Usages of faillir
Le développeur a failli formater l'ordinateur.
The developer almost formatted the computer.
Quant au disque dur, il a failli le supprimer irréversiblement.
As for the hard drive, he almost deleted it irreversibly.
J'ai failli avoir une crise cardiaque, mais quel soulagement !
I almost had a heart attack, but what a relief !
Pendant la panne du disque dur, j'ai failli m'évanouir !
During the hard drive failure, I almost fainted !
Cette erreur a failli paralyser le réseau irréversiblement, je le sais.
This error almost paralyzed the network irreversibly, I know it.
En ce qui concerne le développeur, il a failli s'évanouir.
Regarding the developer, he almost fainted.
Mon collègue a failli effacer le fichier.
My colleague almost deleted the file.
Nous avons failli perdre les données.
We almost lost the data.
J'ai failli formater le disque dur et faire une crise cardiaque !
I almost formatted the hard drive and had a heart attack!
Le développeur a failli redémarrer sans la sauvegarde.
The developer almost restarted without the backup.
L'apiculteur a failli perdre la colonie, mais il en a sauvé la reine.
The beekeeper almost lost the colony, but he saved its queen.
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