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narrow escape

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
narrow escape n	(escape that almost failed)	escape de milagro nm + loc adv
		escape por un pelo nm + loc adv
	The children's parents turned extremely pale when they heard about their offspring's narrow escape.
	Los padres del niño empalidecieron cuando escucharon la noticia del escape de milagro de su hijo.

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
have a narrow escape v expr	(experience a brush with danger)	salvarse por un pelo loc verb
	Mary had a narrow escape when a car nearly hit her.
		salvarse de milagro loc verb
		salvarse por un pelo loc verb

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