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1 close
I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec- close up* * *I [klous]adjective ( closely adverb)zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možucolloquially close customer — molčeč človekcolloquially close thing — pičla zmagato keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdatiII [klous]adverbblizu, pičloclose at hand, close by — čisto blizuclose on — skoraj, domala; kmalu natoto follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petamito sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakonaIII [klous]nounograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličicaIV [klouz]nounzaključek, konecto bring to a close — končati, zaključitiV [klouz]1.transitive verbzapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);2.intransitive verbzapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti seto close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čimto close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v okoto close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem -
2 tight
1. adjective1) (fitting very or too closely: I couldn't open the box because the lid was too tight; My trousers are too tight.) tesen2) (stretched to a great extent; not loose: He made sure that the ropes were tight.) napet3) ((of control etc) strict and very careful: She keeps (a) tight control over her emotions.) natančen4) (not allowing much time: We hope to finish this next week but the schedule's a bit tight.) tesen2. adverb((also tightly) closely; with no extra room or space: The bags were packed tight / tightly packed.) tesno- - tight- tighten
- tightness
- tights
- tight-fisted
- tightrope
- a tight corner/spot
- tighten one's belt* * *[táit]1.adjectivetesen; ozek, tesno se oprijemajoč (obleka); neprepusten (za vodo, zrak); močan; čvrsto nategnjen, napet (vrv); stisnjen, nabito poln; zgoščen, kompakten; figuratively nepremičen; figuratively zožen, utesnjen; komaj zadosten, pičel (o denarju); kočljiv; colloquially skop(uški), stiskaški; slang pijan, nadelanas tight as an owl figuratively pijan ko mavratight shoes — tesni, ozki čevljia tight lass obsolete čedno, stasito dekleto be in a tight corner (place, spot) — biti v škripcihto keep a tight rein (hand) on s.o. — držati koga čvrsto na vajetihto draw tight — nategniti, napeti, zategniti;2.adverbtesnó, močnó, čvrsto; pičloto sit tight — figuratively čvrsto, uporno vztrajati pri svojih pravicah (mišljenju, stališču), ne popuščati -
3 snug
1) (warm, comfortable; sheltered from the cold: The house is small but snug.) prijeten2) ((of clothes etc) fitting closely: This jacket is a nice snug fit.) prilegajoč se•- snuggle- snugly
- snugness* * *I [snʌg]nountechnical nos (vijaka)II [snʌg]1.adjective ( snugly adverb)zaščiten, dobro zavarovan, skrit, udobno nameščen; udoben, komoden, topel, prijeten; ugoden; živeč v dobrih razmerah; zadosten, čeden (dohodek, obed itd.); ki se dobro prilega, pristaja (o obleki); nautical dobro zgrajen (zaščiten, nameščen), neprepusten za vodo (o ladji)(as) snug as a bug in a rug figuratively zelo udobno, v blagostanjua snug fortune — lepo, čedno premoženjeto keep it nice and snug figuratively lepo molčati o tem, skrivati toto lie snug — lepo, udobno, na skritem ležatito make a boat snug — namestiti čoln v zavetje (pred slabim vremenom);2.adverbudobno, komodno; prijetnoIII [snʌg]intransitive verbtesno se oprijemati; udobno se namestiti ( down); transitive verb napraviti nekaj udobno (down, up)to snug down nautical pripraviti (ladjo) za vihar
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tight-fitting — adjective fitting snugly a tightly fitting cover tight fitting clothes • Syn: ↑tightfitting, ↑tight fitting, ↑tightly fitting, ↑skinny • Similar to: ↑tight … Useful english dictionary
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close-fitting — adjective fitting closely but comfortably a close fit • Syn: ↑close, ↑snug • Similar to: ↑tight * * * close fitting [close fitting] [ˌkləʊs ˈfɪtɪŋ] … Useful english dictionary
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tight-fitting — adjective fitting very closely or tightly: a tight fitting skirt | saucepan with a tight fitting lid … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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