almost in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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almost [Brit ˈɔːlməʊst, Am ˈɔlˌmoʊst] ADV When almost is used to mean practically it is translated by presque: we're almost ready = nous sommes presque prêts; it's almost dark = il fait presque nuit; the room was almost empty = la salle était presque vide.
When almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated using the verb faillir followed by an infinitive: I almost forgot = j'ai failli oublier; he almost fell = il a failli tomber.

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almost imperceptible
à peine perceptible
almost too artless
d'une naïveté étudiée
he was almost inaudible
on l'entendait à peine
almost as an afterthought
comme en y repensant

Translations for almost in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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quasi
almost
quasi immédiat/parfait
almost immediate/perfect
le projet a été accueilli avec un enthousiasme quasi général
the project met with almost universal enthusiasm
la quasi-totalité de
almost all of
à la quasi-unanimité
almost unanimously
difficilement soutenable
almost unbearable
nous sommes presque arrivés
we're almost ou nearly there
presque tout le monde/chaque semaine
almost everybody/every week
presque la moitié
almost half
presque toujours
almost always
la presque totalité des étudiants
almost all the students
la même histoire ou presque
the same story or almost the same
tout le monde ou presque
everybody or almost everybody
il ne neige presque plus
it has almost stopped snowing
elle a failli mourir
she almost ou (very) nearly died
j'ai failli le gifler
I almost ou (very) nearly slapped him
ils ont failli rater l'avion
they almost ou (very) nearly missed the plane
il a failli nous voir
he almost ou (very) nearly saw us
il a failli gagner
he almost ou (very) nearly won
une souffrance difficilement supportable
almost unbearable pain

almost in the PONS Dictionary

almost Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

I almost fell asleep
j'ai failli m'endormir
one would almost think that ...
à la limite, on croirait que ...
we almost met, it was very close
il s'en faut de qc, nous avons failli nous rencontrer, il s'en est fallu de peu
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Friendship, too, is a concept with almost infinite shades of meaning.
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In the jangada, there is a gracious curve almost parabolic on the upper part of the triangle, and another one more extended and short, below.
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The hill was almost level by the early 1980s, and can hardly be recognised.
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Unemployment in the borough reaches almost 100 percent.
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It's very long but quite narrow terraced garden was almost in area and was located on a hillside.
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Reliance on the groundnut became so strong that it made up almost the entirety of exports, making the economy vulnerable.
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He appeared in films of several genres, almost always in supporting roles.
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He played piano and sang in his twenties, but did not publish any songs until he was almost 30 years old.
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Both anosognosia and denial are almost always connected with damage in the right hemisphere.
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However, it is almost impossible to be sure that any form represented in the fossil record is a direct ancestor of any other.
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