mit knapper Not

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Translation of mit knapper Not from German into English

Adverb

1.
  • He passed the exam by the skin of his teeth.Er hat die Prüfung mit knapper Not bestanden.
2.
  • 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

Wir entkamen der Insolvenz mit knapper Not dank dieses unerwartet großen Auftrags.

We made a narrow escape from bankruptcy thanks to that unexpected big order.

Sie entgingen einer Verhaftung mit knapper Not, weil das entscheidende Dokument fehlte.

They had a narrow escape, avoiding arrest because the crucial document was missing.

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Other translations for mit knapper Not:

  • justadv.
  • by a whiskeradv.

mit knapper Not: Examples and translations in context

Zwei Mal entgeht das Unternehmen in dieser Zeit mit knapper Not der Stilllegung.

Twice during this time the company narrowly avoids closure.

Ligeti selbst überlebte mit knapper Not.

Ligeti himself only narrowly escaped this fate.

der ich nur mit knapper Not entkam.

that I narrowly escaped with my life.

entkommt die unsympathische Figur mit knapper Not dem Tod.

the unlikable character will narrowly escape his encounter...

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

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

Die Radfahrerin entging der Kollision mit knapper Not und ließ alle am Übergang sprachlos zurück.

The cyclist's narrow escape from the collision left everyone at the crossing speechless.

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