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nærri

nærri
nearly
From Lesson 375:Close calls (vera nærri því)·Icelandic

Usages of nærri

Maðurinn var nærri því drukknaður í ánni.
The man almost drowned in the river.
Bíllinn var nærri því kraminn undir trénu.
The car was almost crushed under the tree.
Þau voru nærri því soltin til dauða í skóginum.
They almost starved to death in the forest.
Strákurinn var nærri því frosinn úti í kuldanum.
The boy almost froze out in the cold.
Kötturinn var nærri því dottinn af þakinu.
The cat almost fell off the roof.
Barnið var nærri því drukknað en það notaði björgunarvestið.
The child almost drowned, but they used the life jacket.
Konan var nærri því kramin í slysinu.
The woman was almost crushed in the accident.

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