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in the PONS Dictionary

breadth [bretθ, bredθ] N no pl

1. breadth:

breadth (broadness)
Breite f <-, -n>
breadth (width)
Weite f <-, -n>

2. breadth fig (multidimensionality):

breadth
Ausdehnung f <-, -en>
breadth
Weite f <-, -n>
breadth of learning
umfassende Bildung
breadth of mind
große [geistige] Aufgeschlossenheit

I. ˈhair's breadth N

hair's breadth
Haaresbreite f <-, -n>
by a hair's breadth
um Haaresbreite
she came within a hair's breadth of losing her life
um ein Haar hätte sie ihr Leben verloren
to be within a hair's breadth of disaster/ruin
einer Katastrophe/dem Ruin nahe sein
to be within a hair's breadth of disaster/ruin
am Rande einer Katastrophe/des Ruins stehen

II. ˈhair's breadth ADJ attr

hair's breadth
haarbreit
to have a hair's breadth escape
mit knapper Not entkommen [o. davonkommen]
hair's breadth finish
[äußerst] knapper Endspurt
hair's breadth victory
hauchdünner Sieg