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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesganar por poco
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɡaˈnaɾ poɾ ˈpo.ko
"Logró ganar por poco a su rival en la final."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To narrowly defeat or surpass a competitor in a contest, race, or close competition.
"She managed to nose out her rival in the final meters of the championship." - 2
To edge someone or something out by a very small margin.
"Our company was nosed out for the contract by a lower bidder."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the phrasal verb sense originating in horse racing, where a horse wins a race by a nose. The term evolved during the mid-20th century to describe narrowly defeating or edging out a competitor in any closely contested situation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Nose-out" is said worldwide
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devancer de justesse
Transliteration: də.vɑ̃.se də ʒɛstɛs
"Elle a devancé de justesse son adversaire."
knapp schlagen
Transliteration: knap ˈʃlaːɡən
"Er hat seinen Konkurrenten knapp geschlagen."
battere di misura
Transliteration: ˈbat.te.re di miˈzu.ra
"La squadra ha battuto di misura gli avversari."
ganar por poco
Transliteration: ɡaˈnaɾ poɾ ˈpo.ko
"Logró ganar por poco a su rival en la final."
vencer por pouco
Transliteration: vẽˈseɾ puɾ ˈpou.ku
"Ele conseguiu vencer por pouco o seu oponente."
मामूली अंतर से हराना
Transliteration: maamuli antar se harana
"उसने अपने प्रतिद्वंद्वी को मामूली अंतर से हरा दिया।"
险胜
Transliteration: xiǎnshèng
"他在比赛结束前险胜了对手。"
근소한 차이로 이기다
Transliteration: geunsohan chariro igida
"그는 마지막에 근소한 차이로 상대를 이겼다."
僅差で勝つ
Transliteration: kinsa de katsu
"彼女は競り合いでわずかに相手に勝った。"
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