"by a whisker" in German by a whisker um Haaresbreite um ein Haar ganz knapp beinahe Detailed translations for "by a whisker" by a whisker 1. general by a whisker(also: by a hair, by a hairbreadth, by a hair's breadth) um Haaresbreite by a whisker(also: by a hair, by a fraction of an inch, within an inch of, by a whisker) um ein Haar by a whisker(also: by a hair) ganz knapp 2. figurative by a whisker(also: by a whisker, by a hair, by a fraction of an inch, within an inch of) um ein Haar by a whisker(also: by a hair, by a fraction of an inch, within an inch of, close on) beinahe{adverb}