close but no cigar

/kloʊs bʌt noʊ sɪˈgɑːr/

noun C1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. casi, pero no

    • You almost got it right, close but no cigar.

      Casi lo lograste, pero no.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

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German

Abschluss

Close, figuratively — "close but no cigar" relates to almost reaching a conclusion.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa close but no cigar?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: You almost got it right, ___ but no cigar.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a close but no cigar?

noun

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