Usages of quase não
Durante a época de exames, quase não saio de casa.
During exam season I hardly leave the house.
Eu quase não durmo à noite.
I hardly sleep at night.
Antes do exame, o Pedro fica muito ansioso e quase não fala.
Before the exam, Pedro gets very anxious and hardly speaks.
A sandes tinha maionese a mais, e eu quase não senti o sabor do frango.
The sandwich had too much mayonnaise, and I could hardly taste the chicken.
Dormi tão bem naquele colchão que quase não ouvi a chuva durante a noite.
I slept so well on that mattress that I hardly heard the rain during the night.
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