faillir

Vous avez failli me coûter un mariage.
You almost cost me the marriage.
Vous avez failli perdre la vie pour ça.
You nearly lost your life for your trouble.
Je sais aussi que vous avez failli vous noyer...
I also know that you nearly drowned...
Je vous ai fait confiance, vous avez failli.
I trusted you, and you failed me.
Vous avez failli me coûter un mariage. Idiots !
You almost cost me the marriage.
En partant, vous avez failli me renverser.
Before you peeled out of there, you nearly hit me.
Attendez, vous avez failli m'avoir.
Wait a second, you almost got me.
Croyez-le ou non, mais vous avez failli finir aux objets trouvés !
You may not believe it, but you nearly ended up as lost property.
Vous avez failli me donner une attaque.
You put the heart crosswise in me.
Vous avez failli m'avoir, là.
You almost got me there for a second.
Vous avez failli me faire peur.
You had me worried there.
Vous avez failli me donner une attaque.
Man, I almost had a heart attack.
Vous avez failli m'inquiéter.
You had me worried there for a moment.
Vous avez failli me donner une attaque.
I almost had a heart attack.
Vous avez failli gagner.
You came this close to winning.
Vous avez failli être en retard.
You made it just in time.
Vous avez failli être en retard.
You were just in time.
- Exact. Mais vous avez failli seulement.
That is correct, but you did not.
Vous avez failli m'avoir.
You had me going there.
Vous avez failli avoir un vrai cauchemar sur les bras.
You almost had a real nightmare on your hands.
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