Evitar por muy poco un peligro, un daño o un mal resultado.
To barely avoid danger, harm, or a bad outcome.
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Me salvé por los pelos del árbol que caía. — I had a narrow escape from that falling tree.
¿Te enteraste de cómo se libró por poco del edificio en llamas? — Did you hear about her narrow escape from the burning building?
Tuvimos suerte de salvarnos por un pelo en la autopista. — We were lucky to have a narrow escape on the highway.
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