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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
almost / ˈɔːlməʊst/ When almost is used to mean practically, it is translated by quasi: we’re almost ready = siamo quasi pronti; it’s almost dark = è quasi buio; the room was almost empty = la sala era quasi vuota. - When almost is used with a verb in the past tense to describe something undesirable or unpleasant that nearly happened, it is translated by using either per poco (non) + a verb in the past tense or c’è mancato poco che followed by a subjunctive form: I almost forgot = per poco non me ne dimenticavo; he almost fell = c’è mancato poco che cadesse. avv.
  1. (practically) quasi, praticamente;
    ~ any train quasi tutti i treni;
    we’re ~ there ci siamo quasi
  1. (implying narrow escape) he ~ died per poco (non) moriva.


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almost: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
almostadv (nearly)quasi avv
He was almost home when the car broke down.
Era quasi a casa quando l'auto si è rotta.
 
Additional Translations
almostadv (all but)quasi, pressoché avv
 quasi avv
There is one ticket left - we have almost sold out.
The baby is almost asleep.
C'è rimasto un solo biglietto, abbiamo esaurito quasi tutto.
Il bambino dorme quasi .
almostadv (with verb, negative result)quasi avv
I almost forgot to lock the door.
Ho quasi dimenticato di chiudere a chiave la porta.
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almost: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
almost alwaysadv (nearly all the time)quasi sempre
almost alwaysadv (most usually)molto spesso
almost died laughingv pret (laughed very hard)morire dal ridere
We almost died laughing when we saw Mike's Halloween costume.
almost doneadj informal (nearly finished)quasi finito
almost entirelyadv (nearly completely)quasi del tutto
almost everywhereadv (in most places)quasi dovunque
There used to be no chain stores in the town, but now they're almost everywhere.
almost neveradv (hardly ever)quasi mai
almost readyquasi pronto
almost sureadj (not quite certain)quasi sicuro
almost too lateadj (only just in time)appena in tempo
almost unheard-ofadj (extremely rare)senza precedenti
 raro, insolito agg
It's almost unheard-of for geese to perch in trees, but I saw photos of some today.
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