por um triz
Portuguese, adverb
por um triz is spelled P-O-R-U-M-T-R-I-Z (9 letters). Por um triz is a Portuguese adverb meaning “by a whisker; by a hair's breadth; by the skin of one's teeth (by a narrow margin)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does por um triz mean in English?
adverb
- 1
by a whisker; by a hair's breadth; by the skin of one's teeth (by a narrow margin)
Eu consegui escapar do acidente por um triz.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. por pouco 2. quase não
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.