almost
fast; beinahe
Word details
- German meaning
- Jenseits der Realität, traumhaft, unwirklich.
- English meaning
- Surreal
- Synonym
- unwirklich, traumhaft
- German example
- Die Szene wirkte fast surreal.
- English example
- The scene seemed almost surreal.
- Comparative
- surrealerSuperlative: am surrealsten
Related words
- fast
almost
- nahezu
almost
- atemberaubend
Breathtaking describes something so beautiful or impressive that it almost takes your breath away.
- stinklangweilig
Stinklangweilig means extremely boring, so boring that it's almost unpleasant.
- ununterscheidbar
Indistinguishable
- komprimierbar
Compressible
- baulich
Structural, architectural
- geländegängig
off-road
- melanistisch
Melanistic
- tolldreist
Very impudent and cheeky, almost audacious.
- unbetont
Unstressed
- unverwundbar
invulnerable
- dunkelweiss
A shade of color that is almost white but has a slight dark or gray undertone.
- Spannung
Tension, excitement
- Festplatte
hard drive
- Pyrrhussieg
A Pyrrhic victory is a victory that comes at such a great cost that it resembles a defeat.
- Kirchenmaus
A church mouse is a very poor person who owns almost nothing.
- Bedeutungsverallgemeinerung
Semantic broadening, generalization of meaning
- Siebenschläfer
Dormouse
- Volapükist
A Volapükist is a person who is enthusiastic about or speaks the constructed language Volapük.
- Musterentwicklung
Pattern development
- Flussbett
Riverbed
- Erschließung
Development
- ersticken
To suffocate, to choke
- Abgötterei
Idolatry
- Tankuhr
Fuel gauge
- Exaltiertheit
exaltation, hysteria
- Staatsbankrott
Sovereign default
- Androidin
Gynoid
- Windstoss
Gust of wind
- aufflammen
To suddenly and intensely start burning; figuratively: to become strong again or break out.
- ersäufen
to drown
- ersaufen
To drown
- verschmachten
to be parched with thirst
- querschiessen
to shoot across
- abgehärtet
Hardened
- unentwirrbar
Inextricable
- unerschöpflich
Inexhaustible
- jagdbesessen
obsessed with hunting
- suchtartig
Addictive
- Wimpertierchen
Ciliates are unicellular organisms that move and feed by the movement of cilia (fine hairs).
- Planung
Planning
- Arbeitsmensch
Workaholic is a derogatory term for someone who is excessively dedicated to work.
- Cyan
Cyan
- Widerlichkeit
Repulsiveness
- Sitzriese
Couch potato, desk jockey
- Keksdose
Cookie jar
- Umbra
Umbra
- Widerwärtigkeit
Repulsiveness describes a feeling of strong disgust or revulsion.
Example sentences with “almost”
I am almost there. (Ich bin fast da.)
Frequently asked questions
Is there a difference between 'fast' and 'beinahe'?
They are synonyms and mostly interchangeable. 'Fast' is slightly more common in everyday speech.