gairebé

almost, nearly

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɡəj.ɾəˈβe]

Etymology

Univerbation of gaire + bé.

Concepts

almost

nearly

practically

virtually

about

next to

quasi

roughly

some

so to speak

well-nigh

not quite

#quasi |quasi

as near as makes no difference

coming on

approximately

as it were

close to

intimately

Synonyms

quasi

com si

virtualment

per dir-ho així

#quasi |quasi

casi

Translations

quasi

σχεδόν

presque

casi

prawie

quase

fast

beinahe

bijna

vrijwel

paene

prope

zo goed als

gaireben

schier

Sentences

Gairebé un de cada cinc habitants .

Almost one in five inhabitants.

No obstant això , és gairebé circular .

However, it is almost circular.

Gairebé totes elles es troben en un estat de conservació completament verge .

Almost all of them are in a completely virgin state of conservation.

Watson és un home tímid i gairebé mai concedeix entrevistes .

Watson is a shy man and almost never gives interviews.

Compta amb gairebé tres milers d'habitants.

It has almost three thousand inhabitants.

Gairebé dos anys després Singapur és expulsat de la federació .

Almost two years later, Singapore is expelled from the federation.