win by a nose: meaning & examples
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Meanings:
- To achieve victory by a very small or narrow margin.
- To succeed by the smallest measurable difference, often used in contexts of competition or close contests.
Examples
BetaIn the final moments of the race, Sarah managed to win by a nose, edging out her closest rival by mere milliseconds.
En los últimos momentos de la carrera, Sarah logró ganar por un margen muy pequeño, superando a su rival más cercano por solo milisegundos.
We won by a nose last season, and everyone still talks about how close that championship was.
Ganamos por un margen muy estrecho la temporada pasada, y todos todavía hablan de lo reñido que estuvo ese campeonato.
Did you see how Tom won by a nose in the debate? It was one of the tightest victories I've ever witnessed.
¿Viste cómo Tom ganó por un margen muy estrecho en el debate? Fue una de las victorias más ajustadas que he presenciado.
Examples:
- EN: - All righty. - All right, Let's win by a nose. Oh, great.ES: Muy bien, vamos a ganar por una nariz.
- EN: Mike and Rochelle have moved into the lead and are now looking to win by a nose.ES: Mike y Rochelle han pasado a la delantera y ahora están buscando ganar por una nariz.
- EN: win by a nose win by a very narrow marginHI: एक जंग जीत लेना झोंपडी से
- EN: [The lambs win by a nose.]ID: [Para domba menang dengan selisih tipis]
- EN: I see the big brother who would let me win by a nose when we would race.ID: Aku melihat kakak yang membiarkanku menang tipis saat kita berlomba.
- EN: ‐ She's Gonna Go for the win by a nose!ID: Dia Akan Finis, dia yang terbaik.
- EN: I'm gonna win by a nose!ID: Hidungku pasti menang!
- EN: Grindstone rallied from 15th place to win by a nose in 1996.TE: గ్రింస్టోన్ 1996 లో ఒక ముక్కు ద్వారా గెలుచుకున్న 15 వ స్థానానికి చేరుకున్నాడు.
- EN: In other words, Arizona really did win by a nose.TE: . నిజానికి నైతికంగా గెలిచింది న్యూజిలాండే.
- EN: Nothing else, he'll win by a nose.ES: - Claro. Al menos por una cabeza.
- EN: Nothing else, he'll win by a nose.ES: - Claro. Al menos por una cabeza.
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