quase me afoguei

I almost drowned

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I almost drowned The phrase describes a near-drowning in the past.
PO: Quase me afoguei na piscina quando era criança.
EN: I almost drowned in the pool when I was a child.

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)

Afinal, quase me afoguei.

I almost drowned, after all.

Eu quase me afoguei no rio.

I almost drowned in the river.

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.