nearly

Example sentences

• America exports LNG to nearly 25 countries.

  Esportasaun LNG husi Amerika kuaze ba 25 nasaun.

• Approximately 400 high-level representatives from 85 countries across Asia, Africa, Latin America, and Europe, as well as nearly 20 international organisations, attended the event.

  Eventu ne’e sura ho partisipasaun hosi reprezentantes altu novel besik na’in-400 hosi país 85 husi Ázia, Áfrika, Amérika Latina no Europa, no mós organizasaun internasionál kuaze 20.

• Considering the total number of 442 Suco Chiefs, the ratio of representation, although nearly doubling, is still very low.

  Haree ba númeru totál Xefe Suku nian ne’ebé hamutuk 442, maka reprezentasaun feto nian, maske sa’e besik dala rua, sei uitoan nafatin.

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “nearly”

• The canoe was about to sink - it nearly sank but didn't.Bero atu mout sal-sala - atu mout la mout.
• This large mango tree has lots of nearly-ripe fruit. We can pick them and eat them.Haas huun boot ne'e nia fuan barak mangál ona, ita bele ku'u hodi han.
• When you dry meat, it mustn't be too dry. When you see it is nearly dry, get it (inside).Habai na'an, la bele maran liu. Haree mar-maran de'it, foti ona.