Italian-English translations for per un pelo

  • by the skin of one's teethI passed the test by the skin of my teeth.
  • narrowly
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    Of course, history records that he got very wet and narrowly avoided drowning. Ovviamente, la storia narra anche che il re si inzuppò da capo a piedi e per un pelo non annegò. This part of the amendment was narrowly defeated: 291 in favour, 299 against and 20 abstentions. Questa parte dell’emendamento è stata respinta per un pelo: 291 voti a favore, 299 contrari e 20 astensioni. Last time out, Madam President, we narrowly missed getting a majority. That arose partly through a misunderstanding of some of the detail. Nell'ultima occasione, signora Presidente, la maggioranza ci è sfuggita per un pelo, in parte a causa di un malinteso su alcuni dettagli.
  • near miss

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