Casi in english
pronunciation: ɔlmoʊst part of speech: adverb
casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha.
Example: As a consequence, in the eighteenth edition, we still find three figure numbers in Logic (which has been static now for the best part of 2,000 years).Example: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.casi = almost ; nearly ; virtually ; something of ; barely ; well-nigh ; pretty well ; by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; just about.
Example: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.Example: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.Example: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.Example: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.Example: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.Example: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.Example: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.Example: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.Example: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.more:
» apenas casi ninguno = barely any .
Example: There wasn't barely any snow in Michigan this year.» casi a diario = on a nearly daily basis .
Example: She has been making public appearances on a nearly daily basis over the past week promoting various projects, and she stepped out yet again today to visit a children's hospice.» casi analfabeto = near-illiterate .
Example: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist.» casi aritmético = quasi-arithmetical .
Example: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.» casi ausencia = quasi-absence .
Example: No direct effect of personnel on loans was fount at the primary level, and a quasi-absence of such effect at the secondary level.» casi blanco = near-white .
Example: Isabelline horses that bleach out in the sun may approach a near-white shade.» casi chocar con = have + a (close) brush with .
Example: Earth has had a close brush with an asteroid thrice the size of a soccer field = Un asteroide de tres veces el tamaño de un campo de fútbol ha pasado casi chocando con la tierra.» casi conseguir = come + close to (+ Gerundio) .
Example: Konrad Gesner probably came closest to achieving universal bibliographic control in the sixteenth century.» casi contemporáneo = near-contemporary .
Example: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.» casi cualquier = almost any .
Example: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.» casi cualquier cosa = just about anything ; most anything ; almost anything .
Example: Learn to cook just about anything either with recipes or without. Example: Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal. Example: This company will let you pay for almost anything with your cell phone.» casi de auxiliar administrativo = quasi-clerical .
Example: The current situation has highlighted the inefficiency of employing highly paid librarians in quasi-clerical tasks.» casi + desmayarse = nearly + faint [Utilizado para expresar sorpresa] .
Example: The woman picked up the baby's body and she nearly fainted when she heard the baby making small, painful cries.» casi de todo = just about everything .
Example: I agree with just about everything that's been said so far.» casi diariamente = on a nearly daily basis .
Example: She has been making public appearances on a nearly daily basis over the past week promoting various projects, and she stepped out yet again today to visit a children's hospice.» casi extinto = near-extinct .
Example: The lamprey, which evolved some 250 million years ago, belongs to a near-extinct family of jawless fishes.» casi fallecer = come + close to death ; come + close to dying .
Example: For someone that comes close to death some say they have 'cheated death'. Example: When we think about near death experiences we picture someone that has come close to dying, but does not actually die.» casi fanático = near-frantic .
Example: The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.» casi fatal = near-fatal .
Example: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.» casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha .
Example: As a consequence, in the eighteenth edition, we still find three figure numbers in Logic (which has been static now for the best part of 2,000 years). Example: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.» casi histérico = highly-strung ; high-strung .
Example: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities. Example: She dismisses the usual interpretation of these riots as a textual argument between nervous, bourgeois Catholics and equally high-strung Anglo-Irish, avant-garde artists.» casi inaceptable = borderline [Que raya el nivel mínimo de aceptabilidad] .
Example: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.» casi indiscutiblemente = arguably .
Example: The date of the edition is arguably the most important part of the imprint or distribution, publication area.» casi la perfección = near-perfection .
Example: We have reached near-perfection in bibliographic control of 'traditional' library materials.» casi llegar a chocar con = have + a (close) brush with .
Example: Earth has had a close brush with an asteroid thrice the size of a soccer field = Un asteroide de tres veces el tamaño de un campo de fútbol ha pasado casi chocando con la tierra.» casi llegar a las manos = come + close to blows .
Example: The police immediately came to interpose themselves between the two opposing groups, both of which were now vehemently shouting at each other and coming close to blows.» casi matar con la mirada = glare at ; look + daggers at .
Example: Wren glared at her for a second, then shut the door in her face. Example: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.» casi + morir = nearly + die [Utilizado para expresar sorpresa] .
Example: All he said was that she nearly died when she saw him wrapped up in bandages.» casi morir = come + close to death ; come + close to dying .
Example: For someone that comes close to death some say they have 'cheated death'. Example: When we think about near death experiences we picture someone that has come close to dying, but does not actually die.» casi mortal = near-fatal .
Example: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.» casi nada = next to nothing .
Example: But the cost of living in Southern Europe was next to nothing in those days and my parents funded a good deal of my wandering.» casi nadie = hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul .
Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Example: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Example: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Example: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.» casi neutro = near-neutral .
Example: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.» casi nunca = hardly ever .
Example: American football grew out of the English game of rugby and unlike soccer the foot hardly ever touches the ball.» casi perfecto = almost-perfect .
Example: Some people even claim to have a photographic memory -- meaning they can recall things they've seen or read with almost-perfect precision, even down to the smallest of details.» casi siempre = almost invariably .
Example: Almost invariably, good mother figures produce good children while bad mothers yield sinister offspring.» casi sinónimo = near synonym [Palabra cuya representación gráfica es diferente de otra pero tiene significado muy parecido y que en ciertos contextos se utiliza como si tuviese el mismo significado] .
Example: Near synonyms are most common, with true synonyms which mean exactly the same thing, and which are used in precisely the same context being more unusual.» casi sin previo aviso = without much notice .
Example: Under most circumstances disasters happen quickly and without much notice.» casi todo = everything but the kitchen sink ; just about everything ; most anything ; almost anything ; most everything ; almost everything .
Example: In their greed to cram everything but the kitchen sink into the courses, what they end up producing is graduates who are jacks of all trades but masters of none. Example: I agree with just about everything that's been said so far. Example: Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal. Example: This company will let you pay for almost anything with your cell phone. Example: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim. Example: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.» casi todos = almost any ; most everyone ; most everybody ; almost everybody ; almost everyone .
Example: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery. Example: There was plenty of eye candy to look at -- men and women alike -- and most everyone was dressed to impress. Example: Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody. Example: Almost everybody I've met along the river have had tick bites. Example: Almost everyone is obsessed with leaving a mark upon the world.» casi todo(s) = every other .
Example: Every other living creature on this earth great or small has a self-defence mechanism.» casi todos = almost any ; most everyone ; most everybody ; almost everybody ; almost everyone .
Example: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery. Example: There was plenty of eye candy to look at -- men and women alike -- and most everyone was dressed to impress. Example: Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody. Example: Almost everybody I've met along the river have had tick bites. Example: Almost everyone is obsessed with leaving a mark upon the world.» casi todos los días = on a nearly daily basis .
Example: She has been making public appearances on a nearly daily basis over the past week promoting various projects, and she stepped out yet again today to visit a children's hospice.» casi universal = quasi-universal .
Example: AACR2 is a quasi-universal cataloguing code that is either in use in, or influencing the codes of, most of the countries in the world.» casi + Verbo = all but + Verbo .
Example: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.» casi vertical = near-vertical .
Example: What began as a paved road on a slight incline soon became a narrow and near-vertical path through woods, with hairpin bends every 50 yards.» comprar casi por nada = buy + Nombre + for a song .
Example: Most of them had been foreclosed, and she bought them for a song, often just for the unpaid taxes.» comprar casi regalado = buy + Nombre + for a song .
Example: Most of them had been foreclosed, and she bought them for a song, often just for the unpaid taxes.» comprar casi tirado = buy + Nombre + for a song .
Example: Most of them had been foreclosed, and she bought them for a song, often just for the unpaid taxes.» conseguir casi por nada = get + Nombre + for a song .
Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» conseguir casi regalado = get + Nombre + for a song .
Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» conseguir casi tirado = get + Nombre + for a song .
Example: The two books were old and ratty, and he had got them for a song -- twenty bucks.» costar casi nada = cost + next to nothing ; pay + Nombre + peanuts ; pay + Nombre + next to nothing .
Example: Desk research is information that costs next to nothing. Example: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys. Example: Workers are paid next to nothing with wages as low as $39 dollars a month.» desde casi el comienzo = from (very) early on .
Example: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.» desde casi el primer momento = from (very) early on .
Example: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.» desde casi el principio = from (very) early on .
Example: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.» disminuir casi hasta su desaparación = drop to + near vanishing point .
Example: Among the many disadvantaged members of society this proportion often drops to near vanishing point.» durante casi + Fecha = for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha .
Example: As a consequence, in the eighteenth edition, we still find three figure numbers in Logic (which has been static now for the best part of 2,000 years). Example: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.» durante casi todo el año = for the best part of the year .
Example: Too warm and humid, and for the best part of the year flies and other insects made the drying of fish extremely difficult, if not impossible.» en casi nada = in no time at all ; in next to no time .
Example: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Example: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.» en casi todos los + Nombre = in just about every + Nombre .
Example: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.» eso es casi todo = that's about it .
Example: 'That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'.» estar casi finalizado = near + completion .
Example: The project to revise the AACR is nearing completion.» estar casi regalado = go for + a song .
Example: They went for a song last fall but now seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth.» estar casi terminado = be nearing completion ; reach + near completion .
Example: Cataloguing of these holdings is nearing completion and the collection should prove of great value in historical, archaeological and developmental studies. Example: In 1989 Vanderbilt University library's 5 year conversion project reached near completion.» estar casi tirado = go for + a song .
Example: They went for a song last fall but now seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth.» familia casi analfabeta = subliterate home .
Example: There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes.» no llevar casi nada puesto = wear + next to nothing .
Example: It's just a bunch of women wearing next to nothing for a calendar which will raise lots of money for charity.» pagar casi nada = pay + Nombre + next to nothing .
Example: Workers are paid next to nothing with wages as low as $39 dollars a month.» pasar casi chocando con = have + a (close) brush with .
Example: Earth has had a close brush with an asteroid thrice the size of a soccer field = Un asteroide de tres veces el tamaño de un campo de fútbol ha pasado casi chocando con la tierra.» pasar casi rozando = skim .
Example: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.» pogar casi nada = pay + Nombre + peanuts .
Example: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.» por nada or casi nada = at little or no extra cost .
Example: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.» reproducción casi facsímil = quasi-facsimile [Transcripción detallada y fiel de los datos bibliográficos (letras y símbolos) de un documento aunque no incluye el tipo de letra o la distribucion de los datos en el papel] .
Example: The quasi-facsimile method is also used for transcribing imprints colophons, running titles, and indeed any other printed matter.» ser algo casi seguro = be a sure bet ; be a safe bet ; be a good bet .
Example: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers. Example: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time. Example: It is a good bet that if asked why libraries produce so much material of this type the librarian would answer by saying that it all helps members to make fuller use of the stock.» ser casi seguro = be a good bet ; be a sure bet .
Example: It is a good bet that if asked why libraries produce so much material of this type the librarian would answer by saying that it all helps members to make fuller use of the stock. Example: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.» trabajar por casi nada = work for + next to nothing .
Example: There is a huge irony that talent spotters who work for next to nothing are looking to uncover young kids who could go on and play in the richest League in the world.» una oportunidad casi segura = a sporting chance .
Example: By simplicity I mean the fewer the exceptions, the more of a sporting chance the user has of understanding the arrangement.» vender casi por nada = sell + Nombre + for a song .
Example: I sold them for a song compared to what they go for now.» vender casi regalado = sell + Nombre + for a song .
Example: I sold them for a song compared to what they go for now.» vender casi tirado = sell + Nombre + for a song .
Example: I sold them for a song compared to what they go for now.» venderse casi regalado = go for + a song .
Example: They went for a song last fall but now seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth.» venderse por casi nada = go for + a song .
Example: They went for a song last fall but now seem to be as scarce as hen's teeth.