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Traduzione e definizione
nearly: quasi, circa
I've been working at Delavigne for nearly fifteen years now. Next Friday it will be fifteen years exactly. Lavoro in Delavigne da quasi quindici anni. Venerdì prossimo saranno esattamente quindici anni.
(I) nearly (had a heart attack): ho quasi (avuto un infarto)
I nearly lost my job for smoking in the office: the boss says if I do it again I'll be fired. Ho quasi perso il lavoro per aver fumato in ufficio: il capo dice che se lo faccio ancora sarò licenziato/a.
Esempi
- "There is another side to this debate which is not nearly so straightforward."
- "Founded in 1904 by longtime friends Alberto Dulce and Giovanni Carpaccio, D&C has been controlled by members of the respective families since the founders' deaths nearly 35 years ago."
- "The koala spends nearly 19 hours a day sleeping."
- "Our lab tests reveal nearly fatal levels of mescaline, bath salts and bong water in his system, as well as trace elements of orange juice and horse tranquilizer."
- "You predicted growth of nearly 3 percent over last year's second quarter earnings, Mr. Delavigne!"
- "Brian : Nearly eight dollars."
- "I remind you that Warbuckle's Department Stores sell a large amount of Delavigne products, and his business represents nearly one fifth of our total revenue."
- "But I just wanted to double check that there hasn't been a mistake, because the cost of this month's supplies is nearly 14,000 dollars."
- "Brent : Moira, witnesses say that the initial earthquake lasted for nearly 50 seconds."
- "Bruno : I'm sorry, Mrs. Yang, but Miracle Juices has been a dream of ours for nearly 2 months now, and I'm not willing to part with it so soon."
- "" When reminded that Zirconda is located nearly 3000 kilometers from mainland Europe, the minister was quoted as saying, "So what?"
- "Brent : Although my impression of Moira was nearly perfect, I can't lie to you."
- "Moira : And just to put that into perspective for all of you, that's nearly double the time that Brent lasts in bed, according to his ex-wife."
- "The group, led by twin brothers Desmond and Brian Jones, is back together after a messy break-up nearly 20 years ago."
- "The commission wants to take measures to reduce the amount of fishing by nearly 50%."
- "The sun is rising, it is nearly dawn."
- "It's true that his chemicals were well arranged when I entered the room. But by the end of the first day I nearly tripped over a bottle of hydrobromide trying to find the door."
- "Seismic experts measured it at nearly 6.0 on the Richter scale."
- "I remind you that Warbuckle's Department Stores are the primary retailer of Delavigne products, and his business represents nearly one fifth of our total revenue."
- "In the last 25 years, our GDP has grown nearly 10 percent each year and exports nearly 30 percent."
Esercizio 1
Jeff: I was just leave when, all of a sudden, this spaceship lands in the back yard.
Freddie: No way! What happened? Did you meet some aliens?
Jeff: Well, my dad comes running out of the house and he exploding with rage.
Freddie: Well? What happened? What did he do?
Jeff: He threw his beer at the spaceship, screaming about loud music, so the aliens left.
Freddie: No way! What happened? Did you meet some aliens?
Jeff: Well, my dad comes running out of the house and he exploding with rage.
Freddie: Well? What happened? What did he do?
Jeff: He threw his beer at the spaceship, screaming about loud music, so the aliens left.
Jeff: I was just about to 1 leave when, all of a sudden, this spaceship lands in the back yard.
Freddie: No way! What happened? Did you meet some aliens?
Jeff: Well, my dad comes running out of the house and he is nearly 2 exploding with rage.
Freddie: Well? What happened? What did he do?
Jeff: He threw his beer at the spaceship, screaming about loud music, so the aliens left.
Freddie: No way! What happened? Did you meet some aliens?
Jeff: Well, my dad comes running out of the house and he is nearly 2 exploding with rage.
Freddie: Well? What happened? What did he do?
Jeff: He threw his beer at the spaceship, screaming about loud music, so the aliens left.
1 about to: We use 'about to' here to show that Jeff was 'almost ready to leave' or 'on the point of leaving'. This is the best choice here.
1 ready: We cannot use 'ready' here without it being followed by the preposition 'to'.
1 nearly to: 'Nearly to' does not make sense here, it is grammatically incorrect in this construction.
2 is nearly: We use 'is nearly' here to show that his father was 'almost exploding with rage'. The present tense is used here to describe a past action, to give a sense of immediacy. This construction is only used in spoken, informal English.
2 is about to: We cannot use 'is about to' before the -ING form of the verb. This is not the best choice here.
2 is ready to: We cannot use 'is ready to' before the -ING form of the verb. This is not the best choice here.
Esercizio 2
According to Polly, what time is it when Jean calls?
According to Polly, what time is it when Jean calls?
The term "nearly" indicates that it is "not yet" four o'clock, or that it is almost four o'clock, not that it is four o'clock "sharp", which means "exactly four o'clock".
Polly tells Jean that "it's nearly 4:00 o'clock" which indicates that it is "almost" 4:00 o'clock. There is an indication of the time in this dialogue.
Although the term "nearly" can express the sense of approximation, in this context it indicates that it is "not yet" or "not quite" four o'clock. In another context, we could say "I nearly had a hart attack", which means that the speaker "almost" had a heart attack. However in this context, nearly does not mean "about" or "roughly" but "before" or "not yet" four o'clock.
Polly says "it's nearly four o'clock". The term "nearly" indicates that is "not quite" or "not yet" four o'clock. Although "nearly" can also express a sense of "approximation", in this context it means that it is "before" four o'clock, and not "after".
Esercizio 3
Choose the true statements from the list below.
Be careful, there may be more than one correct answer!
Be careful, there may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the true statements from the list below.
Be careful, there may be more than one correct answer!
Be careful, there may be more than one correct answer!
This is correct. Lawrence tells the Delavigne staff he "watched some of the bravest men of his generation die". In this sentence "to watch" is synonymous with the verb "to witness".
Lawrence never says that he himself "nearly" (or almost) died in Namibia. He is expressing that he saw other people around him die while he was in the country.
This is correct. After Lawrence explains that he spent 3 years in "the forests of Namibia". Icarus questions this statement by asking Lawrence if Namibia actually has forests (it does not).
"To threaten" someone is to "menace" them. Lawrence is not threatening to kill Icarus, although he does say that he saw people die during his time in the military.
To "murder someone" is to "kill them". Lawrence is not expressing that he killed anybody himself, but rather that he saw people die.
Esercizio 4
"I ate so much I nearly split my pants."
Complete the sentence below to express the same meaning as Kevin's line in the dialogue.
I ate so much I my pants.
Complete the sentence below to express the same meaning as Kevin's line in the dialogue.
I ate so much I my pants.
"I ate so much I nearly split my pants."
Complete the sentence below to express the same meaning as Kevin's line in the dialogue.
I ate so much I almost 1 ripped 2 my pants.
Complete the sentence below to express the same meaning as Kevin's line in the dialogue.
I ate so much I almost 1 ripped 2 my pants.
1 almost: "Almost" and "nearly" are synonymous in this context and most others. Both terms express the sense of "coming close" to doing something, or "all but" completing an action, but not. Kevin is saying that he "came close" to splitting his pants, but in the end, he didn't actually split his pants.
1 barely: Although the term "barely" is often synonymous with "nearly", using the term here would indicate that Kevin did split his pants, but just a little bit, which is not the case. We use the term "barely" to indicate the extent or degree of a feeling, action or thought, however is cannot be used here.
1 completely: When Kevin says that he "nearly" split his pants, he means that he "almost" did, but no splitting actually happened. Nearly and completely don't express the same meaning.
2 ripped: "To split one's pants" is to tear the fabric of their pants. We often say "I nearly split my pants" to express that we have eaten a lot. The verb "to split" means to "rip" or "to tear" in this context.
2 broke: The verb "to break" isn't used to describe "ripping" or "tearing" the fabric of an article clothing. "Broken" is generally reserved to describe "objects" (machines, toys, even bones) which are damaged or not working. One cannot break a pair of pants.
2 divided: In other context, "to split" is synonymous with "to divide". The verb "to divide" cannot be used to describe the "tearing" or "splitting" of a pair of pants however. In a different context, we might "split" a piece of cake, or split the bill in half, which means to divide the cake, and the bill.
Esercizio 5
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
Choose the TRUE statements from the list below.
There may be more than one correct answer!
There may be more than one correct answer!
This is incorrect. When Bruno says "You can play for Team Delavigne anytime!", Sigourney replies "I really enjoyed it. I'll consider it.". To "consider" something is to "think carefully" about it, which doesn't mean that she doesn't want to play dodgeball again.
This is incorrect. "Nearly" is synonymous with "almost" and expresses the sense of "coming close" to doing something, or "all but" completing an action. On the other hand, the Delavigne team chant "Champions! Champions!" because they have won the tournament thanks to Sigourney's help. As Bruno says: "Thanks to you, we took first place in the tournament!"
This is correct. Bruno says to Sigourney "You can play for Team Delavigne anytime!", this means that Bruno is inviting Sigourney to play in any future dodgeball matches. The use of "any" in this sentence has the meaning of "it doesn't matter which", for example: I want to go on holiday, anytime, anywhere, or with anyone, it doesn't matter.
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