English-French Dictionary

French Translation of “narrowly”

narrowly (ˈnærəʊli) 

Translations

adverb

  1. [miss] de justesse ⇒ He narrowly missed the tree. Il a évité l'arbre de justesse., Il a failli rentrer dans l'arbre. ⇒ The taxi driver swerved, narrowly missing a bus. Le chauffeur de taxi fit un écart, évitant de justesse un bus. ⇒ Adams only narrowly escaped with his life. Adams ne s'en est sorti que de justesse. ⇒ He narrowly missed injury. Il a failli se blesser. ⇒ He only narrowly missed the target. Il n'a manqué la cible que de peu.

    to narrowly miss doing sth avoir failli faire qch ⇒ He narrowly avoided going to jail. Il a failli aller en prison. ⇒ She narrowly missed being injured when the chimney was blown down. Elle a failli être blessée lorsque le vent a soufflé la cheminée. ⇒ She narrowly missed becoming the first woman president. Elle a failli devenir la première femme président.

Similar Words

= just, barely, only just, scarcely, by the narrowest of margins, by the skin of your teeth, by a whisker or hair's-breadth
= closely, keenly, carefully, intently, intensely, fixedly, searchingly, scrutinizingly, painstakingly

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