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adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) casinearly adv casitr['nɪəlɪ]1 casi\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot nearly ni mucho menos, ni con muchonearly ['nɪrli] adv1) almost: casinearly asleep: casi dormido2)not nearly : ni con mucho, ni mucho menosit was not nearly so bad as I had expected: no fue ni con mucho tan malo como esperabaadv.• aproximadamente adv.• casi adv.• cuasi adv.• de cerca adv.• próximamente adv.'nɪrli, 'nɪəli1) ( almost) casiI nearly said something rude — casi digo or por poco digo una grosería, estuve a punto de decir una grosería
she very nearly died — por poco or casi se muere
I didn't prepare nearly enough food — no preparé ni con mucho suficiente comida, me quedé cortísima con la comida
2) ( closely) (frml)what language does Hungarian most nearly resemble? — ¿a qué idioma se parece más el húngaro?
['nɪǝlɪ]ADV1) (=almost) casiI nearly lost it — casi lo pierdo, por poco lo pierdo
not nearly — ni con mucho, ni mucho menos
these drugs are not nearly as effective as the others — estos medicamentos no son ni con mucho or ni mucho menos tan eficaces como los otros
* * *['nɪrli, 'nɪəli]1) ( almost) casiI nearly said something rude — casi digo or por poco digo una grosería, estuve a punto de decir una grosería
she very nearly died — por poco or casi se muere
I didn't prepare nearly enough food — no preparé ni con mucho suficiente comida, me quedé cortísima con la comida
2) ( closely) (frml)what language does Hungarian most nearly resemble? — ¿a qué idioma se parece más el húngaro?
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