Touch and go

Tamil translation: மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்த(அல்லது) பாதுகாப்பற்ற

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English term or phrase:Touch and go
Tamil translation:மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்த(அல்லது) பாதுகாப்பற்ற
Entered by: Narasimhan Raghavan

09:07 Jan 16, 2007
English to Tamil translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Idiom
English term or phrase: Touch and go
English Idiom:
Touch and go= dangerously very uncertain.
(How do you express this in Tamil?)
Example: . "It was touch and go for a moment. I thought the piece of wood would break and we'd all fall into the sea." (Need tamil word for "touch and go")
Hannah Gunasingh
India
Local time: 10:32
மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்தோம்
Explanation:
to express a narrow escape
Selected response from:

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 10:32
Grading comment
நன்றி! I was looking only for the meaning "touch and go" without any sentence. So some additions along with your term. Your term is the closest.
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Summary of answers provided
5தொட்டுவிட்டு செல்வது போன்று
Guna (gns)
5பட்டும் படாமலும்
Kaliamma Ponnan
4 +1மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்தோம்
Narasimhan Raghavan
4வாழ்வா சாவா
vennila ramanathan


  

Answers


1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
touch and go
தொட்டுவிட்டு செல்வது போன்று


Explanation:
touch means தொடு and go means செல். It is combined to suit the given situation.

Guna (gns)
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil, Native in EnglishEnglish
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
touch and go
பட்டும் படாமலும்


Explanation:
It was touch and go for a moment
ஒரு கணம் பட்டும் படாமலும் இருந்தது



Kaliamma Ponnan
Malaysia
Local time: 13:02
Native speaker of: Tamil
PRO pts in category: 4
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
touch and go
மயிரிழையில் உயிர் பிழைத்தோம்


Explanation:
to express a narrow escape

Narasimhan Raghavan
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Tamil
PRO pts in category: 6
Grading comment
நன்றி! I was looking only for the meaning "touch and go" without any sentence. So some additions along with your term. Your term is the closest.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ramachandran Natarajan: In this context this answer will suit
1 hr
  -> நன்றி சந்திரன் அவர்களே
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4569 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
touch and go
வாழ்வா சாவா


Explanation:
We were highly uncertain about that moment.

vennila ramanathan
India
Local time: 10:32
Native speaker of: Native in TamilTamil
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