German-English translation for "Haaresbreite"

"Haaresbreite" English translation

Haaresbreite
Femininum | feminine f

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by a hairsbreadth not an inch he escaped death by a hairsbreadth (
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  • um Haaresbreite
    by a hair(s)breadth (auch | alsoa. hair’s breadth britisches Englisch | British EnglishBr )
    um Haaresbreite
  • er entging dem Tod (nur) um Haaresbreite
    he escaped death by a hair(s)breadth (oder | orod by the skin of his teeth)
    er entging dem Tod (nur) um Haaresbreite
examples
  • nicht um Haaresbreite
    not an inch
    nicht um Haaresbreite
The old woman had a narrow escape from being run over by a car.
Die alte Frau wäre um Haaresbreite von einem Auto überfahren worden.
Source: Tatoeba
He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.
Auf der Treppe rutschte er aus und so entkam er schließlich nur um Haaresbreite.
Source: Tatoeba
He had a narrow escape when he slipped on the stairs.
Er rutschte auf der Treppe aus und entkam so nur um Haaresbreite.
Source: Tatoeba
That is not necessarily protectionism, but at times, they are only a hair's breadth away.
Das ist nicht unbedingt Protektionismus, aber manchmal sind nur um eine Haaresbreite davon entfernt.
Source: Europarl
That's an eyelash under a trillion dollars.
Eine Haaresbreite unter einer Billion.
Source: TED
I escaped the accident by the skin of my teeth.
Ich bin dem Unfall um Haaresbreite entkommen.
Source: Tatoeba
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