suýt soát

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

adjective
almost, alike, approximate

	[suýt soát]
		almost; nearly; approximately
			Bức tư�ng cao suýt soát sáu mươi mét
			The wall was almost/nearly sixty meters high
			Ông ấy suýt soát 80 tuổi
			He's almost/nearly eighty years old; he's close on eighty
			Phần m�m ấy suýt soát năm nghìn đô la
			That software application cost approximately five thousand dollars; that software application cost five thousand dollars or as near as dammit/as near as makes no difference
		close; narrow
			H� suýt soát nhau v� tuổi tác, nên dễ kết bạn với nhau
			They are close to each other in age, so they make friends with each other easily
			�ắc cử với đa số suýt soát
			To win by a narrow margin; To be elected with a narrow majority
			Thắng suýt soát
			To gain/win a narrow victory; To win by a narrow margin
			Thua suýt soát
			To suffer a narrow defeat; To lose by a small margin