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Dictionary translations for "coup raté de peu"

le coup raté de peu m noun

pl. coups ratés de peu

near miss

Contexts with "coup raté de peu"

Ce matin j'ai raté de cinq minutes le train de 8h30. This morning I missed the 8:30 train by five minutes.

J'ai trouvé regrettable de peu trouver ce genre d'humilité au sein des polémistes japonais. I feel it unfortunate that there is little of this kind of humble attitude amongst Japanese debaters.

Il a échappé de peu à la mort. He narrowly escaped death.

L'homme qui ne se contente pas de peu ne sera jamais content de rien. He who is not satisfied with a little, is satisfied with nothing.

Un homme de peu de volonté est la cible des critiques ; même ses amis le harcèleront en corrigeant ses défauts. A man of weak will is the target of criticism; even his friends would badger him into correcting his defects.

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