down to the wire

/daʊn tuː ðə ˈwaɪər/

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. hasta el último momento

    • The election results were down to the wire.

      Los resultados de la elección se definieron hasta el último momento.

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

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa down to the wire?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The election results were down to the ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a down to the wire?

noun

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