haarscharf

I Adj. (deutlich) very clear; (genau) very precise; haarscharfer Unterschied very fine distinction

II Adv.

1. daneben, vorbei: by a hair’s breadth, by (a fraction of) an inch; der Wagen fuhr haarscharf an mir vorbei missed me by an inch; das ging haarscharf an einer Niederlage / Ohrfeige vorbei fig. he / she etc. came within an inch of being beaten / getting a box on the ear; haarscharf einem Unfall entgehen just miss having an accident

2. das hat er haarscharf erkannt he spotted it right away; das hast du haarscharf beobachtet very clever of you to notice that; haarscharf unterscheiden make a very fine distinction (between)

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haar|scharf

1. adj

Beschreibung, Wiedergabe exact; Gedächtnis very sharp, very clear; Unterschied very fine; Beobachtung very close

2. adv

treffen exactly; danebentreffen, vorbeitreffen barely; folgern, schließen precisely

die Kugel ging háárscharf daneben — the bullet missed by a hair's breadth

háárscharf an jdm vorbeizielen — to aim to just miss sb

háárscharf an jdm vorbeischießen — to shoot just past sb

der Glassplitter traf ihn háárscharf über dem Auge — the splinter of glass only just missed his eye

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haar·scharf

adv

1. (ganz knapp) by a hair's breadth

2. (sehr exakt) exactly

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Adverb

1) (sehr nah)

die Kugel flog haarscharf an ihm vorbei — the bullet missed him by a hair's breadth

2) (sehr genau) with great precision

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haarscharf

A. adj (deutlich) very clear; (genau) very precise;

haarscharfer Unterschied very fine distinction

B. adv

1. daneben, vorbei: by a hair’s breadth, by (a fraction of) an inch;

der Wagen

fuhr haarscharf an mir vorbei missed me by an inch;

das ging haarscharf an einer Niederlage/Ohrfeige vorbei fig he/she etc came within an inch of being beaten/getting a box on the ear;

haarscharf einem Unfall entgehen just miss having an accident

2.

das hat er haarscharf erkannt he spotted it right away;

das hast du haarscharf beobachtet very clever of you to notice that;

haarscharf unterscheiden make a very fine distinction (between)

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Adverb

1) (sehr nah)

die Kugel flog haarscharf an ihm vorbei — the bullet missed him by a hair's breadth

2) (sehr genau) with great precision

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adj.

very precise adj.