Ч207
ЧУТЬ HE (Particle
Invar 1. Also: ЕДВА HE
ЧУТЬ-ЧУТЬ HE (
usu. foil. by a
pfv past verb, Part, or
Verbal Adv )
s.o. was about to do
sth. but did not, or began doing
sth. but quickly stopped
sth. was about to happen but did not, or began happening but was quickly interrupted
almost
(very) nearlyall but(be) on the verge of (doing
sth. (happening))(of a person only) (come) near to (doing
sth.).
2. ( usu. foil. by NP, AdjP, or AdvP) almost but not quite or entirely
almost
nearlypracticallyvirtually(in limited contexts) barelyjust about.
Смотреть больше слов в «Большом русско-английском фразеологическом словаре»
Ч21 →← Ч206