hairsbreadth

[US]/hɛəzbrɛdθ/
[UK]/hɛrzbrɛdθ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. el ancho de un cabello; un espacio extremadamente estrecho; una distancia muy corta
adj. estrecho como un cabello; extremadamente estrecho
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

by a hairsbreadth

por un pelo

to a hairsbreadth

hasta un pelo

hairsbreadth escape

escapar por un pelo

hairsbreadth away

a un pelo de distancia

within hairsbreadth

dentro de un pelo

hairsbreadth margin

margen de un pelo

hairsbreadth difference

diferencia de un pelo

a hairsbreadth's

de un pelo

hairsbreadth close

cerca por un pelo

hairsbreadth miss

fallar por un pelo

Example Sentences

the car missed the child by a hairsbreadth.

El coche pasó a escasos pelos del niño.

she came within a hairsbreadth of winning the championship.

Ella estuvo a punto de ganar el campeonato.

the arrow flew past his head by a hairsbreadth.

La flecha pasó a escasos pelos de su cabeza.

it was a hairsbreadth difference between success and failure.

La diferencia entre el éxito y el fracaso fue de un pelo.

he made a hairsbreadth escape from the collapsing building.

Él escapó a escasos pelos del edificio derrumbándose.

the politician was within a hairsbreadth of losing the election.

El político estuvo a punto de perder la elección.

their opinions differed by only a hairsbreadth.

Sus opiniones diferían solo por un pelo.

the detective was at a hairsbreadth from solving the case.

El detective estuvo a punto de resolver el caso.

the hiker was rescued just a hairsbreadth away from the cliff edge.

El excursionista fue rescatado justo a escasos pelos del borde del acantilado.

the team won by a hairsbreadth margin.

El equipo ganó por un margen de un pelo.

she saved the document a hairsbreadth before the computer crashed.

Ella guardó el documento a escasos pelos antes de que la computadora se apagara.

the gymnast landed the dismount by a hairsbreadth.

La gimnasta aterrizó el desmontaje a escasos pelos.

the driver stopped the vehicle by a hairsbreadth.

El conductor detuvo el vehículo a escasos pelos.

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