near the river

la fecha ya está próxima — the day is close o is drawing near

estaba próximo a morir — he was close o near to death

próximo A algo — close o near to something

la fecha ya está próxima — the day is close o is drawing near

estaba próximo a morir — he was close o near to death

próximo A algo — close o near to something

Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

Ex: Just outside the town lies a waste piece of land now used as a drying ground for linen and as a playground by the small fry of the neighbourhood.

при перехо́де че́рез у́лицу — when crossing the street

при тако́м здоро́вье — with such health; ( о плохом состоянии здоровья) when one's health is so poor

го́спиталь при диви́зии — hospital attached to the division

при всём том — 1) ( кроме того) moreover 2) ( несмотря на это) for all that

• tierra adentro — inland

• por tierra — overland, by land

atravesar un país por tierra — to go overland o by land across a country

• tomar tierra — to reach port, get in

• tocar tierra — to touch down

• tomar tierra — to land

tierra firme — (=no aire) solid ground; (=no agua) land

• caer a tierra — to fall down

• caer por tierra — [persona] to fall to the ground; [argumento, teoría] to fall apart

• dar con algo en tierra — to knock sth over

• echar a tierra — [+ construcción, rival] to knock down

• echarse a tierra — to throw o.s. on o to the ground

con los zapatos llenos de tierra — (=polvo) with his shoes covered in dust; (=barro) with his shoes covered in mud

viviendas con suelo de tierra — houses with earth o dirt floors

• sacudir la tierra — Cono Sur, Méx to dust

le vienes a echar tierra a mi carro con tu descapotable — your convertible makes my car look ridiculous o really bad

tierra caliente — LAm land below 1000m approximately

tierra fría — LAm land above 2000m approximately

tierra quemada — (Pol) scorched earth

tierra templada — LAm land between 1000m and 2000m approximately

todo refugiado siente nostalgia de su tierra — every refugee feels homesick for or misses his native land o homeland

• de la tierra — [vino, queso] local, locally produced; [fruta, verduras] locally grown

la expropiación de tierras palestinas — the expropriation of Palestinian land o lands

conectar un aparato a tierra — to earth o (EEUU) ground an appliance

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

tierra labrantía or de cultivo — arable o cultivated land

poner tierra de por medio — to make oneself scarce (colloq)

ésta es muy buena tierra — this is very good land o soil

un camino de tierra — a dirt road o track

cuerpo a tierra! — hit the ground! (colloq)

echar algo por tierra — <edificio/monumento> to pull o knock down; < planes> to wreck, ruin; < argumentos> to demolish, destroy; < esperanzas> to dash

echarle tierra a algo/alguien — (Col fam) to put something/somebody to shame, make something/somebody look bad

echar tierra a or sobre algo — ( ocultarlo) to cover o hush something up; ( olvidarlo) to forget about something

tragarse la tierra a alguien: como si se lo hubiera tragado la tierra as if he'd vanished off the face of the earth; deseé que me tragara la tierra — I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me up

estar conectado a tierra or (AmL) hacer tierra — to be grounded o earthed

tierra a la vista! — land ho o ahoy!

viajar por tierra — to travel overland o by land

decidió volver a su tierra — he decided to return to his homeland o to his native land

costumbres de aquellas tierras — customs in those places o countries

Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.

он живёт при станции — his house* is attached to the station

госпиталь при дивизии — a hospital attached to a division

битва при Бородине и т. п. — the battle of Borodino, etc.

при посторонних, при детях — in front of, или before, strangers, in front of, или before, the children

при переходе через улицу — when crossing the street

при таких знаниях, талантах — with such, или so much, knowledge, talent

при таком здоровье — with such health; ( о плохом состоянии здоровья) when one's health is so poor

при всём его уважении, любви, преданности и т. п. он не мог — for all his respect, love, devotion, etc., he couldn't

при всём том — ( кроме того) moreover; ( несмотря на то) for all that