Sentence examples of "pretty nearly" in English
Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty lady is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
Jeder Mann, der sicher fahren kann, während er eine schöne Frau küsst, schenkt dem Kuss einfach nicht die Aufmerksamkeit, die er verdient.
According to scientific estimates, the universe is nearly 14 billion years old.
Wissenschaftlichen Schätzungen zufolge ist das Universum fast vierzehn Milliarden Jahre alt.
If only we'd stop trying to be happy we could have a pretty good time.
Wenn wir bloß aufhören würden zu versuchen, glücklich zu sein, könnten wir eine sehr schöne Zeit haben.
The property must have been nearly a thousand acres all told.
Alles in allem muss das Grundstück fast tausend Acre groß gewesen sein.
It was pretty ballsy of you to stand up to the boss like that.
Da hast du aber ganz schön Eier gezeigt, dem Chef so die Stirn zu bieten.
The dictionary gathers nearly half a million words.
Das Wörterbuch umfasst nahezu eine halbe Million Wörter.
When I ask people what they regret most about high school, they nearly all say the same thing: that they wasted so much time.
Wenn ich Leute frage, was sie in Bezug aufs Gymnasium am meisten bedauern, sagen fast alle das Gleiche: dass sie so viel Zeit verschwendet haben.
I was laughing so hard I nearly dislocated my jaw.
Ich lachte so heftig, dass ich mir fast den Kiefer ausrenkte.
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