Por los pelos

[poli]

Irma, creo que también podrías decir "I scraped through the exam" :)
Confirmo eso. Se puede decir: Pásé el examen pero raspando--(o algo así)?

[irmamar]

Thank you, Ambarina. :)

I'd say: aprobé el examen rozando o rayando el suspenso (using "scrape"). :)

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Can anybody provide an example with near miss, and close shave???

[Perikles]

Can anybody provide an example with near miss, and close shave???
I had a close shave yesterday when my girlfriend's husband returned home unexpectedly. I managed to jump out of the window just in time.

near miss :thinking:

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Thanks again.

[bobjenkins]

I had a close shave yesterday when my girlfriend's husband returned home unexpectedly. I managed to jump out of the window just in time.


near miss :thinking:

¡Qué malo eres tú! :D:lol:

(Near miss) me suena raro.. Solamente yo lo usaría cuando con un objeto vuelve hacía a alguien

The baseball thrown by my girlfriend´s husband while I was escaping through the window was a near miss, it flew right past my head!

[Perikles]

The baseball thrown by my girlfriend´s husband while I was escaping through the window was a near miss, it flew right past my head!Hey - a near miss and a close shave :applause::lol::lol:

[irmamar]

Looking up these words, I've seen "by a narrow margin". I think that it would fit perfectly with "por los pelos" :?: :thinking:

[Perikles]

Looking up these words, I've seen "by a narrow margin". I think that it would fit perfectly with "por los pelos" :?: :thinking:Yes, but it's a bit formal. You would say "the political party gained a majority by a narrow margin" or "the team won the championship by a narrow margin" meaning there was not much difference between them and those coming second. :)

[irmamar]

Yes, but it's a bit formal. You would say "the political party gained a majority by a narrow margin" or "the team won the championship by a narrow margin" meaning there was not much difference between them and those coming second. :)

Yes, the same than "un estrecho margen". Too formal inn Spanish, too. Thanks. :)

[Perikles]

Yes, the same than:eek: "un estrecho margen". Too formal inn Spanish, too. Thanks. :)You are very welcome :)

The same as ...
Bigger than ..

[irmamar]

You are very welcome :)

The same as ...
Bigger than ..


:banghead: :banghead:

Will you mind to repeat it one hundred times? (the same I'm going to say it wrong) :banghead: :banghead:

[Perikles]

:banghead: :banghead:

Will you mind to repeat it one hundred times? (the same I'm going to say it wrong) :banghead: :banghead:Would you mind repeating it .... :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: :banghead: :lol::lol: :kiss:

[irmamar]

Would you mind repeating it .... :banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: :banghead: :lol::lol: :kiss:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

I had written 'would' but I preferred 'will', because I didn't want to use the conditional, but the future. :thinking:

And repeating, yes. :banghead: :D Thanks. :):rose:

[chileno]

:banghead: :banghead:
Will you mind to repeat it one hundred times? (the same I'm going to say it wrong) :banghead: :banghead:

My correction.

[irmamar]

My correction.

Thanks. :)

[chileno]

Thanks. :)

No estoy seguro ahora si eso está en futuro o no.

[Perikles]

No estoy seguro ahora si eso está en futuro o no.Good question:

Will is ambiguous, and can mean 'would', so:
Will you go to London tomorrow? - future
Will you repeat it one hundred times? (tomorrow) - future
Will you repeat it one hundred times? (=would you do it now?) - present

:thinking:

[chileno]

Good question:

Will is ambiguous, and can mean 'would', so:
Will you go to London tomorrow? - future
Will you repeat it one hundred times? (tomorrow) - future
Will you repeat it one hundred times? (=would you do it now?) - present

:thinking:

Don't do that to me now. I ask the master and the master scratches his head? :)

[irmamar]

Good question:

Will you repeat it one hundred times? (tomorrow) - future

:thinking:

Tomorrow? And the days after tomorrow? :thinking: