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quase me afoguei

I almost drowned

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phrase Rare #39,863
I almost drowned First-person singular in the past; literally, “I almost drowned myself,” but the natural English translation is “I almost drowned.”
PO: Quase me afoguei no mar durante a viagem.
EN: I almost drowned in the sea during the trip.

Eu quase me afoguei no rio.

I almost drowned in the river.

Eu quase me afoguei numa lagoa uma vez quando era criança.

I almost drowned in a pond once when I was a child.

— Viver (1952)

Já quase me afoguei, mas me salvaram.

I almost drowned, but they saved me.

— Noites de Cabíria (1957)

Quase me afoguei no rio.

I almost drowned in the river.