Usage examples of "fast" in German with translation to English

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Fast Food kann süchtig machen. Fast food can be addictive.
Sie hat fast nichts gegessen. She hardly ate anything.
Es regnet fast überhaupt nicht. It's hardly raining at all.
Das Gemälde ist fast fertig. The painting is all but finished.
Es regnet hier fast nie. It hardly ever rains there.
Die Arbeit ist fast gemacht. The job is practically done.
Der Urlaub ist fast vorbei. The vacation is close to an end.
Er hätte fast ein Auge verloren. He came close to losing an eye.
Ich habe den Roman fast aus. I pretty much finished reading the novel.
Er würde fast alles dafür geben. He would give an arm and a leg for that.
Ich mag mein Steak fast durchgebraten. I like my steak cooked medium well.
Er hatte fast keine Zähne mehr. He had few teeth.
Wir können fast gegenseitig unsere Gedanken lesen. We can just about read each other's minds.
Fast niemand denkt, dass wir Schwestern sind. Hardly anyone thinks that we are sisters.
Tom hätte Mary fast zu Tode geprügelt. Tom came close to beating Mary to death.
Ich hätte die Prüfung fast nicht bestanden. I barely passed the exam.
Er geht selten oder fast nie ins Kino. He seldom, if ever, goes to the movies.
In der Kanne ist fast kein Kaffee mehr. There's hardly any coffee left in the pot.
Die Elektrizität machte Kerzen für unser Leben fast unnütz. Electricity made candles of little use in our life.
Als ich sie das erste Mal traf, war sie fast dreißig. She was approaching thirty when I first met her.
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