kielekiele

Dutch

Alternative forms

  • kiele kiele, kiele-kiele

Etymology

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Adjective

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

  1. very close, almost, very nearly
    Synonyms: op een haar na, op het nippertje, op het kantje af
    Ik viel bijna van de trap; het was kielekiele.
    I almost fell off the stairs; it was very close.
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