failli

Oh, et papa, j'ai failli oublié de te dire !
Oh, and dad, I almost forgot to tell you!
Ma sœur a failli à son devoir envers les Amazones.
My sister has failed in her duties to the Amazons.
J'ai failli m'évanouir quand ils ont frappé à ma porte.
I almost fainted when they knocked at my door.
À cause de vous, on a failli perdre un écran.
Because of what you did, we almost lost a monitor.
Oh, j'ai failli oublier ; avant, elle doit se préparer !
Oh, I almost forget; before she needs to get prepared!
Tu es allé trop loin, Niccolo. Tu as failli devenir veuf.
You went too far, Niccolo. You almost become a widower.
Nous avons donc failli à notre mission de développement.
We have therefore failed in our development mission.
Vous avez failli avoir un vrai cauchemar sur les bras.
You almost had a real nightmare on your hands.
J'ai failli ne pas vous reconnaître avec votre chapeau.
I almost didn't recognize you with your hat on.
Savez-vous elle et Elvis a failli se marier ?
Do you know she and Elvis almost got married?
Tu sais, Michael, j'ai failli ne pas venir ce soir.
You know, Michael, I almost didn't come tonight.
C'est là que nombreux ont failli dans ce Message.
That is where so many have fallen short in this Message.
J'ai failli appeler le poste, mais quel est l'intérêt ?
I almost called the station, but what's the point?
La femme du patron a failli le suivre à San Francisco.
And the boss's wife almost followed him to San Francisco.
Emily m'a dit tu as failli ne pas assister à la cérémonie.
Emily told me you almost didn't attend the ceremony.
Walter, tu as failli me donner une crise cardiaque.
Walter, you almost gave me a heart attack.
J'ai failli rejoindre l'armée après être arrivé à New York.
I came close to joining the army after New York.
Tu sais, on a failli te faire une transfusion.
You know, we came close to giving you a transfusion.
Lorsqu'elles ont quitté la boutique, une voiture a failli les renverser.
When they left the store, a car almost ran them down.
J'ai failli ne pas vous reconnaître sans votre costume.
I almost didn't recognize you without your costume.
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