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Translations for „hair's breadth“ in the English » German Dictionary (Go to German » English)

I . ˈhair's breadth N

II . ˈhair's breadth ADJ attr

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

hair's breadth finish
[äußerst] knapper Endspurt
hair's breadth victory
hauchdünner Sieg
what a hair's-breadth escape!
das ist ja gerade noch mal gutgegangen!
to have a hair's breadth escape
mit knapper Not entkommen [o. davonkommen]
to be within a hair's breadth of disaster/ruin
einer Katastrophe/dem Ruin nahe sein
she came within a hair's breadth of losing her life
um ein Haar hätte sie ihr Leben verloren

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
The slightest movement, a hair's breadth, is sufficient.
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He needs the tape: he is just a hair's breadth away.
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This is causing sea level to rise by just 49 micrometers per year - around a hair's breadth.
www.telegraph.co.uk
A nuclear war is averted by a hair's breadth.
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The perfect skating game remains just a tiny hair's breadth out of reach, but if you are not satisfied with your purchase of this game, head examinations are recommended.
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However, small and relative differences are of decisive importance for winning or losing by a hair's breadth.
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My eye was saved by a hair's breadth.
www.ndtv.com
Five years of hair's breadth reversals have not yet conquered this soul.
www.mayonews.ie
It rocketed past, coming within a hair's breadth of my head.
www.theglobeandmail.com
At 27pc, it is within a hair's breadth of the lead party.
www.independent.ie

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