almost

quasi

Indica che manca pochissimo perché qualcosa sia o accada, ma non del tutto.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: nearly, practically

Espressioni comuni: almost ready, almost finished, almost every day, almost fall

quasi

Tranne pochi casi che si possono trascurare nella situazione di cui si parla.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: almost all, almost every, almost everywhere

quasi

In matematica, tranne nei punti appartenenti a un insieme di misura zero.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: almost everywhere, almost surely, almost all points

quasi successo

Persona o cosa che si avvicina al successo o all’accettazione, senza raggiungerli.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: near miss

Espressioni comuni: another almost, an almost