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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
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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: 13:21
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4 +5o włos od śmierciPolangmar


  

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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
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