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1 quasi
almostquasi mai hardly ever* * *quasi avv.1 ( circa) almost; nearly; ( con significato negativo) hardly: il pranzo è quasi pronto, lunch is almost (o nearly) ready; la lezione era quasi finita, the lesson was almost (o nearly) over; la sala era quasi piena, the room was nearly (o almost) full; siamo quasi arrivati, we're nearly there; ''Hai finito?'' ''Quasi'', ''Have you finished?'' ''Nearly'' (o ''Almost''); è quasi un'ora che ti aspetto, I've been waiting for you for nearly (o almost) an hour; sono quasi le tre, it's nearly (o almost) three o'clock; quasi sempre, almost always; quasi mai, hardly ever; sono venuti quasi tutti, almost (o nearly) all of them came; non c'era quasi nessuno alla conferenza, there was hardly anyone at the talk; non mi è rimasto quasi niente, I've hardly anything left // ''é quasi in miseria'' ''Senza quasi'', ''He's almost penniless'' ''Forget the almost!'' // erano cinquanta o quasi, there were nearly fifty of them2 ( forse) perhaps: quasi potremmo avviarci verso casa, perhaps we'd better be getting home; sarebbe quasi meglio che non fosse venuto, perhaps it would have been better if he hadn't come // ( quasi) quasi verrei anch'io, I might just come myself3 ( per poco non) (very) nearly: ( quasi) quasi cadevo dalle scale, I very nearly fell down the stairs; ( quasi) quasi si metteva a piangere, she very nearly burst into tears4 (in alcuni agg. o nomi composti, con valore di semi-) quasi: quasi contratto, (dir.) quasi contract; quasi ufficiale, quasi official.* * *['kwazi]1. avv(gen) almost, nearly, (restrittivo) hardly, scarcelyha quasi 30 anni — he's almost o nearly 30 (years old)
quasi niente — hardly o scarcely anything
quasi cadevo — I almost o nearly fell
oserei quasi dire che... — I'd almost say that...
2. cong(come se) as ifnon si è fatto vivo, quasi sospettasse qualcosa — he hasn't been in touch, as if he suspected something
* * *['kwazi] 1.1) (in frasi affermative) almost, nearlysono quasi le otto — it's almost o nearly o (just) about eight o'clock
costa quasi 10 euro — it costs nearly o almost 10 euros
quasi sempre — almost o nearly always
siamo quasi pronti — we're almost o (just) about ready
quasi uguali — almost o mostly the same, nearly identical
2) (in frasi negative) hardly, scarcelynon c'era quasi nessuno — hardly o scarcely anybody was there
non resta quasi nulla — there's hardly o scarcely anything left
non ha mangiato niente o quasi — she ate hardly anything o little or nothing o next to nothing
non succede quasi mai — it hardly o scarcely ever happens
3) (forse)oserei quasi dire che... — I would almost venture to say that
4) (per poco)2.quasi quasi vengo anch'io — I might just come as well, I have half a mind to come too
congiunzione as if* * *quasi/'kwazi/I avverbio1 (in frasi affermative) almost, nearly; sono quasi le otto it's almost o nearly o (just) about eight o'clock; la quasi totalità degli studenti almost all the students; costa quasi 10 euro it costs nearly o almost 10 euros; quasi sempre almost o nearly always; siamo quasi pronti we're almost o (just) about ready; quasi uguali almost o mostly the same, nearly identical; tutti o quasi everybody or almost everybody2 (in frasi negative) hardly, scarcely; non c'era quasi nessuno hardly o scarcely anybody was there; non resta quasi nulla there's hardly o scarcely anything left; non ha mangiato niente o quasi she ate hardly anything o little or nothing o next to nothing; non succede quasi mai it hardly o scarcely ever happens3 (forse) oserei quasi dire che... I would almost venture to say that...4 (per poco) stava quasi per annegare o quasi annegava he was nearly drowning5 (iterato per esprimere desiderio) quasi quasi vengo anch'io I might just come as well, I have half a mind to come too; una birra? - quasi quasi a beer? - why not?II congiunzioneas if. -
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['kwazi]1. avv(gen) almost, nearly, (restrittivo) hardly, scarcelyha quasi 30 anni — he's almost o nearly 30 (years old)
quasi niente — hardly o scarcely anything
quasi cadevo — I almost o nearly fell
oserei quasi dire che... — I'd almost say that...
2. cong(come se) as ifnon si è fatto vivo, quasi sospettasse qualcosa — he hasn't been in touch, as if he suspected something
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3 quasi
almost, as, nearly, practically, very -
4 quasi quasi vengo anch'io
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5 quasi (che)
quasi (che) cong. as if: era molto in ansia, quasi (che) ( che) prevedesse ciò che stava per accadere, he was very anxious, (almost) as if he anticipated what was about to happen; rispose in tono seccato quasi (che) ( che) avesse ragione lui, he answered angrily, as if he was (in the) right. -
6 quasi sempre
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7 quasi uguali
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8 quasi periodico
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10 stava quasi per annegare o quasi annegava
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > stava quasi per annegare o quasi annegava
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11 una birra? - quasi quasi
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12 costa quasi 10 euro
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13 la quasi totalità degli studenti
Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > la quasi totalità degli studenti
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14 non c'era quasi nessuno
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15 non ha mangiato niente o quasi
non ha mangiato niente o quasishe ate hardly anything o little or nothing o next to nothing\→ quasiDizionario Italiano-Inglese > non ha mangiato niente o quasi
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16 non resta quasi nulla
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17 non succede quasi mai
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18 oserei quasi dire che...
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19 siamo quasi pronti
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20 sono quasi le otto
См. также в других словарях:
quasi — quasi … Dictionnaire des rimes
quasi — quasi … Deutsch Wörterbuch
quasi- — ⇒QUASI , élém. de compos. Élém. tiré de l adv. quasi1, entrant dans la constr. de nombreux comp., surtout des subst. abstr., des adj., plus rarement des adv., où il indique une similitude, une approximation ou une assimilation qualitative; les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
quasi — qua·si 1 / kwā ˌzī, ˌsī; kwä zē, sē/ adj [Latin, as if, as it were, from quam as + si if]: having such a resemblance to another thing as to fall within its general category a quasi corporation quasi 2 adv: in some significant sense or degree… … Law dictionary
quasi — 1. (ka zi) adj. 1° Presque, à peu près.... Comme il me souvient que je n ai quasi jamais eu l honneur de vous voir chez vous, qu il n y ait eu cinq ou six personnes dans votre chambre, VOIT. Lett. 30. • Des lettres où vous ne me parlez que de … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
quasi- — [kwɑːzi, kweɪzaɪ] prefix used to say that something acts, works, or operates partly like something else, but is not the actual thing: • a quasi judicial agency that conducts investigations and makes recommendations to Congress on international… … Financial and business terms
quasi — Ptkl gewissermaßen per. Wortschatz fremd. Erkennbar fremd (18. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus l. quasi wie wenn , zu l. quam wie , zu l. quī welcher, was für ein und l. sī wenn . Übernommen in der Kanzleisprache, dann auch teilweise unter… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Quasi — Qua si [L.] As if; as though; as it were; in a manner sense or degree; having some resemblance to; qualified; used as an adjective, or a prefix with a noun or an adjective; as, a quasi contract, an implied contract, an obligation which has arisen … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
quasi- — [kweızaı, kwa:zi] prefix [: Latin; Origin: quasi as if, partly ] like something else or trying to be something else ▪ a quasi scientific approach ▪ a quasi governmental organization … Dictionary of contemporary English
quasi- — prefix used since 18c. (but most productively in 20c.) and meaning “kid of, resembling, like but not really;” from L. quasi “as if, as it were” (see QUASI (Cf. quasi)) … Etymology dictionary
quasi- — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. kfaz i] w połączeniu z rzeczownikami i przymiotnikami cząstka oznaczająca: jakby, prawie, niby, pozornie, np. quasi nauka, quasi opiekun, quasi artystyczny {{/stl 7}} … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień