hair's in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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I.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr] N

III.hair [Brit hɛː, Am hɛr]

by a hair, by a hair's breadth
per un pelo
to have a hair's breadth escape
salvarsi per un pelo or per il rotto della cuffia
he didn't turn a hair
non ha fatto una piega or non ha battuto ciglio
he was perfect, not a hair out of place
era perfetto, non aveva un solo capello fuori posto
it made my hair stand on end
mi ha fatto rizzare i capelli in testa
I won't let them touch or harm a hair of your head
gli impedirò di torcerti un solo capello
keep your hair on! Brit inf
stai calmo! non preoccuparti!
the thought made her hair curl
il pensiero le fece rizzare i capelli in testa
to get in sb's hair inf
stare tra i piedi di qn or dare fastidio a qn
to have sb by the short hairs Am inf
tenere qn in pugno, in propria balia
to let one's hair down inf
rilassarsi or lasciarsi andare
to split hairs
spaccare il capello in quattro
to tear one's hair out
strapparsi i capelli
you need a hair of the dog (that bit you)
= hai bisogno di un bicchierino di liquore per farti passare la sbronza

angel-hair pasta [ˈeɪndʒlheəˌpæstə, -ˌpɑːstə], angel's hair [ˈeɪndʒlzˌheə(r)] N Am

hair straighteners [Brit ˈhɛː streɪtnəz] N npl

hair restorer [ˈheərɪˌstɔːrə(r)] N

hair clip [Brit ˈhɛːklɪp] N Brit

hair grass [Am ˈhɛr ˌɡræs] N

hair's in the PONS Dictionary

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hair's Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to wear one's hair up/down
avere i capelli raccolti/sciolti
that'll put hair on your chest inf
questo ti rimetterà
to not harm a hair on sb's head
non torcere un capello a qu
to see neither hide nor hair of sb
non vedere qu
to wear one's hair loose/tied back
portare i capelli sciolti/raccolti
to tear one's hair out over sth fig
strapparsi i capelli per qc
to perm one's hair, to have one's hair permed
farsi la permanente
to wear one's hair in a crop
portare i capelli tagliati cortissimi
not to touch [or harm] a hair on sb's head
non torcere neppure un capello a qu
it'd make your hair stand on end
cose da far rizzare i -i fig

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In 1900, the race was within a hair's breadth of disappearing, with only 19 riders at the start.
en.wikipedia.org
You've overslept and there's no way you are going to get ready on time and your hair's an apocalyptic disaster.
www.irishexaminer.com
He needs the tape: he is just a hair's breadth away.
en.wikipedia.org
A prison nurse has come within a hair's breadth of being suspended for a financial relationship with a former inmate she had treated.
www.radionz.co.nz
Melting icebergs are causing sea levels to rise, scientists have discovered, but only by a hair's breadth every year.
www.telegraph.co.uk
If you noticed that there is a hair's breadth between such views and those of extreme religious conservatism and common-or-garden internet misogyny.
www.telegraph.co.uk
It rocketed past, coming within a hair's breadth of my head.
www.theglobeandmail.com
Most of all, the greenback has fallen against gold, which is now a hair's breadth from its all-time high.
www.theglobeandmail.com
We seem about a hair's breadth away from "double-plus good" territory sometimes.
www.fastcocreate.com
A hair's breadth was, and still is, informally, a very small measurement.
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