almost died
You almost died.
Моя лошадь утонула, я сам чуть не погиб.
My horse drowned, I almost died myself.
— Бесконечная история (1984)
Том вчера чуть не погиб.
Tom almost died yesterday.
Том тоже чуть не погиб.
Tom almost died too.
Том сам чуть не погиб.
Tom himself almost died.
Я чуть не погиб, упав с моста.
I almost died falling off a bridge.
Сестра, я только что чуть не погиб в пожаре.
Sister, I almost died in a fire just now.
— Жизнь за кадром (2000)