"close but no cigar" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [Anglais]

IPA: \ˈkloʊs bʌt ˈnoʊ sɪ.ˈɡɑɹ\, \ˈkləʊs bʌt ˈnəʊ sɪ.ˈɡɑː\
  1. Variante orthographique de close, but no cigar. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: close, but no cigar
    Sense id: fr-close_but_no_cigar-en-intj-1dVllTKA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Expressions en anglais, Locutions interjectives en anglais, Anglais
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      "ipa": "\\ˈkloʊs bʌt ˈnoʊ sɪ.ˈɡɑɹ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈkləʊs bʌt ˈnəʊ sɪ.ˈɡɑː\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "close but no cigar"
}

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  "lang_code": "en",
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  "pos_title": "Locution interjective",
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      ],
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        "alt-of"
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    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈkloʊs bʌt ˈnoʊ sɪ.ˈɡɑɹ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\ˈkləʊs bʌt ˈnəʊ sɪ.ˈɡɑː\\",
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        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "close but no cigar"
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