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whisker

Polish translation: o włos od śmierci

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English term or phrase:a whisker of dying
Polish translation:o włos od śmierci
Entered by: Polangmar

21:16 Jun 13, 2008
English to Polish translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: whisker
Doctors say he came within a whisker of dying on the operating table.
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o włos od śmierci
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came within a whisker - był o włos od śmierci
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Polangmar
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Local time: 09:02
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4 +5o włos od śmierci
Polangmar


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a whisker of dying
o włos od śmierci


Explanation:


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Note added at 12 mins (2008-06-13 21:29:03 GMT)
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came within a whisker - był o włos od śmierci

Polangmar
Poland
Local time: 09:02
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Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 190
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agree  Tomasz Poplawski: "wąs" rzeczywiście byłby zbyt dosłowny
6 mins
  -> Dziękuję.:)
agree  skisteeps
21 mins
  -> Dziękuję.:)
agree  Magdalena Wysmyk
31 mins
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agree  Joanna Wachowiak-Finlaison
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agree  Beata Claridge
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