nearly

near·ly  (nîrl)

adv.

1. Almost but not quite: The coat nearly fits.

2. In a close manner; intimately: a matter nearly affecting our interests.

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nearly [ˈnɪəlɪ]

adv

1. not quite; almost; practically

not nearly nowhere near; not at all not nearly enough money

3. closely the person most nearly concerned

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	nearly - (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but; "the job is (just) about done"; "the baby was almost asleep when the alarm sounded"; "we're almost finished"; "the car all but ran her down"; "he nearly fainted"; "talked for nigh onto 2 hours"; "the recording is well-nigh perfect"; "virtually all the parties signed the contract"; "I was near exhausted by the run"; "most everyone agrees" almost, well-nigh, near, nigh, virtually, most, about
	2.	nearly - in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned" intimately, closely

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nearly

adverb

1. practically, about, almost, near, close to, virtually, next to, all but, just about, not quite, more or less, pretty well (informal), bordering on, not far from, as good as, verging on, not far off, well-nigh, nigh on, pretty nearly (informal) The beach was nearly empty.

2. almost, about, approaching, roughly, just about, approximately, nigh on It was already nearly eight o'clock.

Translations

nearly [ˈnɪəlɪ] 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

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nearly [ˈnɪə^rli] adv

(= almost) → presque
Dinner's nearly ready → Le dîner est presque prêt.
I'm nearly 15 → J'ai presque quinze ans.
It was nearly dark → Il faisait presque nuit.
The beach was nearly empty → La plage était presque déserte.
She was nearly in tears
BUT Elle était au bord des larmes.
nearly as ... as ... → presque aussi ... que ...
You're nearly as tall as I am → Tu es presque aussi grand que moi.
She was nearly as tall as he was → Elle était presque aussi grande que lui.
nearly always → presque toujours
nearly an hour → presque une heure
I've been waiting for nearly an hour → J'attends depuis presque une heure.
Brody had been sitting there for nearly an hour → Brody était resté assis là pendant presque une heure.
nearly there
You're nearly there → Tu y es presque.
to nearly do sth → faillir faire qch
I nearly ... → j'ai failli ...
I nearly fell → J'ai failli tomber.
I nearly missed the train → J'ai failli rater le train.
I very nearly ... → j'ai bien failli ...
I very nearly fell → J'ai bien failli tomber.
I've nearly ... → j'ai presque ...
I've nearly finished → J'ai presque fini.

(= far from)
It's not nearly big enough → Ce n'est vraiment pas assez grand., C'est loin d'être assez grand.
The film isn't nearly as good as the book → Le film est loin d'être aussi bon que le livre.
near miss n

[planes] → quasi-collision f
Most near misses in the air are caused by pilot error → La plupart des quasi-collisions sont dues à des erreurs de pilotage.

(when aiming) → coup m manqué de peu

(in competition) (= near-victory) → quasi-victoire f

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nearly

adv

(= almost) → beinahe, fast; I nearly laughed → ich hätte fast or beinahe gelacht; she was nearly crying or in tears → sie war den Tränen nahe; we are nearly there (at a place) → wir sind fast da; (with a job) → wir sind fast so weit; he very nearly drowned → er wäre um ein Haar ertrunken

not nearly → bei Weitem nicht, nicht annähernd; not nearly enough → bei Weitem nicht genug

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nearly [ˈnɪəlɪ] adv

a. (gen) → quasi
not nearly → non... affatto
it's not nearly ready → non è affatto pronto
that's not nearly enough → non basta per niente

b. (with vb) I nearly lost it → per poco non lo perdevo
she was nearly crying → era lì lì per piangere
he very nearly died → ha rischiato di morire
did you win? - very nearly! → hai vinto? - c'è mancato poco!

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nearly [ˈnɪəlɪ] adv

a. (gen) → quasi
not nearly → non... affatto
it's not nearly ready → non è affatto pronto
that's not nearly enough → non basta per niente

b. (with vb) I nearly lost it → per poco non lo perdevo
she was nearly crying → era lì lì per piangere
he very nearly died → ha rischiato di morire
did you win? - very nearly! → hai vinto? - c'è mancato poco!

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