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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | она чуть не заплакала | she felt like crying |
| gen. | она чуть не заплакала с досады | she almost burst into tears from aggravation |
| gen. | чуть не заплакать | be on the brink of tears |
| gen. | я чуть было не заплакал. | I could have wept (I could have wept thinking what I'd missed. musichok) |
| Makarov. | я чуть не заплакал | I came near to crying |