faillir

Tu sais, Victoria a failli en prendre un pour moi.
You know, Victoria almost got one of those for me.
La stratégie de Lisbonne était intergouvernementale et elle a failli.
The Lisbon strategy was intergovernmental and it failed.
La femme du patron a failli le suivre à San Francisco.
And the boss's wife almost followed him to San Francisco.
On a failli l'avoir avec la femme à l'hôpital.
We nearly had him on the woman in the hospital.
Le scandale a failli coûté son poste à mon père.
The scandal almost cost my father his job.
J'ai fait une erreur qui a failli te coûter la vie.
Made a mistake that almost cost you your life.
Quand elle m'a vu, elle a failli avoir une attaque.
She almost had a heart attack when she saw me.
Il a failli s'évanouir. Il dit que c'est le même visage.
He almost fainted. Said it was the same face.
On a failli avoir un accident avec un costume et un téléphone.
We almost had an accident with a suit and a cell phone.
Deux fois, il a failli se faire renverser par une voiture.
Twice he almost got hit by a car.
Sa mère a failli devenir ma première cliente.
His mother nearly became my first client.
Votre interférence a failli me coûter la vie.
Your interference almost cost me my life.
L'an dernier, il a failli sauter du toit.
Last year he tried to jump off the roof.
Et dites-lui qu'elle a failli m'avoir, cette fois.
And tell her she nearly got me that time.
On a failli se faire arrêter par la police.
We almost got caught by the police.
Elle a failli me donner un coup de poêle.
She almost hit me with a frying pan.
Je m'excuse de ce qui a failli vous arriver.
You have my apologies for what almost happened to you.
Quand tu m'as serré la main... mon coeur a failli s'arrêter.
When you shook my hand... I thought my heart would stop.
Il a failli m'avoir la première fois.
He nearly got me with it the first time.
Elle a failli me démolir en salle de repos.
She almost decked me in the rec room.
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