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fast (adv)
   almost, nearly

"Eine kurze Geschichte von fast allem" (Buch von Bill Bryson)
A Short History of Nearly Everything (book by Bill Bryson)
Windows 7 lässt fast alle Browser schneller werden.
Windows 7 allows almost all browsers to run faster.
Ich bin fast vom Stuhl gefallen.
I nearly fell off my chair.

Related:
fast alles almost/nearly everything
fast nie hardly ever, almost never
fast nichts almost nothing
schnell (adj/adv) fast, quick(ly)

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