hairs breadth

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ϕιλομαθής Joi, 2 Aug 2018, 20:57

Idiomatic translations of "hairs breadth"

Daneză

en hårsbredde

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Engleză

Daneză

på et hængende hår

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Engleză

Daneză

med det yderste af neglene

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Engleză

By the skin of someone's teeth

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ArabăEngleză #1 #2 Greacă Rusă Spaniolă

Engleză

close shave

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Engleză #1 #2 Rusă

Engleză

A close call, or a close scrape

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Engleză

hair’s breadth

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Engleză

a close shave

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Engleză

Franceză

avec la peau des dents.

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Franceză

il s'en est fallu d'un cheveu

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Franceză Hindi

Franceză

une échappée belle

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Franceză

Spaniolă

Pasar de panzazo

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Spaniolă

Por los pelos / Por un pelo

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Spaniolă

Meanings of "hairs breadth"

Engleză

The expression literally means that the distance between two things is only as great as a hair is broad. It is used to express a very narrow amount.

Example: Jack came so close to the edge that he was only a hair’s breadth away from falling over the cliff

ϕιλομαθήςon Joi, 02 Aug 2018, 20:57

hairs breadth

Idiomatic translations of "hairs breadth"

Meanings of "hairs breadth"

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