"close call" meaning in Englisch

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Noun

Forms: the close call [singular], the close calls [plural]
  1. Beinaheunfall; eine Situation, die fast zu einer negativen, unangenehmen oder gefährlichen Begebenheit führt, jedoch kurz davor noch abgewendet wird
    Sense id: de-close_call-en-noun-wTMN3kWb
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations: Beinaheunfall (Deutsch), ramak kala (Türkisch)
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          "text": "The close calls reflect group and individual efforts to survive under the threat of impending disaster.",
          "translation": "Beinaheunfälle geben Zeugnis von kollektiven und individuellen Bemühungen, trotz Bedrohung durch eine Notsituation zu überleben."
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "Beinaheunfall"
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "ramak kala"
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