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Definition of close call in English Turkish dictionary
- kıl payı kurtuluş
- dar kurtulma
- (deyim) kıl payı kurtulma; ucu uca ,güçlükle;paçayı zor kurtarma
- a close call
- Paçayı zor kurtarma, kılpayı kurtuluş
- a close call
- yakın çağrı
- too close to call
- (deyim) Önceden tahmin edilmesi zor, önceden kestirilemeyen
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Definition of close call in English English dictionary
- A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided
He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him.
- near disaster, near miss
- something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin
- A narrow escape
- too close to call
- (deyim) Impossible to guess the result in advance Usage notes: usually said about a competition or an election
Tonight's semifinals match is too close to call.
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Turkish pronunciation
klōs kôlSynonyms
narrow escape, close shave, cliffhanger, close squeeze, close thing, hairbreadth escape, heart stopper, narrow squeak, near go, near miss, near squeak, near thing, photofinish, squeaker, tight squeezePronunciation
/ˈklōs ˈkôl/ /ˈkloʊs ˈkɔːl/
Etymology
[ 'klOz ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English, from Old French clos-, stem of clore, from Latin claudere to shut, close; perhaps akin to Greek kleiein to close; more at CLAVICLE.Resimler
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