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2 that was a close shave!
Макаров: мы чуть не погибли!Универсальный англо-русский словарь > that was a close shave!
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3 it was a close shave
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4 it was a close shave
EU [fam.] il s'en est fallu d'un cheveu; c'était moins uneEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > it was a close shave
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6 That was a close shave!
Мы едва избежали опасности!Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > That was a close shave!
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7 it\ was\ a\ close\ shave
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8 we survived but it was a close shave
Макаров: мы едва выжили, мы чуть не погиблиУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > we survived but it was a close shave
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n infmlHe got a place at university but it was a close shave — Ему дали место в университете, а могли и не дать
Wow, that was a close shave — Мы чуть не столкнулись
The explosion was so near, so loud that it had been evidently a close shave — Рвануло так близко и так громко, что мы явно были на волосок от гибели
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1. чистое бритьё2. разг. опасное, рискованное положениеwe survived but it was a close shave — мы едва выжили, мы чуть не погибли
close shave — опасное положение, едва избегнутая опасность
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[͵kləʋsʹʃeıv]1. чистое бритьё2. разг. опасное, рискованное положение; ≅ на волосок от гибелиwe survived but it was a close shave - мы едва выжили, мы чуть не погибли
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a narrow (often lucky) escape:نَجاةٌ بأُعْجوبَهThat was a close shave – that car nearly ran you over.
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чистое бритье( разговорное) опасное, рискованное положение;
на волосок гибели - we survived but it was a * мы едва выжили, мы чуть не погиблиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > close shave
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1) Общая лексика: на волосок от, с минимальным преимуществом2) Современное выражение: на волосок (Напр., That was a close shave! The mountaineers had several close calls/shaves) -
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(тж close call)that was a close shave! — е́ле жив оста́лся!, е́ле но́ги унёс!
The Americanisms. English-Russian dictionary. > a close shave
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опасное, рискованное положение, опасность, которую едва удалось избежать; ≈ на волосок от (гибели, провала, разорения и т. п.); см. тж. a close call и a close squeak...there was an explosion so near, so loud, so shattering that it seemed for an instant as if the shelter had been struck. It had evidently been a close shave. (W. S. Maugham, ‘The Hour before the Dawn’, ch. XV) —...поблизости раздался взрыв. Он был такой громкий, такой оглушительный, что казалось, снаряд попал в бомбоубежище... Укрывшиеся там люди были на волосок от гибели.
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a close call/shave на волосок (от несчастья); чудом спастись/избежать чего-либоThat was a close call! That van came speeding round the corner and didn't see me crossing the road!
He's never had an accident but he's had several close shaves.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > a close shave
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19 ♦ close
♦ close (1) /kləʊs/A a.1 vicino; ravvicinato: The school is close to the church, la scuola è vicina alla chiesa; at close range, a distanza ravvicinata; close escort, scorta ravvicinata; close by, vicino; nelle vicinanze2 stretto; prossimo: close collaboration, stretta collaborazione; in close touch with, a stretto contatto con; to have close links with, avere stretti legami con NOTA D'USO: - strict o close?-3 fitto; serrato; compatto: close weave, trama fitta; close print, caratteri fitti; close stitches, punti fitti; (mil.) close ranks, ranghi serrati; close reasoning, ragionamenti serrati4 combattuto fino all'ultimo; serrato; vinto di stretta misura: close contest, gara serrata; lotta serrata ( in un'elezione, ecc.); close victory, vittoria di stretta misura; ( sport) close finish, finale sul filo di lana5 intimo; stretto; vicino; legato; unito: close friend, amico intimo; close relatives, parenti stretti; parenti prossimi; close adviser, consigliere particolare; The two brothers are very close, i due fratelli sono molto legati; We've always been very close, siamo sempre stati molto amici6 accurato; preciso; serrato: close examination, esame accurato; close inspection, controllo attento; close questioning, interrogatorio serrato; to pay close attention to, fare molta attenzione a; to keep a close eye on st., tenere d'occhio attentamente qc.; stare bene attento a qc.; to keep a close watch on sb., fare buona guardia a q.7 molto simile all'originale; fedele; accurato; scrupoloso: close resemblance, stretta (o forte) somiglianza; close translation, traduzione aderente all'originale; They are a close match, sono molto simili8 riservato; abbottonato (fam.): close character, carattere riservato; He's very close about his trips, è molto riservato sui (o non parla mai dei) suoi viaggi9 ben custodito; segreto; celato: a close secret, un segreto ben custodito; to keep st. close, tenere qc. celato, segreto10 afoso; soffocante; poco arieggiato: close weather, tempo afoso; It is very close in here, manca l'aria qui dentro; close smell, odore di chiusoB avv.vicino; accanto; dappresso: Don't come too close, non avvicinarti troppo; non venirmi vicino; The exams are getting close, gli esami si avvicinano; to draw close, avvicinarsi; approssimarsi; close behind us, subito dietro di noi; to follow close behind, venire subito dietro; seguire dappresso; We live close to the stadium, abitiamo vicino allo stadio; We were close to victory, eravamo vicini alla vittoria; She was close to tears, stava per piangere; to come close to perfection, avvicinarsi alla perfezione● close at hand, a portata di mano; vicino □ (fam.) a close call (o thing) = close shave ► sotto □ (mil.) close combat, combattimento ravvicinato □ (fin.) close company, società controllata dai suoi direttori o a ristretta partecipazione azionaria ( non più di cinque soci) □ close confinement, segregazione cellulare □ (fin., USA) close corporation = close company ► sopra □ ( d'erba, di capelli) close-cropped (o close-cut), tagliato raso; rasato □ close custody, rigorosa custodia, segregazione ( di un detenuto) □ (comm.) close-cut price, prezzo ristrettissimo □ close enough, piuttosto vicino; più o meno □ ( sport) close finish, arrivo serrato; arrivo in gruppo □ close-fisted, spilorcio; avaro; tirchio □ close-fistedness, avarizia; tirchieria □ ( d'abito) close-fitting, aderente; attillato □ (aeron.) close formation, formazione chiusa □ ( di legno, ecc.) close-grained, a grana fitta; a struttura compatta □ (naut.) close-hauled, di bolina stretta □ close-in, a distanza ravvicinata; ( anche, USA) vicino al centro □ ( di comunità, famiglia, ecc.) close-knit, compatto, molto unito □ ( sport) close marking, marcatura stretta □ ( di rete) close-meshed, a maglie fitte □ close-mouthed (o close-lipped), reticente; riservato □ close on ( seguito da numero), quasi: close on ten hours, quasi dieci ore □ close quarters, stretta vicinanza: at close quarters, dappresso; da vicino; in close quarters, in uno spazio ristretto; gomito a gomito; (mil.) to come to close quarters, venire in contatto ( col nemico) □ ( di gara, elezione, ecc.) close-run, combattuto fino in fondo; molto tirato; vinto (o perso) di stretta misura □ close season, stagione in cui la caccia e la pesca sono chiuse □ close-set, molto accostati, molto vicini: close-set eyes, occhi molto accostati □ a close shave, una rasatura a fondo; (fig. fam.) rischio evitato per un soffio (o per un pelo): I wasn't hit, but it was a close shave, non sono stato colpito, ma solo per un pelo; We've had a close shave, l'abbiamo scampata bella □ close-spaced = close-set ► sopra □ (stor.) close-stool, comoda □ close to, quasi; ( anche) da vicino, dappresso, a distanza ravvicinata: close to £1,000, quasi mille sterline; seen from close to, visto da vicino □ close to sb. 's heart, che sta molto a cuore di q. □ (fig.) close to home, spiacevolmente vero; che tocca sul vivo; che brucia □ close to the wind, (naut.) serrando il vento; (fig.) sul filo del rasoio, al margine della legalità □ close up, vicino; da vicino □ to come close to doing st., essere lì lì per fare qc.: I came close to slapping her in the face, fui lì lì per schiaffeggiarla □ (mil.) in close order, in ordine chiuso □ (fam.) That was close!, c'è mancato un pelo! □ too close for comfort, un po' troppo vicino; pericolosamente vicino; che tocca troppo da vicino □ ( slang USA) Close, but no cigar!, ci sei quasi!; ci sei andato vicino!close (2) (def. 1 /kləʊs/, def. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e 8 /kləʊz/)n.3 chiusura; fine; termine; stretta finale ( nelle trattative, ecc.): to draw to a close, giungere al termine; finire; There will be a collection at the close of the meeting, ci sarà una colletta alla fine della riunione; to come (o to draw) to a close, giungere al termine; finire6 (fin. = close of business) chiusura ( alla Borsa Valori): at the close, in chiusura; to go down at the close, chiudere al ribasso; to go up at the close, chiudere al rialzo; Tin shares strengthened at the close, le azioni dello stagno hanno chiuso in rialzo8 (mus.) finale.♦ (to) close /kləʊz/A v. t.1 chiudere; serrare: to close the door [a book, one's mouth], chiudere la porta [un libro, la bocca]; ( banca, rag.) to close an account, chiudere un conto; (elettr.) to close a circuit, chiudere un circuito; to close one's days, chiudere la vita; morire3 concludere; portare a termine; chiudere: to close a deal, concludere un affare; to close a meeting, chiudere una riunione; togliere una seduta; (leg.) to close the sitting, togliere l'udienza5 (comput.) chiudereB v. i.2 chiudere: The office closes at 12 A.M., l'ufficio chiude alle 12; The factory closed last year, la fabbrica ha chiuso l'anno scorso3 giungere al termine; finire; chiudere: The meeting closed at eight o'clock, la riunione è finita alle otto; I will close with an anecdote, chiuderò con un aneddoto4 (fin.) chiudere, quotare in chiusura ( alla Borsa Valori): Our shares closed at £10, le azioni in nostro possesso hanno chiuso a dieci sterline5 (ipp.) rimontare; farsi sotto● (leg.) to close a bankruptcy, chiudere un fallimento □ ( banca) to close doors, chiudere gli sportelli □ to close a gap ► gap □ ( Borsa, fin.) to close a position, pareggiare □ (mil.) 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close shave — See: CLOSE CALL … Dictionary of American idioms
close shave — See: CLOSE CALL … Dictionary of American idioms
close shave — If you have a close shave, you very nearly have a serious accident or get into trouble. (Dorking School Dictionary) *** This term describes a situation where an accident or a disaster nearly happened. I almost hit the child who ran … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
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close call — or[shave] {n. phr.} A narrow escape. * /That sure was a close call when that truck came near us from the right!/ * /When Tim fell off his bicycle in front of a bus, it was a very close shave./ … Dictionary of American idioms