How is the word karvapealt translated from Estonian to English

English translation
by a hair's breadth
adverb

Peaaegu: väga vähe jäi puudu, et midagi halba oleks juhtunud.

Almost: very little was missing for something bad to happen.

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  • Karvapealt oleksin jääl kukkunud. — I came within a hair's breadth of falling on the ice.

  • Kass oleks karvapealt auto alla jäänud. — The cat came within a hair's breadth of being run over.

  • Me pääsesime õnnetusest karvapealt. — We escaped the accident by a hair's breadth.

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