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.
Значення
значень: 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
Ще визначення
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
Приклади
речень: 17It was a pretty close call.
ruМы были на волоске от смерти. — venticello
I've had too many close calls.
We've had a few close calls.
That was certainly a close call.
That was a really close call.
Переклади
мов: 4Русский
За значеннями 1
situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided:
Форми
множина: close calls| Однина | close call |
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Синоніми
синонімів: 8Близькі за значенням
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin:close shavesqueaksqueakernarrow escape