Almost - Presque (The 481st Most Common French Word)

The French translation for Almost is Presque. It is the 481st most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about measures. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Our app offers over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: almost

French: presque

Examples


It's almost six o'clock.	C'est presque six heures.
The trouble is, she's almost lost her voice.	Le problème, c'est qu'elle a presque perdu la voix.
I was at home almost all day yesterday.	J'étais chez moi presque toute la journée d'hier.
After almost a month I still remember the word.	Après presque un mois, je me souviens encore du mot.
I have been waiting for almost half an hour.	J'attends depuis presque une demie heure.
I'm almost done. Just give me a minute.	J'ai presque fini. Donne-moi juste une minute.
We're almost done.	Nous sommes presque prêtes.
It's almost time to leave.	Il est presque l'heure d'y aller.

We're almost like brothers.	Nous sommes presque comme des frères.
These types of books have almost no value.	Ces sortes de livres sont presque sans valeur.
An eight-year-old car is almost worthless.	Une voiture de huit ans ne vaut presque rien.
The crime was almost perfect.	Le crime était presque parfait.
He was so sad that he almost went mad.	Il était si triste qu'il est presque devenu fou.
She is almost as tall as you are.	Elle est presque aussi grande que toi.
The box was almost full.	La boîte était presque pleine.
I watch movies almost every day.	Je regarde des films presque tous les jours.
Almost everything is as it was in the old days.	Presque tout est comme à l'époque.
I'm almost finished writing the report.	J'ai presque fini le rapport.
He knows almost nothing about that animal.	Il ne sait presque rien sur cet animal.
I'm at home almost every night.	Je suis chez moi presque tous les soirs.
He called me up almost every day.	Il m'a appelé presque chaque jour.