1 adj [Beschreibung, Wiedergabe] exact
[Gedächtnis] very sharp, very clear
[Unterschied] very fine
[Beobachtung] very close
2 adv [treffen] exactly
[danebentreffen, vorbeitreffen] barely
[folgern, schließen] precisely
die Kugel ging haarscharf daneben the bullet missed by a hair's breadth
haarscharf an jdm vorbeizielen to aim to just miss sb
haarscharf an jdm vorbeischießen to shoot just past sb
der Glassplitter traf ihn haarscharf über dem Auge the splinter of glass only just missed his eye