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Record 1 2017-04-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Translation (General)
OBS

... the flooding of 1993 was among the worst on record. In extent it may have matched the flood of 1927, which killed more than 300 people and came within a hairsbreadth of devastating New Orleans.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Traduction (Généralités)
OBS

La balle est passée à un doigt du cœur.

OBS

Être à deux doigts de la mort, à deux doigts de mourir.

Spanish

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