English-German translation for "nearly"

"nearly" German translation

nearly
[ˈni(r)li]adverb | Adverb adv

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beinahe, fast annähernd sorgfältig, genau, gründlich, eingehend nahe, eng, persönlich, intim knauserig, geizig
examples
  • annähernd
    nearly with negative
    nearly with negative
examples
  • he is not nearly so stupid
    er ist nicht annähernd so dumm
    he is not nearly so stupid
  • nahe, eng
    nearly closely
    persönlich, intim (verwandt, verbundenet cetera, and so on | etc., und so weiter etc)
    nearly closely
    nearly closely
  • knaus(e)rig, geizig
    nearly rare | seltenselten (stingily)
    nearly rare | seltenselten (stingily)
we nearly perished with fright
wir kamen vor Schrecken fast um
we nearly perished with fright
the forest makes up the mountain nearly to the snow line
der Wald erstreckt sichor | oder od steigt den Berg hinauf bis fast an die Schneegrenze
the forest makes up the mountain nearly to the snow line
the meat was served (up) nearly cold
das Fleisch wurde fast kalt serviert
the meat was served (up) nearly cold
Diese Frage ist viel weniger einfach zu beantworten, als manche Leute denken.
The question is not nearly as easy to answer as some people think.
Source: Europarl
Beim Mittagessen... ich wäre gestern beinahe während der Mahlzeit vom Tisch weggegangen.
At dinner... yesterday, I very nearly left the table.
Source: Books
Gerade in der Tür prallte Wronski beinahe mit Alexei Alexandrowitsch zusammen.
In the doorway he nearly knocked up against Karenin.
Source: Books
Wir blicken nach Biarritz, und ich kann Ihren Ausführungen weitestgehend zustimmen.
We are looking towards Biarritz and I can agree with nearly all of your comments.
Source: Europarl
Fast 40 Prozent der Wählenden waren Frauen.
Nearly 40 percent of the voters were women.
Source: GlobalVoices
Nun bestehen beinahe alle Systeme dieser Welt aus derartigen Ebenen.
As it happens, nearly every system in the world is composed of such layers.
Source: News-Commentary
Nachdem China beinahe 50% seines BSP anlegt, musste dieses Geld irgendwo hinfließen.
With China saving nearly 50% of its GNP, all that money had to go somewhere.
Source: News-Commentary
Jemeniten sind in der Regel unglaublich herzlich und gastfreundlich.
Yemenis, as a rule, are nearly unfathomably friendly and welcoming.
Source: GlobalVoices
Wir stimmen über einen Haushalt des Parlaments in Höhe von beinahe 1 Mrd. Euro ab!
We are voting on a Parliament budget to the tune of nearly EUR 1 billion!
Source: Europarl
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