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(klōs)adj. clos·er, clos·est
1. Being near in space or time. See Usage Note at redundancy.
2. Being near in relationship: close relatives.
3. Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate: close friends.
4. Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact: a close weave.
5. Being near the surface; short: a close haircut.
6. Being on the brink of: close to tears.
7. Decided by a narrow margin; almost even: a close election.
8. Faithful to the original: a close copy.
9. Very attentive; rigorous; thorough: a close reading; close supervision.
10. Shut; closed.
11. Shut in; enclosed.
12. Confining or narrow; crowded: close quarters.
13. Fitting tightly: close garments.
14. Warm and humid or stuffy: close weather; a close room.
15. Confined to specific persons or groups: a close secret.
16. Strictly confined or guarded: kept under close custody.
17. Secretive; reticent: was close about her personal life.
18. Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy: He is known to be close with his money.
19. Not easily acquired; scarce: Money was close.
20. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue near the palate, as the ee in meet. Used of vowels.
21. Marked by more rather than less punctuation, especially commas.
v. (klōz) closed, clos·ing, clos·es
v.tr.
1. To move (a door, for example) so that an opening or passage is covered or obstructed; shut.
2. To bar access to: closed the road for repairs.
3. To fill or stop up: closed the cracks with plaster.
4. To stop the operations of permanently or temporarily: closed down the factory.
5. To make unavailable for use: closed the area to development; closed the database to further changes.
6. To bring to an end; terminate: close a letter; close a bank account.
7. To bring together all the elements or parts of: Management closed ranks and ostracized the troublemaker.
8. To join or unite; bring into contact: close a circuit.
9. To draw or bind together the edges of: close a wound.
10. Sports To modify (one's stance), as in baseball or golf, by turning the body so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact with the ball.
11. To complete the final details or negotiations on: close a deal.
12. Archaic To enclose on all sides.
v.intr.
1. To become shut: The door closed quietly.
2. To come to an end; finish: The book closes on a hopeful note.
3. To reach an agreement; come to terms: We close on the house next week.
4. To cease operation: The shop closes at six.
5. To be priced or listed at a specified amount when trading ends: Stocks closed higher on Monday.
6.
a. To engage at close quarters: closed with the enemy.
b. To draw near: The orbiter closed with the space station in preparation for docking.
7. To come together: My arms closed around the little child.
8. Baseball To finish a game by protecting a lead. Used of relief pitchers.
n. (klōz)
1. The act of closing.
2. A conclusion; a finish: The meeting came to a close.
3. Music The concluding part of a phrase or theme; a cadence.
4. (klōs) An enclosed place, especially land surrounding or beside a cathedral or other building.
5. (klōs) Chiefly British A narrow way or alley.
6. Archaic A fight at close quarters.
adv. (klōs) closer, closest
Phrasal Verbs: In a close position or manner; closely: stayed close together.
close in
1. To seem to be gathering in on all sides: The problems closed in.
2. To advance on a target so as to block escape: The police closed in on the sniper.
3. To surround so as to make unusable: The airport was closed in by fog.
close out
Idioms: 1. To dispose of (a line of merchandise) at reduced prices.
2. To terminate, as by selling: close out a business.
close the book on
To make a final effort regarding (something); bring to a conclusion: closed the book on her career with a fine performance.
close to home/the bone
So as to affect one's feelings or interests: Her comment hit close to home.
close to the wind Nautical
At a close angle into the direction from which the wind is blowing: sailing close to the wind.
[Middle English clos, closed, from Old French, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close. V., from Middle English closen, from Old French clore, clos-, from Latin claudere.]
clos′a·ble, close′a·ble (klō′zə-bəl) adj.
close′ly adv.
close′ness n.
clos′ing (klō′zĭng) n.
Synonyms: close, immediate, near, proximate
These adjectives mean not far from another in space, time, or relationship: an airport close to town; her immediate family; his nearest relative; the proximate neighborhood. See Also Synonyms at complete.
These adjectives mean not far from another in space, time, or relationship: an airport close to town; her immediate family; his nearest relative; the proximate neighborhood. See Also Synonyms at complete.
Antonym: far
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Adv. 1. closely - in a close relation or position in time or space; "the onsets were closely timed"; "houses set closely together"; "was closely involved in monitoring daily progress"
3. closely - in a close manner; "the two phenomena are intimately connected"; "the person most nearly concerned"
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Translations
بِجِوار بِدِقَّه، بِشِدَّه، بأنْعام
pozornětěsnězblízka
nøjetæt
läheisestitarkastitiiviistivisusti
izbliza
nákvæmlega
ぴったりと
밀접하게
zblízka
pozornoskrbno
nära
อย่างใกล้ชิด
chặt chẽ
closely
[ˈkləʊslɪ] ADV1. (= carefully) [look, examine] → atentamente, de cerca
to watch closely → fijarse, prestar mucha atención
to listen closely → escuchar con atención, escuchar atentamente
a closely guarded secret → un secreto celosamente guardado
to watch closely → fijarse, prestar mucha atención
to listen closely → escuchar con atención, escuchar atentamente
a closely guarded secret → un secreto celosamente guardado
2. (= nearly) to resemble sth/sb closely → parecerse mucho a algo/algn
closely related/connected → estrechamente relacionado/unido
closely contested → muy reñido
closely packed [case] → repleto
this will be a closely fought race → será una carrera muy reñida
closely related/connected → estrechamente relacionado/unido
closely contested → muy reñido
closely packed [case] → repleto
this will be a closely fought race → será una carrera muy reñida
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
closely
[ˈkləʊsli] adv [watch] → de près ; [examine] → avec attention
to be closely connected with → être étroitement lié(e) à
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adv
→ eng, dicht ; work, connect → eng ; woven → fest ; related → nah(e), eng ; follow (in time) → dicht ; he was closely followed by a policeman → ein Polizist ging dicht hinter ihm; she held the baby closely → sie drückte das Baby (fest) an sich ; closely reasoned → schlüssig dargestellt or -gelegt; the match was closely contested → der Spielausgang war hart umkämpft
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
closely
[ˈkləʊslɪ] adv (guard) → strettamente, attentamente ; (examine, study, watch, follow) → da vicino, attentamente ; (listen) → attentamente ; (resemble) → molto; (connected) → strettamentea closely guarded secret → un segreto gelosamente custodito
we are closely related → siamo parenti stretti
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(kləus) adverb1. near in time, place etc. He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind. naby قَريب، إلى جانِب близо perto blízko nahe tæt; nær κοντά cerca (ligi)lähedal نزدیک lähellä près (de) קרוב पास में blizu közel dekat nálægt, nærri presso 接近して (시간, 거리상으로) 가까운 arti tuvu; tuvumā rapat dicht nær, på nært hold, rett/like blisko نژدی perto aproape (de) рядом tesne blizu blizu nära ใกล้ yakında, yanında 接近 близько, поруч قریب ، پاس gần 接近
2. tightly; neatly. a close-fitting dress. nousluitend بأِحْكام плътно justo dokonale padnoucí oděv eng tæt εφαρμοστά con estrechez liibuvalt بطور تنگ و چسبان istuva étroitement צמוד कसा हुआ sasvim uz, tik do szorosan ketat þéttur strettamente ぴったりと 밀착된 glaudžiai cieši ketat nauw ettersittende, trangt, tett ciasno تنگ چسپان justo strâns в обтяжку priliehavo tesno uzak åtsittande, snävt, tätt อย่างพอดีตัว sıkı sıkıya 緊貼的 добре пригнано; в облипку تنگ ، سردی سے vừa vặn 紧贴的
adjective1. near in relationship. a close friend. hegte قَريب، حَميم сърдечен íntimo blízký vertraut nær κοντινός, στενός íntimo lähedane صمیمی läheinen intime קרוב पास blizak (egész) közeli karib náinn intimo 親しい 가까운 artimas tuvs, ciešs kawan rapat intiem nær bliski صمیمی íntimo apropiat близкий dôverný bližnji, zaupen blizak nära, förtrolig ที่สนิทกัน yakın, samimî 親密的 близький قریبی رشتے دار gần trong quan hệ 亲密的
2. having a narrow difference between winner and loser. a close contest; The result was close. noue, gelyke مُتَقارِب، ذو فَرقٍ صَغير близък apertado těsný knapp tæt με μικρή διαφορά parecido, igualado tasavägine نزدیک tiukka serré קְרַב צָמוּד जीतने और हारने वाले के बीच में कम का अंतर podjednak, neodlučan szoros nyaris sama jafn; tvísÿnn serrato 接戦の 근소한 apylygis līdzvērtīgs hampir-hampir sama gelijk opgaand omtrent likt, svært jevn wyrównany نژدی igual strâns почти равный tesný tesen izjednačen jämn ผลการแข่งขันที่ใกล้เคียงกัน başabaş, neredeyse berabere 勢均力敵的 майже рівний کانٹے دار مقابلہ sát nhau 势均力敌的
3. thorough. a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him. deeglike دَقيق внимателен minucioso důkladný; přísný genau nøje; omhyggelig προσεκτικός detallado hoolikas کامل perinpohjainen rigoureux קַפְדָנִי एक साथ točan, vjeran alapos menyeluruh ítarlegur, nákvæmur attento, accurato 綿密な 면밀한 išsamus, atidus stingrs; pamatīgs; detalizēts teliti grondig, strikt nøyaktig, nøye, omhyggelig dokładny کامل minucioso atent тщательный prísny natančen detaljan grundlig, noggrann ถี่ถ้วน dikkatli, tam 仔細的,徹底的 точний, докладний بغور cẩn thận 仔细的,严密的
4. tight. a close fit. nommerpas مُحْكَم плътен apertado těsný eng trang; tæt στενός, εφαρμοστός ajustado liibuv تنگ tiukka ajusté צמוד बारीक uzak, tijesan, napet szűk ketat þröngur ぴったり合った 꽉 끼는 ankštas blīvs; cieši piegulošs ketat gesloten trang, ettersittende ciasny کلک apertado potrivit облегающий tesný tesen uzak åtsittande, snäv, trång ที่พอดีตัว sıkı, dar 緊密的 обтягуючий; добре пригнаний تنگ ، چست bó sát 紧密的
5. without fresh air. a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery. toegetrek خانِق، بِدون هَواء نَقي задушен abafado hustý, dusný schwül indelukket; lummer αποπνικτικός bochornoso sumbunud بسته؛ دم کرده raskas étouffant מַחֲנִיק बंद जिसमें ताजा हवा नहीं आए zbit, gust fülledt pengap þungur, loftlaus soffocante 風通しの悪い 갑갑한 tvankus smacīgs pengap benauwd innestengt, kvalm; lummer duszny بند abafado închis душный dusný zatohel zagušljiv kvav, tryckande อึมครึม(อากาศ) havasız, boğucu 悶的 задушливий, важкий گھٹن زدہ ngột ngạt 闷的
6. mean. He's very close (with his money). geslote, suinig ببَخيل، وَضيع свидлив avarento skoupý geizig fedtet; smålig σφιχτοχέρης tacaño kitsi خسیس؛ بخیل tarkka regardant קמצן नीच bliz, točan, vjeran szűkmarkú kikir nískur avaro けちな 인색한 šykštus skops kedekut gierig smålig, gjerrig skąpy بخیل avarento zgârcit скупой skúpy skop škrt snål, gnidig ใจแคบ eli sıkı, cimri 吝嗇的 скупий بخیل ، کنجوس keo kiệt 吝啬的
7. secretive. They're keeping very close about the business. toe سِرّي، مُتَكَتِّم потаен calado tajný, důvěrný verschwiegen tæt κλειστός, κρυψίνους reservado salajane تودار؛ پنهان کار salaileva renfermé סודי रहस्यवादी tajan, skrovit titkolózó penuh rahasia dulur, leyndardómsfullur segreto 無口な 숨기는 slaptas mazrunīgs; [] noslēdzies sulit geheimhoudend hemmelighetsfull tajemniczy پټیدو calado secretos скрытный uzavretý, mlčanlivý zaprt, molčeč tajnovit hemlighetsfull, förtegen ปกปิด ağzı sıkı 秘密的 секретний پوشیدہ رکھنے والا thích giữ bí mật 秘密的
ˈclosely adverbLook closely at him; She resembles her father closely. lyk na mekaar بِدِقَّه، بِشِدَّه، بأنْعام внимателно de perto zblízka, pozorně genau nøje; rigtigt από κοντά, έντονα mucho, detenidamente, estrechamente hoolikalt, täpselt از نزدیک؛ دقیقاً tarkasti de près, étroitement בִּתשוּמֵת לֵב निकटता से pažljivo, pomno figyelmesen sangat nákvæmlega moltissimo よく 자세히 atidžiai, artimai uzmanīgi; vērīgi; tuvu; cieši rapat van nabij nøyaktig; tett, trangt dokładnie د نژدی de perto îndeaproape; mult пристально; близко zblízka; úzko, tesne skrbno; precej izuzetno nära, tätt, grundligt อย่างใกล้ชิด yakından 仔細地,接近地 пильно; близько کافی حد تک một cách cẩn thận 仔细地,紧密地
ˈcloseness noun nabyheid قُرب، حَميمِيَّه спареност intimidade blízkost die Nähe nærhed; nøjagtighed; tæthed εγγύτητα proximidad lähedus نزدیکی؛ دقت ahtaus proximité קרבה निकटता gustoća, čvrstoća közelség; pontosság; sűrűség; zárkózottság jarak dekat þéttleiki; innileiki; launung vicinanza 接近 엄밀, 친밀, 밀폐, 답답함 artumas tuvums berdekatan nabijheid nærhet; nøyaktighet; innestengthet bliskość نژدی intimidade vecinătate близость; тщательность; духота; скрытность blízkosť bližina bliskost närhet, obetydlig skillnad ความใกล้ชิด yakınlık; sıkılık; havasızlık; cimrilik, ağzı sıkılık 接近 щільність; близькість قربت ، نزدیکی sự gần gũi 接近
close call/shave a narrow (often lucky) escape. That was a close shave – that car nearly ran you over. ampertjies, byna-byna نَجاةٌ بأُعْجوبَه на косъм por um triz únik o vlásek mit knapper Not davonkommen tæt på παρά τρίχα salvarse por los pelos üle noatera pääsemine قسر در رفتن؛ از خطر جستن täpärä pelastuminen l'échapper belle כְפֶשָׂע בֵּינוֹ וּבֵין बाल-बाल बचना tijesan bijeg épphogy megúszta nyaris celaka naum undankoma (l'essersela cavata per miracolo) 危機一髪 구사일생 vos išvengta nelaimės par mata tiesu nyaris-nyaris ontsnapping op het nippertje nære på, på hengende håret szczęśliwe uniknięcie wypadku له خطر څخه ځان ساتل à tangente scăpare ca prin minune на волосок от гибели únik o vlas za las uiti malo je nedostajalo nära ögat รอดหวุดหวิด kıl payı paçayı zor kurtarma 僥倖的脫險 на волосині від загибелі بال بال بچنا thoát chết 侥幸的脱险
ˌclose-ˈset adjective (of eyes etc) positioned very near each other. naby mekaar ذو عَيْنَيْنِ مُتَقارِبَتَيْن разположени наблизо próximo blízko u sebe nahe tætsiddende κοντά το ένα στο άλλο junto lähestikku asetsevad نزدیک به هم lähekkäin rapproché קרוב सटा हुआ blizak közel fekvő saling berdekatan nálægur vicino 互に寄った 서로 근접한 glaustas cieši; tuvu mata rapat dicht bij elkaar staand tettsittende osadzone blisko siebie دیره نژدی نور próximo apropiat близко поставленный blízko položený blizu drug drugega blizu postavljen tättsittande ตําแหน่งใกล้กัน birbirine yakın (兩眼等)位置很接近的 тісно розташований sít nhau (眼睛等)长得紧靠一起的
ˈclose-up noun a photograph or film taken near the subject and thus big in scale. The close-up of the model showed her beautiful skin. digbyopname, vlakbyopname صورَةٌ عَن قُرْب едър план close detailní záběr die Großaufnahme nærbillede γκρο πλαν primer plano lähivõte, suur plaan از نزدیک؛ کلوز آپ lähikuva gros plan תקריב निकट से शॉट, बड़ा एवं पास snimak iz neposredne blizine közelkép pandangan dekat nærmynd primo piano クローズアップ 클로즈업 stambus planas tuvplāns diambil dari dekat close-up nærbilde zbliżenie له نږدى close-up prim plan крупный план detailný záber pogled od blizu krupan plan närbild ภาพที่ถ่ายใกล้ yakın çekim (film/fotoğraf) 特寫鏡頭 крупний план قریب سے تصویر۔ cận cảnh 特写镜头
close at hand nearby; not far off. My mother lives close at hand. byderhand قَريب، غَيْر بَعيد عَن недалеч pertinho nedaleko nahe bei nær ved; tæt ved κοντά al alcance de la mano lähikonnas در نزدیکی lähistöllä à proximité קרוב नजदीक blizu közvetlenül mellette dekat í næsta nágrenni; nálægur vicino すぐ近くに 가까운 netoli netālu berhampiran dichtbij like i nærheten, tett ved pod ręką نژدیوالی pertinho aproape; la doi paşi рядом neďaleko čisto blizu blizu strax i närheten, inom räckhåll ใกล้มือ yakında 就在眼前 на відстані руки قریب ہی ở vị trí gần 就在眼前
close on almost; nearly. She's close on sixty. byna قَريب مِن، حَوالي близо beirando skoro, bezmála fast næsten; omtrent σχεδόν casi, cerca de peaaegu تقریباً lähes pas loin de בקרבת लगभग približiti se majdnem hampir næstum, nærri því vicino a ほぼ 거의 beveik gandrīz; tuvu pie hampir bijna nesten, nærmere prawie تقریبأ a beirar aproape почти; около takmer skoraj blizu nära, nästan, uppemot ใกล้เข้ามาทีละน้อย neredeyse, yaklaşık, hemen hemen 幾乎,差不多 майже تقریباً ، gần như 几乎,差不多
close to1. near in time, place, relationship etc. close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother. byna حَوالي، قَريب مِن، بِجانِب близко/ък до perto de blízko nahe tæt ved; tæt på; næsten κοντά cerca de lähedal نزدیک lähellä près de קרוב ל- समय, स्थान, रिश्ता इत्यादि में निकट blizu közel dekat nærri vicino a 〜に近い (시간, 거리상으로) 가까운 beveik, arti gandrīz; tuvu pie; cieši dekat dicht bij tett innpå/ved, like før blisko نژدی perto de aproape (de) около blízko tik ob blizu nära ใกล้กับ yakın 接近 близько, біля لگ بھگ gần 接近
2. almost; nearly. close to fifty years of age. byna تَقْريبا، قَريب مِن почти quase skoro, blízko fast næsten σχεδόν casi peaaegu در حدود؛ تقریباً lähes près de כמעט लगभग gotovo majdnem hampir nærri vicino a, quasi ほぼ 거의 beveik gandrīz; apmēram hampir bijna nesten, nærmere blisko, prawie تقریبأ quase aproape почти; около temer skoraj skoro nära, nästan, uppemot เกือบ neredeyse, yaklaşık, hemen hemen 幾乎,差不多 майже تقریباً gần như 几乎,差不多
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