kielekiele

Dutch

Alternative forms
  • kiele kiele, kiele-kiele

Etymology

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Adjective

kielekiele (used only predicatively, comparative meer kielekiele, superlative meest kielekiele)

  1. very close, almost, very nearly
    Ik viel bijna van de trap; het was kielekiele.
    I almost fell off the stairs; it was very close.
    Synonym: op een haar na
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.