästan -
2 almost anything
nästan allt, nästan vad som helst -
3 almost burst with-
höll på att spicka av... -
4 almost certain
nästan säkert -
5 almost in tears
nästan i tårar, på gränsen att falla i gråt -
6 almost ready
nästan färdig -
7 it is almost too late
tiden håller på att rinna ut, det är snart för sent -
8 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) nära, nästan, uppemot -
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).) -
10 hardly
adv. knappt, knappast; näppeligen* * *1) (almost no, none, never etc: Hardly any small businesses are successful nowadays; I hardly ever go out.) knappt, knappast, nästan ingen (inget, aldrig)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.) knappt, knappast3) (probably not: He's hardly likely to forgive you after what you said about him.) knappt, knappast -
11 a near miss
(something that is almost a hit, success etc.) snudd på träff, halv framgång -
12 anthracite
n. antracit, mineralisk kol* * *(a kind of very hard coal that burns almost without any smoke or flames.) antracit -
13 artificial respiration
konstgjord andning* * *(the process of forcing air into and out of the lungs eg of a person who has almost drowned.) konstgjord andning -
14 as for
vad gäller* * *(with regard to; concerning: The thief was caught by the police almost immediately: As for the stolen jewels, they were found in a dustbin.) vad beträffar, i fråga om -
15 as good as
som; så gott som; lika bra som* * *(almost: The job's as good as done.) så gott som, nästan -
16 black out
(to lose consciousness: He blacked out for almost a minute.) få en blackout -
17 close to
nära* * *1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) nära2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) nära, nästan, uppemot -
18 desperate
adj. förtvivlad, desperat; hänsynslös, farlig* * *['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, förtvivlad3) (urgent and despairing: He made a desperate appeal for help.) desperat, förtvivlad•- desperation -
19 directly
adv. direkt, rakt på sak; rakt; omedelbart, precis* * *1) (in a direct manner: I went directly to the office.) direkt, omedelbart2) (almost at once: He will be here directly.) genast, strax -
20 do for
(to kill or cause the end of: That attack of flu almost did for him.) ta kål (knäcken) på
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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
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