quase

almost

Usages of quase

• O vento soprava forte, mas eu quase não sentia frio quando brincava.: The wind blew hard, but I hardly felt cold when I played.
• Quase todos preferem sentar na mesma posição, de frente para o lago.: Almost everyone prefers to sit in the same position, facing the lake.
• Meu cartão quase expirou, então pedi outro ao banco.: My card almost expired, so I asked the bank for another one.
• A limonada gelada acaba rápido; quase não sobra para o café da manhã.: The cold lemonade runs out quickly; there is almost none left for breakfast.
• À noite, quase todas as lojas ficam fechadas, mas o mercado fica aberto.: At night, almost all the stores are closed, but the market is open.
• Nós temos ido ao cinema e ao museu quase todo mês; temos assistido a muitos filmes.: We have been going to the movie theater and to the museum almost every month; we have watched many movies.
• Hoje quase ninguém olha para o céu, porque todo mundo olha para o celular e não para as estrelas.: Today almost nobody looks at the sky, because everyone looks at their phone and not at the stars.
• Quando a lixeira está quase cheia, eu tiro o lixo do quarto para manter a casa organizada.: When the trash can is almost full, I take the trash out of the bedroom to keep the house organized.

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