almost

Signification

Adv

1. Very close to, but not quite.
2. Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).
3. Up to, except for a negligible set (where negligible is not universally but contextually defined).

Noun

Something or someone that doesn't quite make it.

Coupé comme

al‧most

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɔːɫ.məʊst/

Étymologie

From Middle English almost, from Old English eallmǣst (“nearly all, almost, for the most part”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + most.

Phrases

Almost every single concert was sold out at the time .

Presque tous les concerts étaient vendus à l'époque.

That's almost a hundred dollars a week !

C'est presque une centaine de dollars par semaine!

The children were almost tyrannical .

Les enfants étaient presque tyranniques.

The mixture took on a reddish color , almost the color of blood .

Le mélange a pris une couleur rougeâtre, presque la couleur du sang.