Dictionary

close call en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kləʊs ˈkɔːl/ (UK)

Meanings

1. A situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided.
   • there will be Tom Cruise, as spy extraordinaire Ethan Hunt, running as fast as he can, jumping off cliffs and ultimately saving the day after surviving many close calls. 2023 July 5, Murtada Elfadl, “Mission: Impossible—Dead Reckoning Part One review: Tom Cruise runs, jumps, and delivers again”, in AV Club:
   • He had a close call when a truck ran a red light and almost hit him.

Forms

Synonyms

narrow squeak · near shave · narrow escape · close thing · near thing · close shave

Translations (12)

es salvada de milagro (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · es escape por los pelos (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · es salvamiento después de estar a punto de perder a (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · ru на волосок от (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · es escapada de milagro (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · de brenzlige Situation (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · es escapatoria que estuvo demasiado cerca (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · de knapp davongekommen (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · de brenzlige Lage (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · pt escapar por um triz (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · cs uniknutí o chlup (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided) · cs únik o vlásek (situation in which an injury or other undesirable outcome is narrowly avoided)