"à peu près" meaning in French

See à peu près in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /a pø pʁɛ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à peu près.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-à peu près.wav [Lyon]
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} à peu près
  1. more or less; about, just about Synonyms: à peu de choses près, approximativement, autour de, environ, peut-être, plus ou moins, quelque
    Sense id: en-à_peu_près-fr-adv-1IrQRdq2 Categories (other): French terms with collocations
  2. almost, just about Synonyms: presque, quasiment
    Sense id: en-à_peu_près-fr-adv-QpvlYTyt Categories (other): French terms with collocations, French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: à-peu-près Related terms: à peu de choses près, à ... près, à beaucoup près, d’ici peu

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