Haaresbreite

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German

Etymology

Haar (hair) +‎ -s- +‎ Breite (width), literally: “width of a hair”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːʁəsˌbʁaɪ̯tə/
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Noun

Haaresbreite f (genitive Haaresbreite, plural Haaresbreiten)

  1. (colloquial) whisker (very small distance between two things)
    Es hat nur eine Haaresbreite gefehlt und ich wäre vom LKW überfahren worden.
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