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08:48 Sep 2, 2004 |
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Allan Jeffs France Local time: 21:26 | ||||||
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4 +3 | within a whisker |
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4 +1 | within a hair's breadth |
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3 | See comment below... |
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A un poil d'éléphant près within a whisker Explanation: Malaysian comes within a whisker of quarter-finals - [ Traduire cette page ] CYCLIST Josiah Ng came within a whisker of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the men's 200m sprint at the Olympic Velodrome Sunday. thestar.com.my. ... thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/ 2004/8/23/sports/8732341&sec=sports -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr 17 mins (2004-09-02 10:06:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- He May Only Be A Whisker Away - [ Traduire cette page ] In The Press Home. He May Only Be A Whisker Away Julia Horton AS urban myths go, you can\'t get much bigger than the big cat. Reports ... www.scottishbigcats.co.uk/ourpress306.htm I think this is even better: A WHISKER AWAY And as my colleague suggests if necessary you can add \"elephant\" -> An elephant\'s whisker away |
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