How is the phrase par mata tiesu translated from Latvian to English

English translation
by a hair's breadth
phrase

Ļoti maz trūka, gandrīz.

Very nearly, almost.

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  • Par mata tiesu neiekritu bedrē. — I missed falling into the hole by a hair's breadth.

  • Viņš par mata tiesu izvairījās no avārijas. — He avoided the accident by a hair's breadth.

  • Mēs zaudējām par mata tiesu. — We lost by a whisker.

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