Hairsbreadths

/ˈheəz.bredθs/ noun

Definition

Plural of hairsbreadth; multiple extremely small distances or narrow margins.

Etymology

From 'hair's' + 'breadth' + English plural '-s'. Used when referring to multiple instances of very narrow misses or extremely small measurements.

Kelly Says

The plural form is rarely used in modern English since we usually talk about 'hairsbreadths' as an uncountable concept—you don't typically say 'three hairsbreadths' but rather 'within a hairsbreadth'!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ ፀጉር
in-sa t-se-gur
ARالعربية
شعر حصان
she-ar his-san
BNবাংলা
ঘোড়ার তুলো
ghor-ar tu-lo
CACatalà
cabells de cavall
ka-be-lls de ka-vall
CSČeština
vlákno od koně
vlak-no od ko-ne
DADansk
hårstrå fra en hest
har-stra fra en hest
DEDeutsch
Haare von einem Pferd
ha-re von ain-em ferd
ELΕλληνικά
τρίχα από άλογο
tri-cha apo a-lo-go
ESEspañol
pelos de caballo
pe-los de ka-ba-llo
FAفارسی
مو از اسب
mo az asb
FISuomi
hevosen hius
he-vo-sen hius
FRFrançais
cheveux de cheval
she-vu de she-val
GUGU
સાથે
sa-the
HAHA
kwana kwana
kwan-a kwan-a
HEעברית
שערה של סוס
she-ar shel sos
HIहिन्दी
घोड़े के बाल
gho-de ke ba-al
HUMagyar
ló szőrszála
lo szőrszá-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
bulu kuda
bu-lu ku-da
IGIG
ọkpọ ọkọ
ok-po ok-o
ITItaliano
capelli di cavallo
ka-pel-li di ka-va-llo
JA日本語
馬の毛
ba no ke
KKKK
жылдың түсі
zhil-dyng tu-si
KMKM
ស្លាក់សម្លាញ់ព្រៃ
slak-smal-ianh prei
KO한국어
말의 털
mal-ui teol
MRMR
घोड्याचे केस
gh-od-ya-che kes
MSBahasa Melayu
bulu kuda
bu-lu ku-da
MYမြန်မာ
ဆိတ်ကြီး တစ်ခု
si-t-k-yi t-ik-hu
NLNederlands
haar van een paard
haar van een paard
NONorsk
hårstrå fra en hest
har-stra fra en hest
PAPA
ਘੋੜੇ ਦਾ wollen
ghor-rey da wollen
PLPolski
włos od konia
vlos od ko-nia
PTPortuguês
cabelos de cavalo
ka-be-los de ka-va-lo
RORomână
o coama de cal
o ko-a-ma de kal
RUРусский
волосок от лошади
vo-lo-sok ot lo-sha-di
SVSvenska
hårstrån från en häst
har-stran fran en hast
SWKiswahili
nywele za farasi
ny-we-le za fa-ra-si
TAதமிழ்
குதிரை முடி
ku-thirai mu-di
TEతెలుగు
గుఱ్ఱం తొడి
gu-rram to-di
THไทย
เส้นผมม้า
sen-nem pom ma
TLTL
buhok ng kabayo
bu-hok ng ka-ba-yo
TRTürkçe
at saçları
at sa-clar-i
UKУкраїнська
волосок від коня
vo-lo-sok vid ko-nia
URاردو
گھوڑے کے بال
gho-rey ke ba-al
VITiếng Việt
lọn tóc ngựa
lon toc ngua
YOYO
ọpọ ọkọ
o-po ok-o
ZH中文
马毛
ma mao
ZUZU
amagqirha ezintaba
a-ma-ghi-r-ha e-zin-ta-ba

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