English–German dictionary

German translation of the English word he came within an ace of succeeding

English → German
  
EnglishGerman (translated indirectly)Esperanto
As
(adroit; proficient; capable; handy; skilful; skilled; adept; apt; deft)
anstellig
;
behende
;
fix
;
geschickt
;
geübt
;
gewandt

EnglishGerman
he came within an ace of succeeding es wäre ihm um ein Haar gelungen
ace As; Kanone