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Meaning of "close shave" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLOSE SHAVE

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLOSE SHAVE

close call
close combat
close company
close corporation
close down
close harmony
close in
close one´s eyes
close out
close position
close punctuation
close quarters
close ranks
close season
close the book on
close the books
close to the bone
close to the wind
close with
close work

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLOSE SHAVE

aftershave
behave
drawshave
have
misbehave
Mohave
must-have
reshave
shave
spokeshave
wet shave

Synonyms and antonyms of close shave in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «CLOSE SHAVE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «close shave» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of close shave

Translation of «close shave» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLOSE SHAVE

Find out the translation of close shave to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of close shave from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «close shave» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

死里逃生
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

afeitado apurado
570 millions of speakers

English

close shave
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

करीब दाढ़ी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حلاقة قريبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бритье
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

rente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কোন বিপদ হইতে অল্পের জন্য পরিত্রাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

rasage de près
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cukur rapat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gründliche Rasur
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

危機一髪
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

밀착 면도
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cedhak cukur
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cạo sát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெருக்கமாக ஷேவ் செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद शेव
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Tıraşı kapat
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rasatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dokładne golenie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гоління
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

aproape bărbierit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βαθύ ξύρισμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

noue ontkoming
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nära rakning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

tett barbering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of close shave

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOSE SHAVE»

The term «close shave» is regularly used and occupies the 96.886 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLOSE SHAVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about close shave

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLOSE SHAVE»

Discover the use of close shave in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to close shave and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Thomas and Friends: The Close Shave (Thomas & Friends)
THOMAS’ FRIEND DUCK likes to be Really Useful and Right on Time.
Rev. W. Awdry, 2011
2
A Stiff Drink and a Close Shave
The stuff of men's lives is sublimely catalogued in this entertaining look at the clever, indispensable and occasionally foolish paraphernalia men routinely used in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s for grooming, smoking, eating, drinking and ...
Bob Sloan, 1995
3
A close shave with the devil: stories of Dublin
These are powerful, coming-of-age fables which perfectly convey an era gone.
Ena May, 1998
4
Close Shave: The Life and Times of Baseball's Sal Maglie
12. The big news story in the offseason surrounded Jackie Robinson. On December 13 he was traded to the New York Giants for $35,000 and left- handed pitcher Dick Littlefield. Many baseball traditionalists cringed at the idea of seeing Sal ...
James D. Szalontai, 2002
5
Barnabas Bigfoot: A Close Shave
Tiny-toed sasquatch Barnabas Bigfoot endangers his tribe when he shows himself to humans, and must lure the hunters away from his fellow sasquatches.
Marty Chan, 2011
6
A Close Shave; Or, How Major Flagg Won His Bet
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Thomas Wallace Knox, 2010
7
Three farces: Fitting for ladies ; A close shave (in ...
Georges Feydeau (1862-1921) once considered a purveyor of slapstick farces, is now accepted as France's best comic dramatist since Moliere.
Georges Feydeau, 2004
8
Close Shave
Another hilarious adventure starring Wallace and Gromit.
Bob Baker, 2005
9
Zac Power: Close Shave
H. I. Larry. CLOSE SHAVE BY H. I. LARRY ILLUSTRATIONS BY CAL BENNETT Close Shave published in 2009 by Hardie Grant Egmont 85.
H. I. Larry, 2009
10
Close Shave
The only antidote is being held for ransom. If Zac can't find the culprits, the entire town, including Zac himself, will be bald within a day. No-one messes with Zac's hair... this time, it's personal!
H. I. Larry, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLOSE SHAVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term close shave is used in the context of the following news items.
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For Harry's, a close shave and another $75.6M
Proving that there's big money to be made in a clean, close shave, the parent company of men's grooming brand Harry's today announced a ... «New York Business Journal, Jul 15»
2
Oxygen masks deploy on Delhi-Leh Jet flight, plane grounded
NEW DELHI: An alleged case of pilot error led to a close shave for 123 people on board Jet Airways' Delhi-Leh flight on Tuesday morning. «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
How to Shave Your Beard Like a Badass
A quality disposable razor, like the Gillette Fusion Proglide, will reliably give you a close shave with little irritation. If you're feeling like stepping ... «The Cheat Sheet, Jul 15»
4
Libyan Air Force Close Shave
In May, the Libyan Air Force Facebook page posted this video of a MiG-23 flying just a few feet from the ground. It seems as though MiGs like ... «Forces TV, Jul 15»
5
Close Shave: Leopard attacks tour guide in South African park
A safari tour guide in South Africa had a lucky save after surviving a leopard attack at the Kruger National Park. The guide was viewing wildlife ... «Pulse Nigeria, Jul 15»
6
Timperley boy's close shave in memory of late father
A TIMPERLEY boy is organising a 'hair-raising' stunt in memory of his father and to raise money for Cancer Research UK. Callum Stone, aged ... «Messenger Newspapers, Jul 15»
7
Close Shave: Cutting hair and a little bit more
We arrived in Marblehead in 1944, when I was 6, and 315 years had passed since the town's first settlement. Over those years civilization had ... «Wicked Local Marblehead, Jun 15»
8
A close shave for Graham DeLaet to grab an Open Championship spot
DUBLIN, OH - JUNE 05: Graham DeLaet of Canada watches his tee shot on the 15th hole during the second round of The Memorial ... «Yahoo Sports, Jun 15»
9
Close shave for KSRTC passengers
More than 35 passengers on a Kollam-bound KSRTC bus had a miraculous escape when the bus went off the road along a cliff near Thenmala ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
10
NO JJ-STYLE CLOSE SHAVE FOR ZAHID: 'Copter carrying Zahid …
The helicopter carrying Home Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, which allegedly hovered over Pulau Sebatik in Kalimantan, Indonesia on Sunday, ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jun 15»

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