nearly

presque, quasiment

ˈn ɪ ɹ l i
near proche, près + ly De manière
adverb Common #3,088
presque, quasiment
EN: I'm nearly ready.
FR: Je suis presque prêt(e).

Jules Verne's novels nearly gave the news from the future.

Les romans de Jules Verne semblaient presque donner des nouvelles du futur.

A guy nearly ran into us.

Un homme a failli nous percuter.

I was kept waiting nearly half an hour.

J'ai dû attendre près d'une demi-heure.

Meditation can be practiced nearly anywhere.

La méditation peut être pratiquée presque partout.

Not nearly frightened enough.

Pas même assez effrayé.

— The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

Nearly every Soviet city nowadays has its own Cheremushki neighborhood.

Presque toutes les villes soviétiques ont aujourd'hui leur propre quartier de Tcheremushki.

— The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath! (1976)

They nearly killed each other.

Ils ont failli s'entretuer.

— All About My Mother (1999)

Must be nearly dawn.

Il doit faire presque jour.

— The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013)

He nearly got away with it.

Il s’en est fallu de peu pour qu’il s’en tire.

Wait, I'm nearly there.

Attends, j’y suis presque.

— Kajaki (2014)

I've been awake nearly all the night.

Je suis resté éveillé presque toute la nuit.

It nearly cost her her life.

Cela a failli lui coûter la vie.

We're nearly out of time.

Nous n’avons presque plus de temps.

These days, nearly every car has a GPS.

De nos jours, presque toutes les voitures sont équipées d'un GPS.

It is nearly five now.

Il est presque cinq heures.

Alright, nearly there, pal, alright?

Ça y est, mon pote, d'accord ?

— Kajaki (2014)

You're nearly there.

Vous y êtes presque.

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Now, Mathilda left school without permission nearly two weeks ago.

Mathilda a quitté l’école sans autorisation il y a presque deux semaines.

— Léon: The Professional (1994)

You nearly killed me!

Tu as failli me tuer !

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

He was nearly run over at an intersection.

Il a failli être renversé à un carrefour.

Dad, she went into the water and nearly got me killed!

Papa, elle est allée dans l'eau et a failli me faire tuer !

— Song of the Sea (2014)

Nearly a thousand people participated in the demonstration.

Près de mille personnes ont participé à la manifestation.

The neighbor woman nearly died of envy.

La voisine a failli mourir de jalousie.

I'm nearly ready.

Je suis presque prêt(e).

We've nearly reached Kakori.

Nous sommes presque arrivés à Kakori.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

I am nearly forty and still unmarried.

J’ai presque quarante ans et je ne suis toujours pas marié(e).

How could I nearly forget about Marnie?

Comment ai-je pu presque oublier Marnie ?

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

She has nearly no close friends.

Elle n’a presque pas d’amis proches.

You won't make nearly as many.

Tu n’en feras pas autant, loin de là.

— Downfall (2004)

It was nearly ten o’clock before he entered, looking pale and worn.

Il était presque dix heures quand il entra, l’air pâle et épuisé.

She was nearly hit by a bicycle.

Elle a failli être percutée par un vélo.

I've dreamt about you nearly every night this week.

J’ai rêvé de toi presque toutes les nuits cette semaine.

It's nearly over.

C’est presque terminé.

— All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)

“Yes, there are nearly always some there.”

Oui, il y en a presque toujours là-bas.

You nearly died.

Vous avez failli mourir.

He was nearly hit by the car while crossing the street.

Il a failli être renversé par une voiture en traversant la rue.

And nearly took his eye out.

Et a failli lui crever un œil.

— Brother (1997)

The scandal nearly wrecked her career.

Le scandale a failli ruiner sa carrière.

They bomb us nearly every night.

Ils nous bombardent presque chaque nuit.

— Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

Ooh, nearly at the harbour.

Ouh, on est presque au port.

— The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

The farms were not nearly so well cared for here as they were farther back.

Les fermes étaient loin d’être aussi bien entretenues ici que plus loin à l’intérieur des terres.

It's nearly noon and he's still in bed.

Il est presque midi et il est encore au lit.

At any rate, nearly.

En tout cas, presque.

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

The old woman was nearly run over.

La vieille femme a failli se faire renverser.

The customer is nearly ripe.

Le client est presque mûr.

— The Diamond Arm (1969)

Nearly everyone knows that my mother tongue is Turkish.

Presque tout le monde sait que ma langue maternelle est le turc.

They nearly took us out.

Ils ont failli nous éliminer.

— Brother (1997)

Bill Shirk nearly died doing that.

Bill Shirk a failli mourir en faisant ça.

— Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

He nearly killed both of them!

Il a failli les tuer tous les deux !

We nearly began without you.

Nous avons failli commencer sans vous.

— A Coffee in Berlin (2012)

It nearly cost him his life.

Cela a failli lui coûter la vie.

We're nearly there.

On y est presque.

— To Live (1994)

Because just one minute costs nearly four pounds.

Parce qu’une seule minute coûte près de quatre livres sterling.

Well, I'm nearly finished with my training period.

Eh bien, ma période de formation touche presque à sa fin.

— Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)

Are we nearly there yet?

On y est presque ?

You nearly run me down, and now you're giving me a hard time?

Tu as failli me renverser, et maintenant tu me cherches des noises ?

— Return to Silent Hill (2026)

He was nearly run over by a car.

Il a failli être renversé par une voiture.

Nearly all, I think.

Presque tous, je crois.

— Greenland 2: Migration (2026)

I was nearly hit by a car.

J'ai failli me faire renverser par une voiture.

I think we're nearly ready.

Je pense qu’on est presque prêts.

— The Creeping Garden (2014)

A man was nearly killed, thanks to me.

Un homme a failli être tué par ma faute.

— The Machinist (2004)

We're nearly finished.

Nous avons presque terminé.

The sun's nearly up.

Le soleil est presque levé.

— Come and See (1985)

Tom slipped and nearly fell.

Tom a glissé et a failli tomber.

You nearly frightened me to death.

Tu m'as presque fait mourir de peur.

— The Diamond Arm (1969)

He was nearly murdered twice.

Il a failli être assassiné à deux reprises.

— Even the Rain (2011)

Everyone is drinking, and nearly everyone is smoking.

Tout le monde boit, et presque tout le monde fume.

I am nearly as tall as she.

Je fais presque la même taille qu’elle.

It was nearly noon.

Il était presque midi.

It's nearly out!

C’est presque sorti !

— I'm Still Here (2024)

"But nearly doesn't count."

Mais presque, ça ne compte pas.

— Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026)

I didn't understand you nearly well enough.

Je ne vous ai pas compris(e) suffisamment bien, loin de là.

— A Silent Voice: The Movie (2016)

Simon, I think that I have nearly all my data.

Simon, je pense que j’ai presque toutes mes données.

Nearly there.

On y est presque.

— Das Boot (1981)

We've been business partners for nearly three years.

Nous sommes partenaires commerciaux depuis près de trois ans.

— Fallen Angels (1995)

It's nearly dawn.

L’aube est presque là.

We nearly starved.

Nous avons failli mourir de faim.

His limbs were nearly frozen.

Ses membres étaient presque gelés.

It nearly cost me my life.

Cela m’a presque coûté la vie.

I was kept waiting for nearly half an hour.

On m’a fait attendre près d’une demi-heure.

Sen didn't get nearly enough.

Sen n’en a pas eu assez, loin de là.

— Spirited Away (2001)

Okay, I can nearly see the head.

D'accord, je vois presque la tête.

— Shrek (2001)

We were nearly frozen to death.

Nous avons failli mourir de froid.

Nearly done.

Presque fini.

— The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

Tom comes here nearly every day.

Tom vient ici presque tous les jours.

Come on, it's nearly midnight.

Allez, il est presque minuit.

— About Time (2013)

David, to my good fortune, did not pay her nearly what she was worth.

David, heureusement pour moi, ne la payait pas du tout à sa juste valeur.

The bastards nearly beat us to death for it.

Ces salauds ont failli nous tuer pour ça.

— The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

He nearly died.

Il a failli mourir.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

The lives of nearly half the planet lay in Joseph Stalin's hands.

La vie de près de la moitié de la planète reposait entre les mains de Joseph Staline.

— Khrustalyov, My Car! (1999)

I know nearly all our artists.

Je connais presque tous nos artistes.

— The Lives of Others (2006)

Translating is not nearly as easy as many people might think.

Traduire n’est pas aussi facile que beaucoup de gens pourraient le penser.

I had cramps, and nearly drowned.

J'ai eu des crampes et j'ai failli me noyer.

— Ivan's Childhood (1962)

We're nearly home.

Nous sommes presque arrivés chez nous.

We are so nearly there.

Nous y sommes presque.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Everybody is drinking, and nearly everybody is smoking.

Tout le monde boit, et presque tout le monde fume.

Apparently his company is nearly bankrupt.

Apparemment, son entreprise est au bord de la faillite.

This time we very nearly had it.

Cette fois, nous y étions presque.

— Das Boot (1981)

You're nearly there!

Vous y êtes presque !

— Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

You nearly got me killed.

Tu as failli me faire tuer.

— Song of the Sea (2014)

Sir, he nearly strangled me.

Monsieur, il a failli m’étrangler.

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

He was nearly run over at a crossing.

Il a failli se faire renverser à un passage piéton.

I'm nearly finished.

J'ai presque fini.

I am nearly blind.

Je suis presque aveugle.

— Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion (1970)

Your flawed classification nearly cost us a submarine.

Votre classification erronée a failli nous coûter un sous-marin.

— The Wolf's Call (2019)

It was nearly one o’clock when Sherlock Holmes returned from his excursion.

Il était près d’une heure lorsque Sherlock Holmes rentra de son excursion.

She was nearly frozen to death in the snow.

Elle a failli mourir de froid dans la neige.

Tom was a teacher for nearly thirty years.

Tom a été enseignant pendant près de trente ans.

It's nearly over anyway.

De toute façon, c’est presque terminé.

— The Captain (2018)

It used to be nearly impossible to do this.

Avant, c’était presque impossible de faire ça.

He comes to see me nearly every day.

Il vient me voir presque tous les jours.

You nearly burned the place down.

Tu as failli mettre le feu à l’endroit.

— The Baader Meinhof Complex (2008)

He was nearly drowned.

Il a failli se noyer.

Excuse me but I very nearly broke my foot.

Excusez-moi, mais j'ai failli me casser le pied.

— Pinocchio (2019)

That is why I have withdrawn from nearly all so-called relations.

C’est pourquoi je me suis retiré de presque toutes les soi-disant relations.

— Wild Strawberries (1957)

Nearly three thousand.

Près de trois mille.

— Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears (1980)

And, besides, they were none of them nearly so large and brave as you.

Et puis, aucun d’eux n’était de loin aussi grand et courageux que toi.

This word is nearly impossible to pronounce.

Ce mot est presque impossible à prononcer.

It's nearly impossible.

C’est presque impossible.

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