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skôraj almost, nearly; (za las) all but; well-nigh; next to; little short of

skôraj isto much the same
to je skôraj isto it is much the same thing
skôraj nobeden, skôraj nihče next to none, hardly anybody
skôraj nikjer hardly (ali scarcely) anywhere
skôraj nikoli hardly ever, scarcely ever
skôraj nič next to nothing, hardly anything
skôraj mrtev all but dead, at death's door
skôraj vsi practically everybody
skôraj dovršen, perfekten verging on perfection
skôraj nezaznaven all hut imperceptible
to je skôraj nemogoče it is all but impossible
skôraj nemogoče bo (reči) it will he next to impossible (to say)
biti skôraj mrtev to be as good as dead
nimamo skôraj nič časa we have little time if any
delo je bilo skôraj končano the job was as good as done
sta skôraj iste velikosti they are much of a size (ali pretty nearly the same size)
skôraj sem padel I was very near falling, I nearly tumbled
skôraj je umrla she was near death, she was at death's door
skôraj je utonil he was all but drowned
skôraj ubil se je he was within an ace of getting killed

almost [ɔ́:lmoust, ɔ́lməst] prislov
domala, skoraj

approximately [əprɔ́ksimitli] prislov
približno, domala, skoraj

closely [klóusli] prislov
skrbno, varčno; zgoščeno; blizu; strogo; domala, skoraj

half³ [ha:f, hæf] prislov
pol, na pol; precej; skoraj

not half kar se da, strašno
pogovorno not half bad precej dobro
not half big enough sploh ne, še zdaleč ne
not half good enough for še zdaleč ne dovolj dobro za
not half long enough mnogo prekratek
I don't half like it tega sploh ne maram
do you like whisky? Oh, not half! imate radi viski? Pa še kako!
half as much (ali many) again za polovico več
I half wish skoraj želim
he didn't half swear kar dobro je preklinjal
navtika east half-south 5 5/8 stopinj jugovzhodno

much² [məč] prislov
mnogo; zelo (v sestavljenkah: much-admired)
zelo, veliko (pred komparativi: much stronger)
daleč (pred superlativi: much the oldest)
skoraj

much to my regret na mojo veliko žalost
we much regret zelo nam je žal
much to my surprise na moje veliko presenečenje
he did it in much the same way napravil je to na skoraj isti način
it is much the same thing je skoraj isto
as much as toliko kakor
(as) much as I would like kakor rad bi že
as much more (ali again) še enkrat toliko
as much as to say kakor če bi hotel reči
he said as much nekaj takega je rekel
I thought as much tako sem tudi mislil
he, as much as any on, prav tako kot kdo drug
so much the better tem bolje
so much for today toliko za danes
not so much as komaj
without so much as to move ne da bi se premaknil
so much so tako veliko
much less mnogo manj, kaj šele, da ne rečem
pogovorno not much komaj da (v odgovoru)
much of a size skoraj enako velik
much the most likely najbolj verjetno
much too much veliko preveč
how much? koliko?

near¹ [níə] prislov
blizu, v bližini, bližje
pogovorno skoraj, málodane
figurativno varčno; (z negacijo) niti približno

near by blizu
to draw near približevati se
far and near od blizu in daleč, povsod
to go (ali come) near to doing s.th. skoraj kaj narediti
near at hand pri roki, blizu
not near so bad še zdaleč ne tako slabo
it is nowhere near enough še zdaleč ni dovolj
near upon kmalu nato
to live near varčno ali borno živeti
near to blizu (do česa)

nearly [níəli] prislov
skoraj, blizu; podrobno, pazljivo

not nearly še zdaleč ne
the matter concerns me nearly ta stvar mi je blizu, se me zelo tiče

next-door [nékstdɔ:] prislov
v sosednji hiši, zraven, prva vrata za
figurativno skoraj

practically [prǽktikəli] prislov
praktično, skoraj, dejansko, domala

practically speaking tako rekoč

well-nigh [wélnái] prislov
skoraj, malodane

well-nigh impossible skoraj nemogoč

close¹ [klous] pridevnik (closely prislov)
zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost
figurativno jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)

close argument nepobiten dokaz
close combat bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možu
close confinement strogi zapor
in close conversation v živahnem pogovoru
pogovorno close customer molčeč človek
close fight neodločen boj
close friend zaupen prijatelj
close proximity (ali quarters) neposredna bližina
to come to close quarters spoprijeti se
close season (ali time) varstvena doba prepovedi lova
close study temeljit študij
pogovorno close thing pičla zmaga
close weather soparno vreme
it was a close call (ali shave) za las smo ušli
close translation natančen prevod
to keep s.th. close zase kaj obdržati, ne izdati

come near neprehodni glagol
(pri)bližati se; biti podoben; skoraj doseči

he came near dying malo je manjkalo, pa bi bil umrl

dirt-cheap [də́:tči:p] pridevnik
zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj

dog-cheap [dɔ́gči:p] pridevnik
domačno zelo poceni, skoraj zastonj

gravel-blind [grǽvəlblaind] pridevnik
skoraj čisto slep

low¹ [lou] pridevnik
nizek; globok (poklon, izrez obleke); tih, globok (glas); plitev (voda); majhen (hitrost); nizko ležeč; skoraj prazen (posoda); komaj zadosten (zaloga), neizdaten (hrana); podhranjen; slab, slaboten (pulz); razmeroma nov ali mlad; potrt; prezirljiv (mnenje); manj vreden; preprost, primitiven; vulgaren, prostaški (značaj)

in low spirits potrt
at the lowest najmanj, minimalno, po najnižji ceni
figurativno at a low ebb izčrpan (sredstva)
of low birth nizkega rodu
low in cash skoraj brez denarja
low diet proprosta ali neizdatna hrana
to belong to a lower date biti novejšega datuma
low dress globoko izrezana obleka
low forms of life nižje oblike življenja
the glass is low nizek tlak
low gear prva prestava (avto)
high and low vsakdo
low latitudes blizu ekvatorja
low life življenje nižjih slojev
Low Mass tiha maša
low pulse slab pulz
low race primitivna rasa
low relief basrelief
low voice nizek glas, globok glas
figurativno in low water brez denarja, v škripcu
low shoe polčevelj
Low Sunday bela nedelja
Low Week teden po beli nedelji

scald¹ [skɔ:ld]

1. samostalnik
opeklina (od vrele vode)

2. prehodni glagol
popariti (z vrelo vodo)
kulinarika popariti (in oskubsti), opeči; segreti (mleko) skoraj do vrenja, zakuhati

scalding hot vrel, vroč
scalding tears vroče solze
scalding urination žgoča bolečina pri uriniranju
he was scalded to death umrl je zaradi opeklin
to scald (out) prekuhati, sterilizirati (posodo, instrumente)
neprehodni glagol
opeči se; (boleče) peči

second-best [sékəndbest]

1. pridevnik
skoraj najboljši, prvi za najboljšim

2. samostalnik
coll

to come off second-best biti premagan, krajši konec potegniti, podleči

squarish [skwɛ́əriš] pridevnik
kvadratast, skoraj kvadraten