casi
almost ; nearly ; virtually ; something of ; barely ; well-nigh ; pretty well ; by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; just about.
Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.
Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.
This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.
Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.
algo casi seguro
a sure bet
safe bet
The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
apenas casi ninguno
barely any
There wasn't barely any snow in Michigan this year.
casi analfabeto
near-illiterate
A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist.
casi aritmético
quasi-arithmetical
Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.
casi ausencia
quasi-absence
No direct effect of personnel on loans was fount at the primary level, and a quasi-absence of such effect at the secondary level.
casi conseguir
come + close to + Gerundio
Konrad Gesner probably came closest to achieving universal bibliographic control in the sixteenth century.
casi contemporáneo
near-contemporary
The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
casi cualquier
almost any
This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
casi cualquier cosa
just about anything
most anything
almost anything
Learn to cook just about anything either with recipes or without.
Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal.
This company will let you pay for almost anything with your cell phone.
casi de auxiliar administrativo
quasi-clerical
The current situation has highlighted the inefficiency of employing highly paid librarians in quasi-clerical tasks.
casi + desmayarse [Utilizado para expresar sorpresa]
nearly + faint
The woman picked up the baby's body and she nearly fainted when she heard the baby making small, painful cries.
casi de todo
just about everything
I agree with just about everything that's been said so far.
casi extinto
near-extinct
The lamprey, which evolved some 250 million years ago, belongs to a near-extinct family of jawless fishes.
casi fanático
near-frantic
The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.
casi fatal
near-fatal
Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
casi + Fecha
for the best part of + Fecha
for the better part of + Fecha
As a consequence, in the eighteenth edition, we still find three figure numbers in Logic (which has been static now for the best part of 2,000 years).
Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
casi histérico
highly-strung
high-strung
He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
She dismisses the usual interpretation of these riots as a textual argument between nervous, bourgeois Catholics and equally high-strung Anglo-Irish, avant-garde artists.
casi inaceptable [Que raya el nivel mínimo de aceptabilidad]
borderline
An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
casi indiscutiblemente
arguably
The date of the edition is arguably the most important part of the imprint or distribution, publication area.
casi la perfección
near-perfection
We have reached near-perfection in bibliographic control of 'traditional' library materials.
casi matar con la mirada
glare at
look + daggers at
Wren glared at her for a second, then shut the door in her face.
We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other - the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
casi + morir [Utilizado para expresar sorpresa]
nearly + die
All he said was that she nearly died when she saw him wrapped up in bandages.
casi mortal
near-fatal
Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
casi nada
next to nothing
Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.
casi nadie
hardly anybody
scarcely anybody
hardly anyone
scarcely anyone
hardly a soul
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing.
Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly.
For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended.
Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
casi neutro
near-neutral
If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
casi nunca
hardly ever
American football grew out of the English game of rugby and unlike soccer the foot hardly ever touches the ball.
casi siempre
almost invariably
Almost invariably, good mother figures produce good children while bad mothers yield sinister offspring.
casi sinónimo [Palabra cuya representación gráfica es diferente de otra pero tiene significado muy parecido y que en ciertos contextos se utiliza como si tuviese el mismo significado]
near synonym
Near synonyms are most common, with true synonyms which mean exactly the same thing, and which are used in precisely the same context being more unusual.
casi sin previo aviso
without much notice
Under most circumstances disasters happen quickly and without much notice.
casi todo
everything but the kitchen sink
just about everything
most anything
almost anything
most everything
almost everything
In their greed to cram everything but the kitchen sink into the courses, what they end up producing is graduates who are jacks of all trades but masters of none.
I agree with just about everything that's been said so far.
Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal.
This company will let you pay for almost anything with your cell phone.
Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
casi todos
almost any
This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
casi universal
quasi-universal
AACR2 is a quasi-universal cataloguing code that is either in use in, or influencing the codes of, most of the countries in the world.
casi + Verbo
all but + Verbo
As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.
desde casi el comienzo
from (very) early on
From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.
desde casi el primer momento
from (very) early on
From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.
desde casi el principio
from (very) early on
From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.
disminuir casi hasta su desaparación
drop to + near vanishing point
Among the many disadvantaged members of society this proportion often drops to near vanishing point.
durante casi + Fecha
for the best part of + Fecha
for the better part of + Fecha
As a consequence, in the eighteenth edition, we still find three figure numbers in Logic (which has been static now for the best part of 2,000 years).
Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
durante casi todo el año
for the best part of the year
Too warm and humid, and for the best part of the year flies and other insects made the drying of fish extremely difficult, if not impossible.
en casi nada
in no time at all
in next to no time
In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
en casi todos los + Nombre
in just about every + Nombre
Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.
eso es casi todo
that's about it
'That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'.
estar casi finalizado
near + completion
The project to revise the AACR is nearing completion.
estar casi terminado
be nearing completion
reach + near completion
Cataloguing of these holdings is nearing completion and the collection should prove of great value in historical, archaeological and developmental studies.
In 1989 Vanderbilt University library's 5 year conversion project reached near completion.
familia casi analfabeta
subliterate home
There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes.
pasar casi rozando
skim
The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.
por nada or casi nada
at little or no extra cost
The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
reproducción casi facsímil [Transcripción detallada y fiel de los datos bibliográficos (letras y símbolos) de un documento aunque no incluye el tipo de letra o la distribucion de los datos en el papel]
quasi-facsimile
The quasi-facsimile method is also used for transcribing imprints colophons, running titles, and indeed any other printed matter.
ser casi seguro
be a good bet
It is a good bet that if asked why libraries produce so much material of this type the librarian would answer by saying that it all helps members to make fuller use of the stock.
una oportunidad casi segura
a sporting chance
By simplicity I mean the fewer the exceptions, the more of a sporting chance the user has of understanding the arrangement.
