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by a hair

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
by a hair adv	(by a very slight margin, only just)	por un pelo, por un pelito loc adv
	(MX, infantil)	por un pelo de rana calva loc adv
	(AR, coloquial)	de pedo loc adv
	The truck missed the cyclist by a hair.
	El camión no chocó al ciclista por un pelo.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
by a hair's breadth adv	(by the slightest margin)	por un pelo loc adv
	The horse won by a hair's breadth.
	Ganó la carrera por un pelo.
	(PR, familiar)	con las justas loc adv
	Ganó la carrera con las justas.
	(México)	por un pelito loc adv
	ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Se salvó de tener un accidente por un pelito.

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