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.
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
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More definitions
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
Examples
17 sentencesIt was a pretty close call.
ruМы были на волоске от смерти.
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.
Translations
4 languagesРусский
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| Singular | close call |
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Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin:close shavesqueaksqueakernarrow escape