tris

m.

1 noise made by the breaking of glass (estallido).

2 trice, an instant.

Venir en un tris to come in an instant

3 noughts and crosses (game). (Latin American)

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tris

► nombre masculino

1 familiar figurado bit (sonido) crack

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en un tris familiar in a jiffy

■ lo hizo en un tris he did it in a jiffy

estar en un tris de to be on the point of

■ estaba en un tris de marcharse he was on the point of leaving

■ estuve en un tris de ir allí I very nearly went there

por un tris familiar by skin of one's teeth, by a hair's breadth

■ no lo atropellaste por un tris you missed running him over by a hair's breadth

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SM INV

1) (=estallido) crack; [al rasgarse] rip, tearing noise

2)

- en un tris

recogimos la mesa en un tris — we cleared the table in no time

está en un tris — it's touch and go

estar en un tris de hacer algo — to be within an inch of doing sth

estuvo en un tris que lo perdiera — he very nearly lost it, he was within an inch of losing it

por un tris —

los dos coches evitaron el choque por un tris — the two cars avoided a collision by a hair's breadth

3) LAm (=juego) noughts and crosses pl , tic tac toe (EEUU)

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masculino

estar en un tris de algo — to be within a hair's breadth of something

estuve en un tris de perder el empleo — I came very close to losing my job

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* en un tris = in a trice.

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masculino

estar en un tris de algo — to be within a hair's breadth of something

estuve en un tris de perder el empleo — I came very close to losing my job

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* en un tris = in a trice.

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tris

masculine

(Col fam)

me queda un tris de leche I only have a tiny drop o bit of milk left

me queda un tris grande it's slightly (too) big for me, it's a touch (too) big for me (colloq), it's a tiny bit too big for me (colloq)

estar en or (Andes, RPl) a un tris de algo to be within a hair's breadth of sth

estuve en un tris de perder el empleo I came very close to losing my job

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tris m fam (a punto de, por poco) en un tris, almost
estuve en un tris de chocar contra una farola, I almost crashed into a street lamp

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tris nm

Fam

1. Col [poquito] tiny bit

2. Comp

estar en o Andes, RP [m5]a un tris de hacer algo: estuve en un tris de pegarle un tortazo I very nearly slapped him;

estuvo en un tris de irse a pique it came within inches of sinking;

por un tris: no me fui/no solté un par de voces por un tris I very nearly walked out/shouted

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tris

m

:

estuvo en un tris de caerse fam she came within an inch of falling

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tris nm

estar en un tris de : to be within an inch of, to be very close to