чуть не убили

almost killed

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almost killed Describes someone narrowly avoiding being killed. The person or people who nearly killed them may be clear from context.
RU: Его чуть не убили в драке.
EN: They almost killed him in the fight.

Вы чуть не убили моего друга.

You nearly killed my friend.

— Ходячий замок (2004)

Его чуть не убили.

He was almost killed.

И чуть не убили нас.

And they almost killed us.

— Драйв (2011)

Мы их чуть не убили.

We almost killed them.

Они её чуть не убили.

They almost killed her.

Спальня, где меня чуть не убили, станет кухней магазина.

The bedroom where I was almost killed will become the store’s kitchen.

Тебя только что чуть не убили.

You were just almost killed.

— The Fool (2014)

Тома вчера чуть не убили.

Tom was almost killed yesterday.

Тома чуть не убили.

Tom was almost killed.

Я тоже убегал из дома и меня чуть не убили.

I also ran away from home and was almost killed.

— Вторжение динозавра (2006)