English-Spanish translations for almost

• casi
  Casi ha expirado el periodo de gracia. The grace period is almost up.
  Es un aumento de casi 10 veces. It is almost a 10-fold increase.
  Hoy la tonelada cuesta casi 300 euros. Today, it fetches almost EUR 300.
• por poco
  Por poco no dejan entrar a Sr. Léotard en Macedonia. Mr Léotard was almost not allowed into Macedonia.
• pronto
  Señor Presidente, pronto hará dos años que aprobamos la Carta de los Derechos Fundamentales. Mr President, almost two years ago, we adopted the Charter of Fundamental Rights.
  Como casi todos han dicho, debería alcanzarse pronto un acuerdo sobre los seis primeros textos. As almost all of you have said, agreement should soon be reached on the first six texts.
  Después de 1945 perdieron sus libertades y oportunidades tan pronto las habían recuperado. After 1945 they lost their liberties and opportunities almost as soon as they had regained them.
• verdaderamente
  Dos organismos elegidos que determinan las leyes para casi una octava parte de la población del planeta: es verdaderamente extraordinario. Two elected bodies that shape the laws for almost one eighth of the planet's population: that is truly remarkable.
  Verdaderamente me pregunto por qué el Consejo busca casi constantemente socavar un gran logro como es la función de codecisión del Parlamento Europeo. I really wonder why the Council almost constantly seeks to undermine the great achievement that is the codecision role of the European Parliament.
  Lo sucedido verdaderamente podría llevarnos al borde del abismo, al precipicio, por lo que la petición unánime del Parlamento es lo único que puede guiarnos en estos momentos complicados. What happened really could take us almost to the edge of the abyss, the precipice, and so the unanimous call that came from Parliament is the only one that can guide us at this difficult time.

Definition of almost

• Very close to, not quite
• Something or someone that doesn't quite make it

Examples

• Almost all people went there. - Not all but very close to it
• We almost missed the train. - Not missed but very close to it
• In all the submissions, they found four papers that were clearly worth publishing and another dozen almosts.

Related words

• ophthalmostat
• almost everywhere
• almost doesn't count
• almost all
• almost surely
• almost prime
• almost sure
• almost all of
• for almost nothing