almost

presque, quasiment

Indique qu’on est très près d’un état ou d’un résultat, sans l’atteindre complètement.

En anglais simple : Very close to being or doing something, but not completely.

• I am almost ready.
• She almost missed the last bus.
• We visit our grandmother almost every weekend.

Synonymes : nearly, practically

Expressions courantes : almost ready, almost finished, almost every day, almost fall

presque

À l’exception de quelques cas qu’on peut négliger dans la situation évoquée.

En anglais simple : Except for a small set of cases that can be ignored in the situation being discussed.

• The rule holds in almost all cases.
• Almost every point satisfies the condition under our definition of negligible exceptions.
• Here, almost everywhere means we ignore the exceptional points specified earlier.

Expressions courantes : almost all, almost every, almost everywhere

presque

En mathématiques, sauf aux points d’un ensemble dont la mesure est nulle.

En anglais simple : Except at points belonging to a set with mathematical measure zero.

• The function is zero almost everywhere.
• The sequence converges almost surely.
• Almost all points satisfy this equation, since the exceptions form a set of measure zero.

Expressions courantes : almost everywhere, almost surely, almost all points

quasi-réussite

Personne ou chose qui frôle la réussite ou l’acceptation sans y parvenir.

En anglais simple : A person or thing that comes close to success or acceptance but does not reach it.

• That attempt was another almost.
• The judges put her painting among the almosts.
• After years of almosts, he finally won a prize.

Synonymes : near miss

Expressions courantes : another almost, an almost