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1 hair's breadth
hair's breadth [ˊheəzbredθ] nничто́жное, минима́льное расстоя́ние;by a hair's breadth са́мую ма́лость
◊within ( или by) a hair's breadth of death на волосо́к от сме́рти
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2 hair's breadth
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3 hair's breadth
1) Общая лексика: минимальная ширина, минимальное расстояние, ничтожное расстояние, толщина волоса2) Макаров: в точности, точь-в-точь -
4 hair's-breadth
1) Специальный термин: 1/48 часть дюйма2) Макаров: минимальная ширина, толщина волоса -
5 hair's breadth
= hairbreadth* * *(n) минимальная ширина; толщина волоса* * *минимальное расстояние, ничтожное расстояние* * *= hairbreadth -
6 hair's-breadth
[ʹheəzbretθ] = hairbreadth I -
7 hair's breadth
['hɛəzˌbretθ] -
8 by a hair's breadth
1) (from, of smth.) едва не, чуть-чуть не, на волосок от чего-л. (тж. within a hair's(-)breadth of smth.)More than once I have been within hair's breadth of death. (W. S. Maugham ‘The Razor's Edge’, ch. VI) — Не раз я смотрел смерти в глаза.
Yet even so he came within a hair's breadth of winning. — При всем этом он чуть не одержал победу.
2) чуть-чуть, хоть немного, хоть самую малость, хоть на йоту (тж.a hair's breadth)Suppose anything you please, Miss Clark, it wouldn't shake my belief in Rachel Verinder by a hair's-breadth. (W. Collins, ‘The Moonstone’, ‘The Second Period’, ch. III) — Думайте что хотите, мисс Кларк. Это ничуть не поколеблет мою веру в Рэчел Вериндер.
Valentine: "...If I swerve by a hair's breadth from the straight line of the most rigid respectability, I'm done for." (B. Shaw, ‘You Never Can Tell’, act I) — Валентин: "...Я пропал, если хоть на йоту уклонюсь от линии самого безупречного поведения."
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9 to a hair's breadth
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10 by a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whisker
By a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whiskerедваI just missed getting on the plane by a hair’s breadth.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > by a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whisker
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11 by a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whisker
By a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whiskerедваI just missed getting on the plane by a hair’s breadth.English-Russian small dictionary of idioms > by a hair(‘s breadth) / by a whisker
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12 to a hair's breadth
точь-в-точь, точно, в точности, полностью, как раз (ср. тютелька в тютельку)Bannal: "...Who is the author? Tell me that, and I'll place the play for you to a hair's breadth." (B. Shaw, ‘Fanny's First Play’, act III) — Бэннал: "... Скажите мне, кто автор, и я без ошибки определю, какая это пьеса."
You both had plenty of time to put your heads together before the police arrived. I'm sure the stories would tally to a hair's breadth... (N. Marsh, ‘Surfeit of Lampreys’, ch. XIV) — До прихода полиции у вас было достаточно времени, чтобы все хорошенько обсудить. Я уверен, что ваши показания полностью совпадут…
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13 accurate to a hair's-breadth
Общая лексика: "как в аптеке", весьма точный, тютелька в тютелькуУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > accurate to a hair's-breadth
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14 bullet missed me by a hair's breadth
Макаров: пуля едва меня не заделаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > bullet missed me by a hair's breadth
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15 by (within) a hair's breadth of (smth.)
Общая лексика: на волосок (от чего-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > by (within) a hair's breadth of (smth.)
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16 by a hair's breadth
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17 by a hair's breadth of
2) Макаров: (smth.) на волосок (от чего-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > by a hair's breadth of
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18 by a hair's breadth of (smth.)
Макаров: на волосок (от чего-л.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > by a hair's breadth of (smth.)
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19 he didn't depart by a hair's-breadth from his instructions
Общая лексика: он ни на йоту не отклонялся от инструкцийУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he didn't depart by a hair's-breadth from his instructions
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20 he was within a hair's breadth of being run over by a car
Макаров: его чуть не переехала машинаУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was within a hair's breadth of being run over by a car
См. также в других словарях:
hair's breadth — hair’s breadth UK US noun [singular] the smallest possible distance, amount, or degree The car only missed us by a hair’s breadth. We were a hair’s breadth away from winning a fortune. Thesaurus: specific types of distancehyponym small numbers… … Useful english dictionary
hair's breadth — n [singular] a very small amount or distance ▪ The bullet missed me by a hair s breadth … Dictionary of contemporary English
Hair's breadth — Hairbreadth Hair breadth ( br[e^]dth), Hair s breadth Hair s breadth (h[^a]rz ). The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance; sometimes, definitely, the forty eighth part of an inch. [Also spelled {hairsbreadth}.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hair's breadth — N SING: a N A hair s breadth is a very small degree or amount. The dollar fell to within a hair s breadth of its all time low... He did not swerve a hair s breadth from the decision he had made … English dictionary
hair's breadth — UK / US noun [singular] the smallest possible distance, amount, or degree The car only missed us by a hair s breadth. We were a hair s breadth away from winning a fortune … English dictionary
hair's-breadth — /ˈhɛəz brɛdθ / (say hairz bredth), / brɛtθ/ (say bretth) noun 1. a very small space or distance: *he had failed by a hair s breadth for a Rhodes scholarship –george johnston, 1964. –adjective 2. extremely narrow or close. –phrase 3. within a hair …
hair's breadth — a common informal unit of distance. Human hairs vary considerably in width, depending on age, color, genetics, and other factors. An average hair is approximately 70 to 100 micrometers (µm) in diameter, so, as a rough standard, a hair s… … Dictionary of units of measurement
hair's-breadth — noun a very small distance or space they escaped by a hair s breadth they lost the election by a whisker • Syn: ↑hairsbreadth, ↑hair, ↑whisker • Hypernyms: ↑small indefinite quantity, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
hair's breadth — noun (singular) a very small amount or distance: The bullet missed me by a hair s breadth … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
hair’s breadth — , hairbreadth Either is fine … Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors
ˈhair's ˌbreadth — noun [singular] the smallest possible distance, amount, or degree … Dictionary for writing and speaking English