Translations for quasi-particle in the Italian»English Dictionary

I.quasi [ˈkwazi] ADV

1. quasi (in frasi affermative):

quasi

almost

quasi

nearly

quasi la metà

almost half

sono quasi le otto

it's almost or nearly or (just) about eight o'clock

la quasi totalità degli studenti

almost all the students

questo costa quasi 10 euro

it costs nearly or almost 10 euros

una tela di quasi due metri per tre

a canvas measuring almost 2 m by 3 m

è quasi ora di andare

it's almost or nearly time to go

è quasi un mese che aspetto

I've been waiting close to a month or for nearly a month

quasi sempre

almost or nearly always

era quasi certamente innocente

she was almost certainly innocent

siamo quasi pronti

we're almost or (just) about ready

quasi sicuro

pretty sure or certain

quasi uguali

almost or mostly the same, nearly identical

mi è quasi impossibile venire

it's almost impossible for me to come

c'erano quasi tutti

almost or just about or mostly everybody was there

tutti o quasi

everybody or almost everybody

in quasi tutti i casi

in most cases

siamo quasi arrivati

we're almost or nearly there

ha quasi finito

she's almost or nearly finished

la notizia lo ha quasi distrutto

this news nearly finished him

riuscire quasi a fare

to come close or near to doing

2. quasi (in frasi negative):

quasi

hardly

quasi

scarcely

non c'era quasi nessuno

hardly or scarcely anybody was there

non resta quasi nulla

there's hardly or scarcely anything left

non ne vale quasi la pena

it's hardly worth it

non ha mangiato niente o quasi

she ate hardly anything or little or nothing or next to nothing

non succede quasi mai

it hardly or scarcely ever happens

non nevica quasi più

it has almost stopped snowing

3. quasi (forse):

oserei quasi dire che …

I would almost venture to say that …

4. quasi (per poco):

stava quasi per annegare or quasi annegava

she was nearly drowning

quasi cadevo

I almost or nearly fell

quasi speravo che …

I was half hoping (that) …

5. quasi (iterato per esprimere desiderio):

quasi quasi vengo anch'io

I might just come as well, I have half a mind to come too

una birra? - quasi quasi

a beer? - why not?

6. quasi in composti:

quasi

quasi

quasi-particella

quasi-particle

un quasi stato

a quasi-state

II.quasi [ˈkwazi] CONJ (seguito da congiuntivo)

quasi

as if

la tratta molto male, quasi la odiasse

he treats her very badly, as if he hated her

non ha parlato, quasi (che) la cosa non lo riguardasse

she didn't speak, as though this had nothing to do with her