close, but no cigar – English–Русский translations

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close, but no cigar phraseologicalUnit

  /ˈkloʊs bʌt noʊ sɪˈɡɑɹ/ , /ˈkləʊs bʌt nəʊ sɪˈɡɑː/
  • used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite
 про́мах есть про́мах, чуть-чу́ть не счита́ется
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