Have a near miss Meaning in English

expression

US

HAV-uh-NEER-miss

UK

HAV-uh-NEE-uh-miss

التعريف

To almost be involved in an accident or bad situation, but escape unharmed or avoid it at the last moment.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Commonly used for car accidents but applies to any almost-dangerous situation. Slightly informal and idiomatic. Often used in the pattern 'have a near miss with...'. Do not confuse with 'miss' (to fail to hit or catch).

• Spanish: casi tener un accidente - librarse por poco
• Portuguese (BR): quase sofrer um acidente - escapar por pouco
• Portuguese (PT): por pouco evitar um acidente - escapar por um triz
• Chinese (Simplified): 差点出事 - 有惊无险
• Chinese (Traditional): 差點出事 - 有驚無險
• Hindi: बाल-बाल बचना
• Arabic: كاد أن يحدث حادث - نجى بأعجوبة
• Bengali: বিপদের কাছাকাছি যাওয়া - অল্পের জন্য রক্ষা পাওয়া
• Russian: чуть не попасть в аварию - едва избежать опасности
• Japanese: 危うく事故に遭いそうになる - 間一髪で危険を免れる
• Vietnamese: suýt gặp nạn - suýt xảy ra tai nạn
• Korean: 아슬아슬하게 피해가다 - 큰일날 뻔하다
• Turkish: kıl payı kurtulmak - ucuz atlatmak
• Urdu: بال بال بچنا - ایک خطرناک صورتحال سے بچنا
• Indonesian: nyaris celaka - hampir saja mengalami kecelakaan

جمل نموذجية

We had a near miss on the highway today.

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She had a near miss while crossing the street.

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The cyclist had a near miss with a car.

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I had a near miss with a dog running into the road last night.

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We had a near miss at the airport when we almost missed our flight.

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That was close! We had a near miss with another boat.

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