presque

Meaning

almost

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pʁɛsk/

Etymology

From près + que.

Sentences

Elle dure presque toute la nuit .

It lasts almost all night.

Cette horrible farce se joue presque toujours à l’occasion des crimes célèbres .

This horrible farce is almost always played on the occasion of famous crimes.

Les médias qui , jusque-là l'avaient presque ignoré , commencent à lui attribuer de l'intérêt.

The media, which until then had almost ignored him, began to attribute interest to him.

Maintenant ce n’était plus pour lui qu’une rougeur presque confuse .

Now it was nothing but an almost confused redness for him.

Presque rectiligne , elle relie la place du Pilori à la place Saint-Pierre .

Almost rectilinear, it connects Place du Pilori to Place Saint-Pierre.