suýt soát

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

adjective
almost, alike, approximate

	[suýt soát]
		almost; nearly; approximately
			Bức tường 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 mềm 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
			Họ suýt soát nhau về tuổi tác, nên dễ kết bạn với nhau
			They are close to each other in age, so they make friends with each other easily
			Đắc 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