كيف تنطق "a close call"

expression

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈkɔɫ

uh KLOHS kawl

æɪ/ /kləʊz/ /kˈɔːl

uh KLOHZ kawl

التعريف

An expression used when someone almost had a bad outcome or accident, but managed to avoid it just in time.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈeɪ/, /ə/ /ˈkɫoʊs/, /ˈkɫoʊz/ /ˈkɔɫ

الإنجليزية البريطانية

æɪ/ /kləʊz/ /kˈɔːl

أمريكي

uh KLOHS kawl

بريطاني

uh KLOHZ kawl

That was a close call—the car almost hit us.

It was a close call, but we made the flight just in time.

Dropping my phone was a close call—it almost broke.

Wow, that was a close call! I almost forgot my passport at home.