close, but no cigar

Etymology
Apparently from the practice of giving cigars as prizes at carnivals in the United States in the 20th century; those who did not win would fail to receive a cigar, even if they came close.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, , , 踏錯一步，滿盤皆輸
 * Danish: lige ved og næsten slår ingen mand af hesten, så tæt på og dog så langt fra
 * Dutch: bijna telt niet, het is net niks
 * Finnish: melkein muttei ihan
 * French: presque réussi, mais raté
 * German: knapp daneben ist auch vorbei, Dicht daneben ist auch vorbei
 * Indonesian: dekat tak tercapai, jauh tak berantara
 * Irish: ní fearr Éire ná orlach
 * Italian: ci sei quasi
 * Japanese:
 * Latvian: gandrīz neskaitās
 * Malay:
 * Jawi: دکت تق ترچاڤاي, جاءوه تق برانتارا
 * Rumi: dekat tak tercapai, jauh tak berantara
 * Norwegian: nesten holder ikke,
 * Polish: prawie robi wielką różnicę
 * Portuguese: bateu na trave, passou perto, só que não , ficou no quase
 * Russian: чуть-чу́ть не счита́ется, про́мах есть про́мах
 * Slovene: skoraj še ni zajca ujel
 * Spanish: de casi no se muere nadie, los casis no cuentan
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: neredeyse doğru ama tam olarak değil