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Meaning of dóbair | Babel Free

Adverb CEFR B1
ˈd̪ˠoːbˠəɾʲ

Definitions

almost (in the past tense); it almost happened

Equivalents

English almost

Examples

“Dóbair dom é a bhriseadh.”

I almost broke it.

“Dóbair gur bhris mé é.”

I almost broke it.

“Ba dhóbair dom é a bhriseadh.”

I almost broke it.

“Ba dhóbair gur bhris mé é.”

I almost broke it.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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