por poco

almost

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phrase Uncommon #22,583
almost Used when something nearly happened, often with the sense of narrowly avoiding something.
SP: Por poco pierdo el tren.
EN: I almost missed the train.

Huyó por poco de la muerte.

He narrowly escaped death.

Por poco me mata.

He almost killed me.

— El maquinista (2004)

Oh, por poco me olvido.

Oh, I almost forgot.

— Chicago (2002)

Él se salvó por poco de ser atropellado.

He narrowly escaped being run over.

Por poco no me convertí en Sen.

I almost became Sen.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

Estaba tan nerviosa que por poco vomité.

I was so nervous that I almost threw up.

Fue por poco pero creen que va a sobrevivir.

It was a close call, but they believe he will survive.

Por poco fui atropellado por un auto.

I was almost hit by a car.

Por poco no lo logramos.

We almost didn't make it.

— Ace Ventura, un detective diferente (1994)

Por poco.

Narrowly.

— The Host (2006)

Los refugiados huyeron por poco de la muerte.

The refugees narrowly escaped death.

Por poco cometo un error.

I almost made a mistake.

Por poco no me da un infarto.

I almost had a heart attack.

Y por poco matas a tu pobre hermano.

And you almost killed your poor brother.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)