Meaning

1 senses
  1. A 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

More definitions
  • something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin

Examples

17 sentences
  1. It was a pretty close call.

    ruМы были на волоске от смерти.

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  2. I've had too many close calls.

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  3. We've had a few close calls.

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  4. That was certainly a close call.

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  5. That was a really close call.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided:

Forms

plural: close calls
Singularclose call
Pluralclose calls

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms

See also

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