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[nɪə(r)]1. advnear at hand — a portata di mano, (event) imminente, alle porte
to come or draw near — (person, event) avvicinarsi
come nearer — vieni più vicino, avvicinati
there were 100 people there, near enough — c'erano pressappoco 100 persone
2. prep(also: near to) (of place) vicino a, presso, (in time) circa, quasinear here/there — qui/lì vicino
1) (in space, time) vicino (-a)the nearest shops were three kilometres away — i negozi più vicini erano a tre chilometri di distanza
the nearest way — la via or strada più breve
£25,000 or nearest offer Brit — 25.000 sterline trattabili
2) (relation) stretto (-a), prossimo (-a)3)4. vt(place, event) avvicinarsi a -
2 toward
[tə'wɔːd(z), tɔːd(z)]1) (in the direction of) verso2) (near) versotoward the end of — verso la fine di [day, month]
3) (in relation to) verso, nei confronti ditheir attitude toward Europe — il loro atteggiamento verso o nei confronti dell'Europa
to be friendly, hostile toward sb. — essere amichevole con, ostile nei confronti di qcn
* * *[tə'wo:d(z), ]( American[) to:rd(z)]1) ((moving, facing etc) in the direction of: He walked toward the door; She turned towards him.) verso2) (in relation to: What are your feelings towards him?) verso, per3) (as a contribution or help to: Here's $3 towards the cost of the journey.) per4) ((of time) near: Towards night-time, the weather worsened.) verso* * *toward► towards* * *[tə'wɔːd(z), tɔːd(z)]1) (in the direction of) verso2) (near) versotoward the end of — verso la fine di [day, month]
3) (in relation to) verso, nei confronti ditheir attitude toward Europe — il loro atteggiamento verso o nei confronti dell'Europa
to be friendly, hostile toward sb. — essere amichevole con, ostile nei confronti di qcn
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