close call
close call · close calls
на волосок от
knapp davongekommen, brenzlige Situation, brenzlige Lage
A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoidedA situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
/kləʊs ˈkɔːl/
» It was a pretty close call.
Мы были на волоске от смерти.
Значение
значений: 1A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him.
knapp davongekommen, brenzlige Situation, brenzlige Lage
на волосок отna volosok ot
Ещё определения
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
Примеры
предложений: 17It was a pretty close call.
Мы были на волоске от смерти. — venticello
That was a close call.
Чуть не пропали. — Hellerick
deDas war knapp! — Tamy
It was a close call.
Мы были на волоске. — odexed
I've had too many close calls.
We've had a few close calls.
Переводы
языков: 4Русский
По значениям 1
situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided:
Deutsch
По значениям 1
situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided:
Формы
мн. число: close calls| Ед. число | close call |
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Синонимы
синонимов: 8Близкие по смыслу
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin:close shavesqueaksqueakernarrow escape