casi todos

almost all

casi todos(kah-see toh-dohs)

phrase

1. (used with a noun)

a. almost all

Casi todos los celulares que venden en esa tienda están fabricados en China.

Almost all the cellphones they sell in that store have been manufactured in China.

b. nearly all

Nos costaría mucho mudarnos a otra ciudad. Casi todos nuestros amigos viven aquí.

We'd find it hard to move to another city. Nearly all our friends live here.

c. virtually all

Casi todos mis problemas se solucionarían con dinero.

Virtually all my troubles would get solved with money.

d. almost all of

Casi todos estos poetas son mexicanos. Solo dos de los 20 son colombianos.

Almost all of these poets are Mexican. Only two out of the 20 are Colombian.

e. nearly all of

Casi todos esos árboles fueron plantados hace cinco años.

Nearly all of those trees were planted five years ago.

f. almost every

Cristina viene al gimnasio casi todos los días. Solo falta algún que otro domingo.

Cristina comes to the gym almost every day. She only misses the odd Sunday.

g. nearly every

En casi todos los pueblos que visitamos había un castillo.

There was a castle in nearly every village we visited.

2. (used without a noun)

a. almost all of them

Tengo 15 nietos, y casi todos están hoy aquí para celebrar mi cumpleaños.

I have 15 grandchildren, and almost all of them are here today to celebrate my birthday.

b. nearly all of them

¿Son unos zapatos más caros que otros? - No, casi todos cuestan lo mismo.

Are some of the shoes more expensive than others? - No, nearly all of them are the same price.

c. almost all

¿Has leído todos estos libros? - No, no todos, pero casi todos.

Have you read all these books? - No, not all of them, but almost all.

d. nearly all

Conozco algunos de estos países, en realidad, casi todos.

I know some of these countries, nearly all in fact.

e. almost every one of them

¿Se comió todos los pasteles? - Casi todos.

Did she eat all the cakes? - Almost every one of them.

f. nearly every one of them

No sé con qué collar quedarme. Me gustan casi todos.

I don't know which necklace I should keep. I like nearly every one of them.

g. almost everyone (people)

En el referéndum, casi todos votaron a favor de las reformas.

Almost everyone voted in favor of the reforms in the referendum.

h. nearly everyone (people)

Casi todos llegaron a la fiesta antes que nosotros.

Nearly everyone arrived at the party before we did.