a bare knuckle shy of
French translation: à deux doigts de
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| 5 +1 | à deux doigts de |
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| 3 | un croisement faible hésitant à |
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un croisement faible hésitant à Explanation: Peut-être! Stéf |
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50 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1à deux doigts de Explanation: a bare knuckle shy of victory= à deux doigts d'une victoire, i.e. it was a defeat by a hair's breadth. a bare knuckle shy of a million dollars, i.e. 999,999.95 would be just presqu'un million. |
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