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knapp; nicht ganz {adv} (vor Zahlen und Zeitangaben) ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "knapp"){kind=small} |
just under; close to; close on (used before numbers or expressions of time) | |
| knapp 2 Millionen | just under 2 million; close to 2 million; close on 2 million | |
| in knapp drei Wochen / in nicht ganz drei Wochen | in just under three weeks; in close to three weeks | |
| Eine Scheidung kostet knapp 1.000 Pfund. | A divorce costs just under pounds 1,000. | |
| Die Bearbeitung des Videos dauerte knapp eine Woche. | The video took just under/not quite a week to edit. | |
| Er starb knapp 80-jährig.; Er starb mit nicht ganz 80 Jahren. | He died at the age of just under 80; He died when he was close to 80. |