nearly

nearly
adverb (not far from; almost: nearly one o'clock; He has nearly finished.) casi
nearly adv casi
it's nearly eight o'clock son casi las ocho
I've nearly finished this book me queda poco para acabar este libro
Es lo mismo que almost
nearly
tr['nɪəlɪ]
adverb
1 casi
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
not nearly ni mucho menos, ni con mucho
■ there's not nearly enough time to finish el tiempo para acabar es del todo insuficiente
nearly ['nɪrli] adv
1) almost: casi
nearly asleep: casi dormido
2)
not nearly : ni con mucho, ni mucho menos
it was not nearly so bad as I had expected: no fue ni con mucho tan malo como esperaba
nearly
adv.
• aproximadamente adv.
• casi adv.
• cuasi adv.
• de cerca adv.
• próximamente adv.
'nɪrli, 'nɪəli
adverb
1) (almost) casi

I'm nearly ready — estoy casi listo

I 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

we're very nearly there — ya falta poco para llegar

not nearly — ni con mucho

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]
ADV
1) (=almost) casi

it's nearly three o'clock — son casi las tres

she's nearly 40 — tiene casi 40 años

it was nearly dark — era casi de noche

I've nearly finished — casi he terminado

I nearly fell over — casi me caigo

she was nearly as tall as he was — era casi tan alta como él

we are nearly there — casi hemos llegado

I nearly lost it — casi lo pierdo, por poco lo pierdo

very nearly — casi

he (very) nearly succeeded — estuvo a punto de conseguirlo

2) (with negative)

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

that's not nearly enough — eso no es ni mucho menos suficiente

your work isn't nearly good enough — tu trabajo no es ni con mucho satisfactorio

it's not nearly ready — falta mucho para que esté listo

* * *
['nɪrli, 'nɪəli]
adverb
1) (almost) casi

I'm nearly ready — estoy casi listo

I 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

we're very nearly there — ya falta poco para llegar

not nearly — ni con mucho

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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