mit knapper Not

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Translation of mit knapper Not into English

Adverb

1.
  • He passed the exam by the skin of his teeth.Er hat die Prüfung mit knapper Not bestanden.
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  • He passed the exam by the skin of the teeth.Er hat die Prüfung mit knapper Not bestanden.
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  • He passed the exam with the skin of his teeth.Er hat die Prüfung mit knapper Not bestanden.
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  • He won the race by a whisker.Er gewann das Rennen um Haaresbreite.
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Expressions with mit knapper Not: translations and examples in English

They had a lucky escape from the burning building.
The hikers had a miracle escape from the avalanche.
The team managed to scrape home with a last-minute goal.
They inched out their rivals in the final game.

Synonyms and analogies of mit knapper Not in German

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Translations of "mit knapper Not" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb
narrowlyadv.

Es gelang ihnen mit knapper Not, ihren Betrieb während des wirtschaftlichen Abschwungs aufrechtzuerhalten.

They narrowly managed to keep their operation running during the economic downturn.

Der Wanderer überlebte mit knapper Not den Sturm, der während seiner Tour aufzog.

The hiker narrowly survived the storm that hit while he was on the trail.

by a hair's breadthadv.

Ihre Präsentation war mit knapper Not erfolgreich und brachte gerade genug Unterstützung für die Finanzierung.

Her presentation was successful by a hair's breadth, bringing in just enough support for funding.

Sie überlebten den Sturm nur mit knapper Not, da ihr Unterschlupf den Winden standhielt.

They survived the storm by a hair's breadth, as their shelter held up against the winds.

narrow escape

Sie entging einer Operation mit knapper Not, als die Medikamente endlich wirkten.

She had a narrow escape from surgery when the medication finally started working.

Es war mit knapper Not; das Feuer kam gerade noch nicht bis ins Kinderzimmer.

It was a narrow escape; the fire stopped just short of the children's room.

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Other translations for mit knapper Not:

  • justadv.
  • by a whiskeradv.

mit knapper Not: Examples and translations in context

entkommt die unsympathische Figur mit knapper Not dem Tod.

the unlikable character will narrowly escape his encounter...

der ich nur mit knapper Not entkam.

that I narrowly escaped with my life.

Er rettete sein Leben mit knapper Not.

He narrowly escaped with his life.

Das kleine Boot überstand den Sturm mit knapper Not und konnte in den riesigen Wellen nur knapp ein Kentern vermeiden.

The small boat weathered the storm by the skin of its teeth, narrowly avoiding capsizing in the massive waves.

Sie kam mit knapper Not davon, als das Auto Zentimeter vor der Klippe stoppte.

She had a narrow escape when the car stopped inches from the cliff.

Die Wanderer kamen mit knapper Not davon, als der Sturm plötzlich die Richtung änderte.

The hikers had a narrow escape when the storm suddenly changed direction.

Unsere Mannschaft gewann die Meisterschaft mit knapper Not, nur mit einem einzigen Punkt Vorsprung.

Our team had a narrow escape, winning the championship by a single point.

Er entging mit knapper Not einem Zusammenstoß mit dem LKW.

He had a narrow escape from being hit by the truck.

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