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    Quote Originally Posted by DDT
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    Is it possible to give the inflection in Russian "not quite" as in " I didn’t quite kill all the insects. "??
    In general, the Russian equivalent of "not quite" is "не совсем". But I just can't see how I can insert this into your sentence in the given context. I think "не совсем" can't "get along" (so to say) with "всех" in your sentence. So I'd say either "возможно, что я убил не всех насекомых" (without "не совсем") or "возможно, что я не совсем убил насекомых" (without "всех").
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    Yes I see your point, now.

    Though, in english we can use this construction in order to add a sense of embarrassment or humor about something.
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