насмалко

• almost, (very) nearly, all but; by a hair's breadth
• НАСМАЛКО не паднах I nearly fell, I all but fell
• НАСМАЛКО да го убият he was within an ace of being killed
• НАСМАЛКО щяха да го скъсат на изпита he hardly scraped through the examination
• НАСМАЛКО не загуби работата си he came near to losing his job
• НАСМАЛКО нямаше да успеем да избягаме we had a narrow escape