Presque (en. Almost)

/pʁɛsk/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Indicates an approximation, a closeness in time or space.

He is almost there.

Il est presque là.

Expresses a situation that is very close to achieving something.

I have almost finished my project.

J'ai presque terminé mon projet.

Used to soften a statement.

It was almost perfect.

C'était presque parfait.

From Latin 'paene', meaning 'almost'.

almost always

This means that something happens most of the time, but not always.

presque toujours

almost nothing

Used to say that there is very little of something.

presque rien

almost perfect

Means that something is very close to perfection, but with some imperfections.

presque parfait

practically

In a nearly total manner, in practice.

pratiquement

nearly

Almost in the same way, signifies a closeness.

quasiment

roughly

Indication of an approximation in number or quantity.

à peu près

Almost cool

It was almost cool, but something was missing.

C'était presque cool, mais il manquait quelque chose.

Almost like that

It was almost like that, but not quite.

C'était presque comme ça, mais pas tout à fait.