quasi
31quasi — 1. quasi [ kazi ] adv. • 980; mot lat. ♦ Région. ou littér. Presque, pour ainsi dire. (Devant un adj.) « Le raisin est quasi mûr » (Colette). (Devant un t. à valeur quantitative) « Il les aime quasi autant les uns que les autres » (Sand). ⇒… …
32quasi — /kweysay/kwoziy/ As if; almost as it were; analogous to. This term is used in legal phraseology to indicate that one subject resembles another, with which it is compared, in certain characteristics, but that there are intrinsic and material… …
33quasi — quà·si avv., cong. FO 1. avv., circa, pressapoco, pressoché: ne ho comprato quasi un chilo, siamo quasi arrivati, è quasi Pasqua, «Hai finito?» «Q.» | quasi mai, molto raramente: non viene quasi mai Sinonimi: all incirca, grosso modo, più o meno …
34quasi — {{hw}}{{quasi}}{{/hw}}A avv. 1 Circa, poco meno che: è quasi un litro; pesa quasi un quintale; ha quasi quarant anni | Pressoché, a un dipresso: siamo quasi arrivati; ho quasi finito | Quasi mai, molto raramente: non lo trovo quasi mai in casa. 2 …
35Quasi — For the prefix, see the Wiktionary entry quasi . Quasi Quasi on stage in Chicago Background information Origin …
36Quasi — Das Wort quasi (lat.) bedeutet übersetzt gleich, wie, sozusagen. In der DDR war es auch der Name eines preisgünstigen Scheuermittels aus Quarzsand, das in 250 g Pappschachteln zu 20 Pfennig verkauft wurde. Als Vorsilbe wird Quasi in manchen… …
37quasi- — a combining form meaning resembling, having some, but not all of the features of, used in the formation of compound words: quasi definition; quasi monopoly; quasi official; quasi scientific. [ < L quasi as if, as though, equiv. to qua(m) as + si… …
38quasi — adjective Etymology: quasi Date: 1642 1. having some resemblance usually by possession of certain attributes < a quasi corporation > 2. having a legal status only by operation or construction of law and without reference to intent < a quasi… …
39quasi- — [[t]kwe͟ɪzaɪ [/t]] COMB in ADJ Quasi is used to form adjectives and nouns that describe something as being in many ways like something else, without actually being that thing. The flame is a quasi religious emblem of immortality. ...a few key… …
40quasi — A Latin word meaning almost or as if. The word is encountered in terms like quasi *contract, quasi military, and quasi official …
