"être moins une" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /ɛ.tʁə mwɛ̃.z‿yn/, /e.tʁə mwɛ̃.z‿yn/, /ɛ.tʁə mwɛ̃ yn/, /e.tʁə mwɛ̃ yn/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-être moins une.wav
Head templates: {{fr-verb}} être moins une
  1. (informal) to be a near thing, to be a close call Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-être_moins_une-fr-verb-7b5tR1PS Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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