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61 a close squeak
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62 it was a narrow escape/ a narrow shave/squeak/sqeeze
it was a narrow escape/ a narrow shave/squeak/sqeezehet was op het nippertje, op het kantje af; het had maar een haar gescheeldEnglish-Dutch dictionary > it was a narrow escape/ a narrow shave/squeak/sqeeze
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63 that was a close/narrow/near squeak
that was a close/narrow/near squeakEnglish-Dutch dictionary > that was a close/narrow/near squeak
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64 tira
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65 아슬아슬하게 모면함
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66 практически неразрешимая проблема
Jargon: narrow squeakУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > практически неразрешимая проблема
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67 трудный успех
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68 صرير محدود
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69 escape apenas
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70 быть на волосок
1) General subject: be next door to (от чего-л.), have a hairbreadth escape (от смерти и т. п.), have a hairbreadth escape (от чего-л.), have a narrow escape (от смерти и т. п.), to be next door to (smth.) (от чего-л.), have a close squeak of it (от гибели), have a narrow squeak of it (от гибели), have a tight squeak of it (от гибели), have a narrow escape (от смерти), (от чего-л.) come within a whisker (of)2) Makarov: have a hairbreadth escape (от смерти и т.п.), have a narrow escape (от смерти и т.п.) -
71 corner
corner s.m. ( football) corner: palla in corner, corner kick // salvarsi in corner, to concede a corner; (fig.) to escape by the skin of one's teeth.* * *['kɔrner]sostantivo maschile invariabile cornersalvarsi in corner — fig. to have a narrow squeak, to escape by the skin of one's teeth
* * *corner/'kɔrner/m.inv.corner; salvarsi in corner fig. to have a narrow squeak, to escape by the skin of one's teeth. -
72 täpärä pelastus
• a hairbreadth escape• a near touch• hairbreadth escape• narrow squeak• near touch• a narrow squeak -
73 быть на волосок от гибели
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть на волосок от гибели
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74 еле-еле избежать смерти
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > еле-еле избежать смерти
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75 scampare
scampare v.tr.1 ( salvare) to save, to rescue, to deliver: lo scampai dalla rovina, I saved him from ruin; scampare qlcu. dalla morte, to save s.o. from death // Dio ci scampi!, God forbid!2 ( evitare) to avoid; to escape: scampare un pericolo, to escape a danger; scampare la prigione, to avoid prison // l'hai scampata bella, you've had a narrow escape (o a narrow squeak o a close shave) // l'ho scampata per miracolo, I had a miraculous escape (o I survived by miracle)◆ v. intr.1 ( sfuggire a un rischio) to escape (sthg.); to survive (sthg.), to come* through (sthg.): scampare alla punizione, to escape punishment; scampare alla morte, to escape death; scampare a un terremoto, to come through (o to survive) an earthquake; è scampato per miracolo all'attentato, he miraculously survived the assassination attempt* * *[skam'pare]1. vt(pericolo) to escapescamparla bella — to have a lucky o narrow escape
2. viscampare (a qc) — (pericolo, morte) to survive (sth), escape (sth)
pochi scamparono al disastro — few people were untouched o unaffected by the disaster
* * *[skam'pare] 1.verbo transitivo2) (salvarsi)scamparla — to survive, to come* out alive
2.scamparla bella — to have a narrow escape o a close shave
scampare a — to escape [morte, malattia]; to survive [ disastro]
••Dio ce ne scampi e liberi! — God o heaven forbid!
* * *scampare/skam'pare/ [1]2 (salvarsi) scamparla to survive, to come* out alive; scamparla bella to have a narrow escape o a close shaveDio ce ne scampi e liberi! God o heaven forbid! -
76 быть на волосок от смерти
1) General subject: have a close call, have a narrow escape (провала и т. п.)2) Colloquial: sense death staring atУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > быть на волосок от смерти
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77 быть на волосок от провала
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > быть на волосок от провала
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78 еле-еле спастись
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79 чудом избежать гибели
Универсальный русско-английский словарь > чудом избежать гибели
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80 güçbela kurtulmak
have a close squeak, have a narrow squeak
См. также в других словарях:
narrow squeak — noun A narrow escape • • • Main Entry: ↑narrow * * * narrow squeak, Informal. a narrow escape … Useful english dictionary
narrow squeak — n. a success almost not achieved; a lucky or marginal success; a problem almost not surmounted. □ That was a narrow squeak. I don’t know how I survived. □ Another narrow squeak like that and I’ll give up … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
a narrow squeak — ► a narrow squeak Brit. informal something that is only narrowly achieved. Main Entry: ↑squeak … English terms dictionary
a narrow squeak Brit. — a narrow squeak Brit. informal an escape or victory that is narrowly achieved. → narrow … English new terms dictionary
squeak — [skwēk] vi. [ME squeken, prob. akin to ON skvakka, to gurgle] 1. to make or utter a short, sharp, high pitched sound or cry 2. [Informal, Chiefly Brit.] to act as an informer; squeal vt. 1. to utter or produce in a squeak 2. to cause (a door, etc … English World dictionary
squeak — ► NOUN 1) a short, high pitched sound or cry. 2) a single remark or communication: I didn t hear a squeak from him. ► VERB 1) make a squeak. 2) say something in a high pitched tone. 3) informal succeed in achieving something by a very narrow… … English terms dictionary
squeak´ing|ly — squeak «skweek», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to make a short, sharp, shrill sound: »A mouse squeaks. 2. Informal. to get or pass with difficulty: »The Senate will block it even if it squeaks through the House (Wall Street Journal). 3. Slang. a) to turn… … Useful english dictionary
squeak — n. & v. n. 1 a a short shrill cry as of a mouse. b a slight high pitched sound as of an unoiled hinge. 2 (also narrow squeak) a narrow escape, a success barely attained. v. 1 intr. make a squeak. 2 tr. utter (words) shrilly. 3 intr. (foll. by by … Useful english dictionary
narrow — 1 adjective 1 NOT WIDE not wide, especially in comparison with length or with what is usual: a narrow winding valley | a long narrow room | There are plans to widen the narrowest sections of the road. compare broad 1 (1) opposite wide 1 (1) 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
narrow — adj., n., & v. adj. (narrower, narrowest) 1 a of small width in proportion to length; lacking breadth. b confined or confining; constricted (within narrow bounds). 2 of limited scope; restricted (in the narrowest sense). 3 with little margin (a… … Useful english dictionary
squeak — /skwik / (say skweek) noun 1. a short, sharp, shrill cry; a sharp, high pitched sound. 2. Also, narrow squeak. Colloquial an escape or avoidance only just achieved. –verb (i) 3. to utter or emit a squeak or squeaky sound. 4. Colloquial to confess …