close, but no cigar in French
close, but no cigar in French is presque réussi, mais raté.
close, but no cigar in French
presque réussi, mais raté
(idiomatic, originally, US, colloquial) Used to indicate that one is almost correct or has almost succeeded, but not quite. [from early 20th c.]
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"close, but no cigar" in French is presque réussi, mais raté.
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