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Sentence #22569

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 marcelostockle marcelostockle March 18, 2012 March 18, 2012 at 2:42:21 AM UTC link Permalink

@translation check
I'm not so sure about this English sentence, but the Japanese says:
"The meeting was about to end."

user7736 user7736 March 18, 2012 March 18, 2012 at 2:59:49 AM UTC link Permalink

Here's what Blay Paul said about it, "Or 'mostly', 'just about' etc. "all but over" is a valid (if old-fashioned) translation."

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The meeting was all but over.

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➜ #185437会はほとんど終わっていた。

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➜ #1492033The meeting was just about over.

linked by sacredceltic, March 18, 2012
➜ #1492362La réunion touchait à sa fin.

linked by sacredceltic, March 18, 2012
➜ #1492364La réunion était sur le point de se terminer.

linked by sacredceltic, March 18, 2012
➜ #1492363La réunion prenait fin.

linked by sacredceltic, March 18, 2012
➜ #1492365La réunion était pour ainsi dire close.

linked by sacredceltic, March 18, 2012
➜ #1492033The meeting was just about over.

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linked by duran, July 10, 2015
➜ #4357226

unlinked by Horus, July 10, 2015
➜ #2083279Toplantı neredeyse bitmişti.

linked by Horus, July 10, 2015