hairsbreadth

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

Translation

n. en hårdfin bredd; en ytterst smal yta; en mycket kort sträcka
adj. hårdfin; ytterst smal
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

by a hairsbreadth

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to a hairsbreadth

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hairsbreadth escape

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hairsbreadth away

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within hairsbreadth

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hairsbreadth margin

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hairsbreadth difference

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a hairsbreadth's

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hairsbreadth close

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hairsbreadth miss

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Example Sentences

the car missed the child by a hairsbreadth.

Det var med en hårstrås marginal som bilen missade barnet.

she came within a hairsbreadth of winning the championship.

Hon var med en hårstrås marginal från att vinna mästerskapet.

the arrow flew past his head by a hairsbreadth.

Pilen flög förbi hennes huvud med en hårstrås marginal.

it was a hairsbreadth difference between success and failure.

Det var en hårstrås skillnad mellan framgång och misslyckande.

he made a hairsbreadth escape from the collapsing building.

Det var med en hårstrås marginal han undvek att bli begravd i det kollapsande byggnaden.

the politician was within a hairsbreadth of losing the election.

Politikern var med en hårstrås marginal från att förlora valet.

their opinions differed by only a hairsbreadth.

Deras åsikter skiljde sig bara med en hårstrås marginal.

the detective was at a hairsbreadth from solving the case.

Detektiven var bara med en hårstrås marginal från att lösa fallet.

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

Den promenadgående personen räddades bara med en hårstrås marginal från klyvningen.

the team won by a hairsbreadth margin.

Laget vann med en hårstrås marginal.

she saved the document a hairsbreadth before the computer crashed.

Hon sparade dokumentet med en hårstrås marginal innan datorn kraschade.

the gymnast landed the dismount by a hairsbreadth.

Den gymnasten landade avstigningen med en hårstrås marginal.

the driver stopped the vehicle by a hairsbreadth.

Köraren stannade fordonet med en hårstrås marginal.

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