Haaresbreite

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German

Etymology

From Haar (hair) +‎ -es- +‎ Breite (breadth), literally breadth of a hair.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhaːʁəsˌbʁaɪ̯tə/
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Noun

Haaresbreite f (genitive Haaresbreite, plural Haaresbreiten)

  1. (colloquial) hair's breadth; whisker (very small distance between two things)
    Es hat nur eine Haaresbreite gefehlt und ich wäre vom LKW überfahren worden.
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    • 1922, Stefan Zweig, Drei Meister:
      Was Dickens geschaffen hat, steht fest und sicher auf dem jahrhundertalten Fundament der englischen Tradition, beugt sich nie oder nur selten um Haaresbreite über sie hinaus, führt aber den Bau zu unverhoffter Höhe mit einer reizvollen Architektonik empor.
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