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near miss

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
near miss n	(almost a collision)	casi un choque expr
	(formal)	casi una colisión expr
		estar cerca de chocar, estar a punto de chocar vi + loc adv
	(choque, colisión)	estar cerca de suceder vi + loc adv
	That was a near miss; those two cars almost collided.
	Fue casi un choque: esos dos coches estuvieron a punto de darse un golpe.
near miss n	(health and safety: almost an accident) (accidente)	estar cerca de suceder vi + loc adv
	(persona)	estar cerca de sufrir un accidente, estar a punto de sufrir un accidente vi + loc adv
	There haven't been any accidents on the building site this year, but there have been several near misses.
	No ha habido accidentes este año en el lugar de la obra, pero algunos han estado cerca de suceder.
near miss n	(shot that almost hit its target)	tiro que casi pega en el blanco nm + loc adj
	Darren's first shot was a near miss, but he hit the target on his second attempt.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
near-miss n as adj	(almost colliding)	que casi choca loc adj
near-miss n as adj	(health and safety: almost an accident)	casi un accidente expr
near-miss n as adj	(almost hitting the target)	que casi pega en el blanco loc adj

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