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1. past tense - drew; verb1) (to make a picture or pictures (of), usually with a pencil, crayons etc: During his stay in hospital he drew a great deal; Shall I draw a cow?) dibujar2) (to pull along, out or towards oneself: She drew the child towards her; He drew a gun suddenly and fired; All water had to be drawn from a well; The cart was drawn by a pony.) llevar3) (to move (towards or away from someone or something): The car drew away from the kerb; Christmas is drawing closer.) acercarse4) (to play (a game) in which neither side wins: The match was drawn / We drew at 1-1.) empatar5) (to obtain (money) from a fund, bank etc: to draw a pension / an allowance.) cobrar6) (to open or close (curtains).) descorrer7) (to attract: She was trying to draw my attention to something.) atraer
2. noun1) (a drawn game: The match ended in a draw.) empate2) (an attraction: The acrobats' act should be a real draw.) atracción3) (the selecting of winning tickets in a raffle, lottery etc: a prize draw.) sorteo4) (an act of drawing, especially a gun: He's quick on the draw.) saque, desenvaine•- drawing- drawn
- drawback
- drawbridge
- drawing-pin
- drawstring
- draw a blank
- draw a conclusion from
- draw in
- draw the line
- draw/cast lots
- draw off
- draw on1
- draw on2
- draw out
- draw up
- long drawn out
draw1 n empatedraw2 vb1. dibujar2. sacar / retirar3. empatartr[drɔː]1 (raffle, lottery) sorteo3 (attraction) atracción nombre femenino, gancho4 (on cigarette, pipe, etc) calada, chupada2 (move) llevar3 (pull along - cart, sledge, plough) tirar de; (- train, carriage) arrastrar5 (pull out, take out - gen) sacar, extraer; (gun) desenfundar, sacar; (sword, dagger) desenvainar, sacar; (bow) tensar6 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL (receive - salary, wage, pension) cobrar; (write out - cheque) librar, extender, girar; (withdraw - money) sacar, retirar7 SMALLSPORT/SMALL (tie) empatar8 (attract - crowd, customers, audience) atraer; (- attention) llamar:9 (produce, elicit - response, reaction) provocar, obtener; (- praise) conseguir; (criticism, protest) provocar, suscitar; (applause, laughter) arrancar10 (derive, gain, obtain - support) obtener; (- strength) sacar11 (make somebody say more) sacar información a13 (formulate, establish - comparison) hacer; (- conclusion) sacar, llegar a; (parallel, distinction, analogy) establecer14 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL (of ship) tener un calado de1 (sketch) dibujar2 (move) moverse, desplazarse4 (choose) tirar a suertes5 (take in air - chimney, fireplace) tirar; (cigar, pipe) tirar (at/on, -)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLthe luck of the draw toca a quien toca, es cuestión de suerteto be drawn (on something) decir algo (sobre algo)to be drawn to/towards somebody/something sentirse atraído,-a por/hacia alguien/algoto draw a blank seguir sin saber algoto draw blood hacer sangrar, sacar sangreto draw breath respirarto draw close/near acercarseto draw lots (for something) echar (algo) a suerteto draw oneself up to one's full height enderezarse totalmenteto draw the line (at something) decir basta (a algo)to draw to an end/close terminar, finalizar1) pull: tirar de, jalar, correr (cortinas)2) attract: atraer3) provoke: provocar, suscitar4) inhale: aspirarto draw breath: respirar5) extract: sacar, extraer6) take: sacarto draw a number: sacar un número7) collect: cobrar, percibir (un sueldo, etc.)8) bend: tensar (un arco)9) tie: empatar (en deportes)10) sketch: dibujar, trazar11) formulate: sacar, formular, llegar ato draw a conclusion: llegar a una conclusiónto draw out : hacer hablar (sobre algo), hacer salir de sí mismoto draw up draft: redactardraw vi1) sketch: dibujar2) tug: tirar, jalar3)to draw near : acercarse4)to draw to a close : terminar, finalizar5)to draw up stop: parardraw n1) drawing, raffle: sorteo m2) tie: empate m3) attraction: atracción f4) puff: chupada f (de un cigarrillo, etc.)n.• empate (Deporte) s.m.• pitada s.f.• retroceso s.m.• sorteo s.m.• tiro s.m.v.(§ p.,p.p.: drew, drawn) = arrastrar v.• bosquejar v.• descorrer v.• dibujar v.• diseñar v.• sacar v.• tirar v.• traer v.(§pres: traigo, traes...) pret: traj-•)• trazar v.
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1. drɔː1)a) ( move by pulling) \<\<curtains/bolt\>\> ( open) descorrer; ( shut) correr; \<\<bow\>\> tensarb) ( in specified direction)he drew her aside o to one side — la llevó a un lado, la llevó aparte
to draw one's chair up — acerar* or arrimar la silla a la mesa
c) ( pull along) \<\<cart/sled\>\> tirar de, arrastrar2)a) ( pull out) \<\<tooth/cork\>\> sacar*, extraer* (frml); \<\<gun\>\> desenfundar, sacar*; \<\<sword\>\> desenvainar, sacar*b) ( cause to flow) sacar*to draw blood — sacar* sangre, hacer* sangrar
to draw water from a well — sacar* agua de un pozo
c) ( Games) \<\<card/domino\>\> sacar*, robard) (in contest, tournament)3)a) ( Fin) \<\<salary/pension\>\> cobrar, percibir (frml); \<\<check\>\> girar, librarto draw money from o out of the bank — retirar or sacar* dinero del banco
b) ( derive) \<\<strength/lesson\>\> sacar*she drew comfort from the fact that... — se consoló pensando que...
4) ( establish) \<\<distinction/parallel\>\> establecer*5)a) ( attract) \<\<customers/crowd\>\> atraer*to be drawn to somebody/something — sentirse* atraído por alguien/algo
b) ( elicit) \<\<praise\>\> conseguir*; \<\<criticism/protest\>\> provocar*, suscitarto draw tears/a smile from somebody — hacer* llorar/hacer* sonreír a alguien
I asked him about it, but he wouldn't be drawn — se lo pregunté, pero se negó a decir nada
6) ( sketch) \<\<flower/picture\>\> dibujar; \<\<line\>\> trazar*7) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar
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vi1) ( move)to draw close to o near (to) something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/alguien
to draw to an end o a close — terminar, finalizar* (frml)
the train drew out of/into the station — el tren salió de/entró en la estación
to draw ahead of somebody/something — adelantarse a alguien/algo
2) ( Art) dibujar3) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar; ( in chess game) hacer* tablas4) ( take in air) \<\<chimney/cigar\>\> tirar•Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw off- draw on- draw out- draw up
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1) ( raffle) sorteo m2) ( tie) (Games, Sport) empate m3) ( attraction) (colloq) gancho m (fam), atracción f4) ( of handgun)[drɔː] (vb: pt drew) (pp drawn)to be quick on the draw — ( with gun) ser* rápido en desenfundar; ( with reply) pescarlas* al vuelo (fam)
1. N1) (=lottery) lotería f ; (=picking of ticket) sorteo m3) (=attraction) atracción f4)• to beat sb to the draw — (lit) desenfundar más rápido que algn; (fig) adelantarse a algn
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to be quick on the draw — (lit) ser rápido en sacar la pistola; (fig) ser muy avispado5) [of chimney] tiro m2. VT1) (=pull) [+ bolt, curtains] (to close) correr; (to open) descorrer; [+ caravan, trailer] tirar, jalar (LAm)•
he drew his finger along the table — pasó el dedo por la superficie de la mesa•
to draw one's hand over one's eyes — pasarse la mano por los ojos•
he drew his hat over his eyes — se caló el sombrero hasta los ojos2) (=extract) [+ gun, sword, confession, tooth] sacar; [+ cheque] girar; [+ salary] cobrar; [+ number, prize] sacarse; [+ trumps] arrastrar; (Culin) [+ fowl] destripar; (Med) [+ boil] hacer reventar•
to draw comfort from sth — hallar consuelo en algo•
to draw inspiration from sth — encontrar inspiración en algobreath 1., 1)•
to draw a smile from sb — arrancar una sonrisa a algn3) (=attract) [+ attention, crowd, customer] atraer•
to feel drawn to sb — simpatizar con algn•
he refuses to be drawn — se niega a hablar de ello, se guarda de hacer comentario alguno4) (=cause) [+ laughter] causar, provocar; [+ applause] despertar, motivar; [+ criticism] provocar5) (=sketch) [+ scene, person] dibujar; [+ plan, line, circle, map] trazar; (fig) [+ situation] explicar; [+ character] trazarto draw the line at sth —
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to draw a comparison between A and B — comparar A con B7) (Sport, Games)to draw a match/game — (gen) empatar un partido; (Chess) entablar
8) (Naut)9) (Tech) [+ wire] estirar3. VI1) (=move)•
he drew ahead of the other runners — se adelantó a los demás corredores•
the train drew into the station — el tren entró en la estación•
the car drew over to the kerb — el coche se acercó a la acera2) (Cards)3) [chimney etc] tirar4) (=infuse) [tea] reposar5) (=be equal) [two teams, players] empatar; (Chess) entablar6) (=sketch) dibujar- draw in- draw off- draw on- draw out- draw up* * *
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1. [drɔː]1)a) ( move by pulling) \<\<curtains/bolt\>\> ( open) descorrer; ( shut) correr; \<\<bow\>\> tensarb) ( in specified direction)he drew her aside o to one side — la llevó a un lado, la llevó aparte
to draw one's chair up — acerar* or arrimar la silla a la mesa
c) ( pull along) \<\<cart/sled\>\> tirar de, arrastrar2)a) ( pull out) \<\<tooth/cork\>\> sacar*, extraer* (frml); \<\<gun\>\> desenfundar, sacar*; \<\<sword\>\> desenvainar, sacar*b) ( cause to flow) sacar*to draw blood — sacar* sangre, hacer* sangrar
to draw water from a well — sacar* agua de un pozo
c) ( Games) \<\<card/domino\>\> sacar*, robard) (in contest, tournament)3)a) ( Fin) \<\<salary/pension\>\> cobrar, percibir (frml); \<\<check\>\> girar, librarto draw money from o out of the bank — retirar or sacar* dinero del banco
b) ( derive) \<\<strength/lesson\>\> sacar*she drew comfort from the fact that... — se consoló pensando que...
4) ( establish) \<\<distinction/parallel\>\> establecer*5)a) ( attract) \<\<customers/crowd\>\> atraer*to be drawn to somebody/something — sentirse* atraído por alguien/algo
b) ( elicit) \<\<praise\>\> conseguir*; \<\<criticism/protest\>\> provocar*, suscitarto draw tears/a smile from somebody — hacer* llorar/hacer* sonreír a alguien
I asked him about it, but he wouldn't be drawn — se lo pregunté, pero se negó a decir nada
6) ( sketch) \<\<flower/picture\>\> dibujar; \<\<line\>\> trazar*7) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar
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vi1) ( move)to draw close to o near (to) something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/alguien
to draw to an end o a close — terminar, finalizar* (frml)
the train drew out of/into the station — el tren salió de/entró en la estación
to draw ahead of somebody/something — adelantarse a alguien/algo
2) ( Art) dibujar3) (BrE Games, Sport) empatar; ( in chess game) hacer* tablas4) ( take in air) \<\<chimney/cigar\>\> tirar•Phrasal Verbs:- draw in- draw off- draw on- draw out- draw up
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1) ( raffle) sorteo m2) ( tie) (Games, Sport) empate m3) ( attraction) (colloq) gancho m (fam), atracción f4) ( of handgun)to be quick on the draw — ( with gun) ser* rápido en desenfundar; ( with reply) pescarlas* al vuelo (fam)
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1. kləus adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) cerca(de)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) con estrechez
2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) parecido, igualado3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) detallado4) (tight: a close fit.) ajustado5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) bochornoso6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) tacaño7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) reservado•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to
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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.) cerrar2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) concluir
2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fin, final- close up
close1 adj1. cerca / al lado2. íntimoclose2 adv cercaclose3 n finalclose4 vb cerrartr[kləʊs]1 (near) cercano,-a (to, a), próximo,-a (to, a)■ the houses are in close proximity to each other las casas están muy próximas las unas de las otras2 (friend) íntimo,-a, allegado,-a; (relation, family) cercano,-a; (link, tie, cooperation, collaboration) estrecho,-a; (contact) directo,-a4 (texture, weave) tupido,-a, cerrado,-a, compacto,-a; (print) apretado,-a5 (similar) parecido,-a6 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (formation) cerrado,-a7 (weather) bochornoso,-a, sofocante; (room, air) cargado,-a8 (thorough, careful - study, examination, etc) detallado,-a, detenido,-a; (look) de cerca; (watch) atento,-a; (translation) fiel9 (game, contest, finish) reñido,-a; (result) apretado,-a10 (secretive) reservado,-a11 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (vowel) cerrado,-a1 (in position) cerca2 (in time) cerca\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLat close quarters de cercaat close range a quemarropaclose at/to hand al alcance de la mano, cercaclose by cercaclose on/to casi, cerca declose up de cercato be/have a close shave/call/thing salvarse por los pelosto be close to tears estar a punto de llorarto keep a close eye/watch on vigilar de cercato keep something a close secret mantener algo en el más riguroso secreto————————tr[kləʊz]2 (precincts) recinto1 (shut - gen) cerrar1 (gen) cerrar, cerrarse■ what time do you close? ¿a qué hora cierran?2 (end) concluir, terminar3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cerrar (at, a)\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bring something to a close concluir algo, poner fin a algoto close ranks cerrar filasto close in on something/somebody rodear algo/a alguien, cercar algo/a alguiento close one's eyes to something cerrar los ojos a algoto close one's mind to something cerrarse a algoto come to a close / draw to a close tocar a su fin, llegar a su finclose season veda, época de veda: cerrarclose vi1) : cerrarse, cerrar2) terminate: concluirse, terminar3)to close in approach: acercarse, aproximarseclose ['klo:s] adv: cerca, de cerca1) confining: restrictivo, estrecho2) secretive: reservado3) strict: estricto, detallado4) stuffy: cargado, bochornoso (dícese del tiempo)5) tight: apretado, entallado, ceñidoit's a close fit: es muy apretado6) near: cercano, próximo7) intimate: íntimoclose friends: amigos íntimos8) accurate: fiel, exacto9) : reñidoa close election: una elección muy reñidaclose ['klo:z] n: fin m, final m, conclusión fadj.• angosto, -a adj.• apretado, -a adj.• aproximado, -a adj.• arrimado, -a adj.• cerca adj.• cercano, -a adj.• entrañable adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• minucioso, -a adj.• próximo, -a adj.• íntimo, -a adj.n.• conclusión s.f.• fenecimiento s.m.• fin s.m.v.• candar v.• cerrar v.• clausurar v.• finiquitar v.• tapar v.• terminar v.
I kləʊsadjective closer, closest1)a) ( near) próximo, cercanoat close range o quarters — de cerca
close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien
b) < shave> al ras, apuradothat was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)
they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos
they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos
sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno
3) ( in similarity)he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano
4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido5) ( strictly guarded)it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto
6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detalladoto keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca
7) <contest/finish> reñidohe finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador
8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso
II kləʊsadverb closer, closest1) ( in position) cercato draw/get/come close — acercarse*
close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien
to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien
phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!
2) ( in intimacy)the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más
3) ( in approximation)it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi
close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar
4) (in phrases)close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca
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1) noun2) kləʊz (conclusion, end) fin mto come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin
to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo
at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)
3) kləʊs ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)
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1. kləʊz1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos
2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a
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close vi1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*3)a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*b) closing pres p último4) ( get closer) acercarse*to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn
•Phrasal Verbs:- close in- close up
I [klǝʊs]1.ADV(compar closer) (superl closest) cerca•
close by — muy cerca•
come closer — acércate máswe came very close to losing the match — estuvimos a punto de perder el partido, faltó poco para que perdiéramos el partido
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the runners finished very close — los corredores llegaron casi al mismo tiempo•
to fit close — ajustarse al cuerpo•
to follow close behind — seguir muy de cerca•
to hold sb close — abrazar fuertemente a algn•
to keep close to the wall — ir arrimado a la pared•
he must be close on 50 — debe andar cerca de los 50•
stay close to me — no te alejes or separes de mí•
close together — juntos, cerca uno del otro•
to look at sth close up — mirar algo de cerca2. ADJ1) (=near) [place] cercano, próximo; [contact] directo; [connection] estrecho, íntimo•
to come a close second to sb/sth — disputarle la primera posición a algn/algo•
he was the closest thing to a real worker among us — entre nosotros él tenía más visos de ser un obrero auténtico, de nosotros él era el que tenía más visos de ser un obrero2) (=intimate) [relative] cercano; [friend] íntimo3) (=almost equal) [result, election, fight] muy reñido; [scores] casi iguales•
to bear a close resemblance to — tener mucho parecido con4) (=exact, detailed) [examination, study] detallado; [investigation, questioning] minucioso; [surveillance, control] estricto; [translation] fiel, exacto•
to pay close attention to sb/sth — prestar mucha atención a algn/algo•
to keep a close watch on sb — mantener a algn bajo estricta vigilancia5) (=not spread out) [handwriting, print] compacto; [texture, weave] compacto, tupido; [formation] cerrado6) (=stuffy) [atmosphere, room] sofocante, cargado; [weather] pesado, bochornoso7) (=secretive) reservado; (=mean) tacaño8) (Ling) [vowel] cerrado3.N recinto m4.CPDclose company N — (Brit) (Econ) sociedad f exclusiva, compañía f propietaria
close corporation N (US) — = close company
close season N — (Hunting, Fishing) veda f ; (Ftbl) temporada f de descanso (de la liga de fútbol)
close work N — trabajo m minucioso
II [klǝʊz]1.N (=end) final m, conclusión f•
at the close — al final•
to bring sth to a close — terminar algo, concluir algo•
to draw to a close — tocar a su fin, estar terminando2. VI1) (=shut) [shop] cerrar; [door, window] cerrarse2) (=end) terminar, terminarse, concluir(Econ)3. VT1) (=shut) cerrar; [+ hole] taparplease close the door — cierra la puerta, por favor
to close one's eyes to sth — (=ignore) hacer la vista gorda a algo
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to close the gap between two things — llenar el hueco entre dos cosas•
close your mouth when you're eating! — ¡no abras la boca comiendo!2) (=end) [+ discussion, meeting] cerrar, poner fin a; [+ ceremony] clausurar, dar término a; [+ bank account] liquidar; [+ account] (Comm) saldar; [+ bargain, deal] cerrar- close in- close on- close up* * *
I [kləʊs]adjective closer, closest1)a) ( near) próximo, cercanoat close range o quarters — de cerca
close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien
b) < shave> al ras, apuradothat was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)
they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos
they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos
sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno
3) ( in similarity)he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano
4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido5) ( strictly guarded)it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto
6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detalladoto keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca
7) <contest/finish> reñidohe finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador
8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso
II [kləʊs]adverb closer, closest1) ( in position) cercato draw/get/come close — acercarse*
close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien
to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien
phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!
2) ( in intimacy)the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más
3) ( in approximation)it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi
close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar
4) (in phrases)close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca
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1) noun2) [kləʊz] (conclusion, end) fin mto come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin
to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo
at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)
3) [kləʊs] ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)
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1. [kləʊz]1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos
2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a
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close vi1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*3)a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*b) closing pres p último4) ( get closer) acercarse*to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn
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1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo
2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca
3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de
4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
near adj adv cercais the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?tr[nɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 cercano,-a■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?2 (relations) cercano,-a3 (time) próximo,-a4 (similar) parecido,-a■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos1 cerca1 cerca de1 acercarse a■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come near acercarseto come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algoto draw near acercarsenear miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelosnear ['nɪr] vt1) : acercarse athe ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto2) : estar a punto deshe is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarsenear adv1) close: cercamy family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca2) nearly: casiI came near to finishing: casi terminénear adj1) close: cercano, próximo2) similar: parecido, semejantenear prep: cerca deadj.• afín adj.• allegado, -a adj.• aproximado, -a adj.• cerca adj.• cercano, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• inmediato, -a adj.• propincuo, -a adj.• próximo (Cercano) adj.• vecino, -a adj.• íntimo, -a adj.adv.• cerca adv.prep.• cerca de prep.• hacia prep.• sobre prep.v.• acercarse v.
I nɪr, nɪə(r)adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
III
preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
IV
transitive verb acercarse* a[nɪǝ(r)]1. ADV1) (in place) cercadon't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!
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so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposiblevictory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible
2) (in time)•
the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz•
winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca•
the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan•
to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina3) (in level, degree)•
the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...•
you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *•
you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo
4) (=almost) casi•
I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo•
near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas•
it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones•
I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total2. PREP(also: near to)1) (of place) cerca deis there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?
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we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln•
if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato•
the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro•
don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde•
we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación2) (in time)3) (=almost)•
she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter3. ADJ1) (in place) cercanomy house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando
where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?
2) (in time) próximo•
the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...3) (in level, degree)that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él
a near thing —
she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos
4) [relative] cercano4. VT1) (in space) acercarse a2) (in time)he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años
3) (in level, degree)5.VI acercarse6.CPDnear miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f
he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco
it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco
near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables
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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
II
adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
III
preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
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transitive verb acercarse* a -
5 estación
estación sustantivo femenino 1 (de tren, metro, autobús) station;◊ estación de bomberos (Col, Méx, Ven) fire station;estación de policía (Col, Ven) police station; estación de esquí ski resort; estación de servicio service station, gas (AmE) o (BrE) petrol station; estación terminal or término terminal, terminus (BrE) 2 ( del año) season 3 (AmL) ( emisora) radio station
estación sustantivo femenino
1 station
estación de autobuses, bus station
2 (instalaciones) station
estación de invierno, winter resort
estación meteorológica/espacial, weather/space station
3 (del año) season
la estación de lluvias, rainy season ' estación' also found in these entries: Spanish: antes - haber - jefa - jefe - mozo - seguimiento - vía - andén - boletería - bomba - camino - cantina - coche - encontrar - fruta - funcionamiento - llevar - maletero - panel - pasar - primavera - quedar - surtidor - tablero - taquilla English: booking - buffet - bus station - close - concourse - convenient - depot - direct - draw out - get - meet - miss - near - railway station - resort - season - seasonally - see off - ski resort - space - station - trek - within - beyond - draw - fire - gas - hop - look - petrol - pull - seasonal - service - tell - terminus - thunder -
6 acercarse
■acercarse verbo reflexivo
1 to approach [a, -]
2 (desplazarse) to go (venir) to come: dijeron que esta tarde se acercarían por aquí, they said they'd come around here this afternoon ' acercarse' also found in these entries: Spanish: acercar - aproximar - arrimar - juntar - rondar English: approach - come up - creep - edge - go over to - go up - keep off - march up to - near - ride up - sneak - up - walk up - zoom in - clear - close - come - distance - draw - go - gravitate - keep - move - pull - stay - walk -
7 bastante
bastante adjetivo◊ bastantes vasos/bastante vino enough glasses/wine◊ había bastante gente/bastantes coches there were plenty of people/cars■ pronombre 1 ( suficiente) enough; 2 ( demasiado): ■ adverbio 1 ( suficientemente) enough; 2 ( considerablemente) ( con verbos) quite a lot; (con adjetivos, adverbios) quite; me pareció bastante agradable/aburrido I thought he was quite pleasant/rather boring
bastante
I adjetivo
1 (suficiente) enough: ¿tenéis bastantes mantas?, do you have enough blankets?
bastante dinero/azúcar, enough money/sugar
2 (en abundancia) quite a lot of: tiene bastante valor, he's quite brave
bastantes personas, quite a lot of people
II adverbio
1 (suficiente) enough: nunca tiene bastante, it's never enough for her
es lo bastante inteligente como para..., he's clever enough to...
2 (muy, mucho) fairly, quite: conduces bastante bien, you drive rather well
es una película bastante buena, it's quite a good film
viaja bastante, she travels quite often ➣ Ver nota en quite
1) Cuando quieres decir suficiente, debes usar la palabra enough, que se coloca detrás de un adjetivo o adverbio, pero delante de un sustantivo: Tengo bastante dinero. I have enough money. No es bastante grande. It's not big enough.
Recuerda que nunca puedes usar enough cuando bastante significa muy: Este libro es bastante (muy) interesante. This book is very interesting. Hace bastante calor. It's very hot.
2) Cuando quieres decir abundante, puedes emplear la palabra quite, pero también:
fairly: bastante pero no suficiente
pretty: más o mejor de lo esperado (informal)
rather: más o mejor de lo esperado (formal) En una escala de nada a muy, el orden sería: not-fairly-quite-rather/pretty-very. Quite se coloca delante de a/an + sustantivo
pretty y fairly entre a/an y el sustantivo, y rather en ambas posiciones: It's quite/ rather a nice day today o it's a pretty/fairly/rather nice day today. Hoy es un día bastante agradable. En la comparación sólo puedes emplear rather: It's rather warmer today. Hoy hace bastante más calor. Con un verbo sólo podemos usar quite o rather: I rather/ quite liked it. Me gustó bastante. ' bastante' also found in these entries: Spanish: abundante - animosidad - apolillada - apolillado - chillón - chillona - decente - dentro - descreída - descreído - desear - destreza - eufórica - eufórico - excitable - informal - lucir - miedosa - miedoso - ordinaria - ordinario - parecerse - pedestre - pequeña - pequeño - potable - rancia - rancio - reparación - suficiente - tonta - tonto - adelantado - alto - creer - defender - guisar - hombre - para English: accurately - aspect - by - carefree - close - considerably - deal - decent - draw on - enough - explode - fairly - have - lengthy - livable - morale - near - OK - okay - pretty - quite - rather - reasonable - reasonably - some - sufficient - sufficiently - tolerably - warm - way - bit - considerable - decently - desire - fair - good - nice - nip - ropey - rough - shape - stock - well - while -
8 corto
Del verbo cortar: ( conjugate cortar) \ \
corto es: \ \1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
cortó es: \ \3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativoMultiple Entries: cortar corto
cortar ( conjugate cortar) verbo transitivo 1 ( dividir) ‹cuerda/pastel› to cut, chop; ‹ asado› to carve; ‹leña/madera› to chop; ‹ baraja› to cut;◊ corto algo por la mitad to cut sth in half o in two;corto algo en rodajas/en cuadritos to slice/dice sth; corto algo en trozos to cut sth into pieces 2 (quitar, separar) ‹rama/punta/pierna› to cut off; ‹ árbol› to cut down, chop down; ‹ flores› (CS) to pick; 3 ( hacer más corto) ‹pelo/uñas› to cut; ‹césped/pasto› to mow; ‹ seto› to cut; ‹ rosal› to cut back; ‹ texto› to cut down 4 ( en costura) ‹falda/vestido› to cut out 5 ( interrumpir) ‹película/programa› to interrupt [ manifestantes] to block; 6 (censurar, editar) ‹ película› to cut; ‹escena/diálogo› to cut (out) 7 [ frío]:◊ el frío me cortó los labios my lips were chapped o cracked from the cold weatherverbo intransitivo 1 [cuchillo/tijeras] to cut 2a) (Cin):◊ ¡corten! cut!cortarse verbo pronominal 1 ( interrumpirse) [proyección/película] to stop; [llamada/gas] to get cut off; se me cortó la respiración I could hardly breathe 2 ‹brazo/cara› to cut; 3 ( cruzarse) [líneas/calles] to cross 4 [ leche] to curdle; [mayonesa/salsa] to separate 5 (Chi, Esp) [ persona] (turbarse, aturdirse) to get embarrassed
corto 1
◊ -ta adjetivo1 el vestido le quedó corto the dress is too short for her now; iba vestida de corto she was wearing a short dress/skirt ‹visita/conversación› short, brief; 2 (escaso, insuficiente): corto de vista near-sighted, shortsighted (BrE); andar corto de tiempo to be pressed for time 3 (fam) ( poco inteligente) stupid; corto de entendederas or alcances dim, dense (colloq)
corto 2 sustantivo masculino (Cin)b)
cortar
I verbo transitivo
1 to cut (un árbol) to cut down (el césped) to mow
2 (amputar) to cut off
3 (la luz, el teléfono) to cut off
4 (impedir el paso) to block
5 (eliminar, censurar) to cut out
II verbo intransitivo
1 (partir) to cut
2 (atajar) to cut across, to take a short cut
3 familiar (interrumpir una relación) to split up: cortó con su novia, he split up with his girlfriend Locuciones: familiar cortar por lo sano, to put an end to
corto,-a
I adjetivo
1 (distancia, tiempo) short
2 fam (de poca inteligencia) corto,-a (de luces), dim-witted
3 (escaso) short: el guiso está corto de sal, the stew is short of salt
corto,-a de vista, short-sighted
4 (vergonzoso) shy
II sustantivo masculino
1 Cine short (film)
2 Auto luz corta, dipped headlights pl Locuciones: familiar quedarse corto, to fall short (of the mark), underestimate: y me quedo corto cuando digo que es la mejor película del siglo, and my saying that it's the best movie of the century is an understatement ' corto' also found in these entries: Spanish: atar - carabina - comunicación - corta - cortar - cortarse - literalmente - pantalón - pequeña - pequeño - remo - salida - short - slip - tachuela - tres - vista - corriente - cursillo - espacio - gabán - llevar - pelado - plazo English: ankle - block off - bob - coat - cord - crop - dim - dull - have - hop - least - short - short-haired - short-range - short-term - short-winded - skimpy - spell - term - themselves - thick - understatement - clean - cut - draw - herself - himself - jab - nearsighted - notice - on - over - push - sever - side - slash - their - under -
9 terminar
terminar ( conjugate terminar) verbo transitivo ‹trabajo/estudio› to finish; ‹casa/obras› to finish, complete; ‹discusión/conflicto› to put an end to; terminar la comida con un café to end the meal with a cup of coffee verbo intransitivo 1 [ persona] terminar de hacer algo to finish doing sth; va a terminar mal he's going to come to a bad end; terminó marchándose or por marcharse he ended up leaving 2 esto va a terminar mal this is going to turn out o end badlyb) ( rematar) terminar EN algo to end in sth;c) ( llegar a):no terminaba de gustarle she wasn't totally happy about it 3 ‹con problema/abuso› to put an end to sthb) terminar con algn ( pelearse) to finish with sb;( matar) to kill sb terminarse verbo pronominal 1 [azúcar/pan] to run out; 2 [curso/reunión] to come to an end, be over 3 ( enf) ‹libro/comida› to finish, polish off
terminar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una tarea, objeto) to finish: ya terminó el jersey, she has already finished the pullover ➣ Ver nota en finish 2 (de comer, beber, gastar) to finish: te compraré otro cuando termines este frasco, I'll buy you another one when you finish this bottle
II verbo intransitivo
1 (cesar, poner fin) to finish, end: mi trabajo termina a las seis, I finish work at six o'clock
no termina de creérselo, he still can't believe it (dejar de necesitar, utilizar) ¿has terminado con el ordenador?, have you finished with the computer? (acabar la vida, carrera, etc) to end up: terminó amargada, she ended up being embittered
2 (eliminar, acabar) este niño terminará con mi paciencia, this boy is trying my patience
tenemos que terminar con esta situación, we have to put an end to this situation
3 (estar rematado) to end: termina en vocal, it ends with a vowel
terminaba en punta, it had a pointed end ' terminar' also found in these entries: Spanish: egresar - emplear - enterrar - fijarse - frenesí - gastar - parar - rematar - sin - ventilarse - zanjar - acabar - completar - concluir - faltar - hasta - medio - mucho - para - pelear - por - último English: break up - cease - charge off - clock - close - complete - cooperation - crop up - drink up - eat up - end - end up - expire - finish - finish off - finish up - finish with - get through - graduate - knock off - leeway - near - stop - time limit - vain - wind up - and - break - concentrate - conclude - draw - drink - eat - finished - get - leave - nowhere - round - see - undone - unfinished - wind
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