quase
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- quási (pre-reform spelling)
- quasi (pre-standardization spelling)
- quazi, quaze (obsolete)
- quaje (eye dialect)
Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin quasi (“as if”). Cognate of Spanish casi, Spanish cuasi, French quasi and Italian quasi.
Pronunciation
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Adverb
[edit]quase (not comparable)
- almost (very close to)
- 1930 January 2, “Os novos medicos evangelicos realizaram um culto de Acção de Graças [The new evangelical doctors performed a Thanksgiving ceremony]”, in Correio da Manhã, volume XXIX, number 10741, Rio de Janeiro, page 7:
- Com a presença de avultadissimo numero de membros de quasi todas as egrejas evangelicas desta capital e de Nictheroy, o programma do culto teve inicio pouco depois das 4 horas […]
- With the presence of a very large number of members from almost all the evangelical churches of this capital and Niterói, the worship program began shortly after 4 o’clock.
Noun
[edit]quase m (plural quases)
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/azi
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/azɨ
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