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Translations perilously [ˈperɪləslɪ] ADV → peligrosamente the film comes perilously close to kitsch → la película roza peligrosamente lo cursi he came perilously close to being caught → por poco lo agarran perilously [ˈpɛrələsli] adv → dangereusement to be perilously close to sth → être à deux doigts de qch they came perilously close to being caught → ils ont été à deux doigts de se faire prendre perilously adv → gefährlich; he was clinging perilously to an outcrop of rock → er hing lebensgefährlich an einem Felsvorsprung; we came perilously close to bankruptcy/the precipice → wir waren dem Bankrott/Abgrund gefährlich nahe; she came perilously close to falling → sie wäre um ein Haar heruntergefallen perilously [ˈpɛrɪləslɪ] adv → pericolosamente they came perilously close to being caught → sono stati a un pelo dall'esser presi perilously [ˈpɛrɪləslɪ] adv → pericolosamente they came perilously close to being caught → sono stati a un pelo dall'esser presi How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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There is something perilously sensuous in the relaxation of one's muscles, both of mind and body, after a day thus well spent. Accurately described, Lord Lydiard's widow was short and fat, and, in the matter of age, perilously near her sixtieth birthday. On the eleventh night after my latest encounter with that gentleman-- they were all numbered now--I had an alarm that perilously skirted it and that indeed, from the particular quality of its unexpectedness, proved quite my sharpest shock. |
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