(he lives) near there

are you there? — вы слушаете? ( по телефону)

I bet I cussed that there blamed mule five hundred times. (Elizabeth M. Roberts) — Зуб даю, я проклинал этого чёртова упрямого осла пятьсот раз.

stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen

come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

so near and yet so far — so nah und doch so fern

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken

go near the water's edge — nahe ans Ufer gehen

keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

move it nearer her — rücke es näher zu ihr

don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer

when we got nearer Oxford — als wir in die Nähe von Oxford kamen

wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — im Schwimmen kommt bei weitem keiner an ihn heran

we're no nearer solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems nicht nähergekommen

ask me again nearer the time — frag mich, wenn der Zeitpunkt etwas näher gerückt ist, noch einmal

near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

be in a state of near-collapse — kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder

£30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot

this is the nearest equivalent — dies entspricht dem am ehesten

that's the nearest you'll get to an answer — eine weitergehende Antwort wirst du nicht bekommen

near escape — Entkommen mit knapper Not

round it up to the nearest penny — runde es auf den nächsthöheren Pfennigbetrag

be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

that was the nearest I ever got to seeing him — da hätte ich ihn fast gesehen

the nearer it gets to the election, the more they look like losing — je näher die Wahl kommt or rückt, desto mehr sieht es danach aus, dass sie verlieren werden __diams; to be near at hand zur Hand sein; (shops) in der Nähe sein; (help) ganz nahe sein; (event) unmittelbar bevorstehen

the same size as near as dammit (inf) — fast genau die gleiche Größe

(that's) near enough — so gehts ungefähr, das haut so ungefähr hin (inf)

he lives near (to) the border — er wohnt in der Nähe der Grenze or nahe der Grenze

move the chair near/nearer (to) the table — rücken Sie den Stuhl an den/näher an den Tisch

near (to) where I had seen him — nahe der Stelle, wo ich ihn gesehen hatte

to be nearest to sth — einer Sache (dat) am nächsten sein

the adaptation is very near (to) the original — die Bearbeitung hält sich eng ans Original

to be near (to) sb's heart or sb — jdm am Herzen liegen

to be near (to) the knuckle or bone (joke) — gewagt sein; (remark) hart an der Grenze sein

near (to) death — dem Tode nahe

near (to) the appointed time — um die ausgemachte Zeit herum

to be nearer/nearest (to) sth — einer Sache (dat) zeitlich näher liegen/am nächsten liegen

near (to) the end of my stay/the play/the book — gegen Ende meines Aufenthalts/des Stücks/des Buchs

she's near (to) the end of her stay — ihr Aufenthalt ist fast zu Ende or vorbei

her birthday is near (to) mine — ihr und mein Geburtstag liegen nahe beieinander

the sun was near (to) setting —

as it drew near/nearer (to) his departure — als seine Abreise heranrückte/näher heranrückte

to be near (to) tears/despair etc — den Tränen/der Verzweiflung etc nahe sein

she was near (to) laughing out loud — sie hätte beinahe laut gelacht

German is nearer (to) Dutch than English is — Deutsch ist dem Holländischen ähnlicher als Englisch

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming (inf) — im Schwimmen kann es niemand mit ihm aufnehmen (inf)

to be near (person, object) — in der Nähe sein; (danger, end, help) nahe sein; (event, departure, festival) bevorstehen

to be very near — ganz in der Nähe sein; (in time) nahe or unmittelbar bevorstehen; (danger etc) ganz nahe sein

to be nearer/nearest — näher/am nächsten sein; (event etc) zeitlich näher/am nächsten liegen

when death is so near — wenn man dem Tod nahe ist

the hour is near (when...) (old) her hour was near (old) — die Stunde ist nahe(, da...) (old) ihre Stunde war nahe (old)

a near disaster/accident — beinahe or fast ein Unglück nt/ein Unfall m

£50 or nearest offer (Comm) — Verhandlungsbasis £ 50

this is the nearest translation you'll get — besser kann man es kaum übersetzen, diese Übersetzung trifft es noch am ehesten

to be nearing sth (fig) — auf etw (acc) zugehen

come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken

keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer

near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder

be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

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

I'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)

• 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 imposible

• 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 esquina

• 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 *

• that's near enough — (numbers) no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) con eso vale

• 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

• it's nowhere near enough * — con eso no basta ni mucho menos

• as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde

• 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 total

• 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 estación

• she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter

• near to tears — a punto de llorar

• £250 or nearest offer — 250 libras o precio a discutir

• calculate to the nearest decimal place — para el cálculo solo utilicen el primer decimal

• he calculated the price to the nearest pound — redondeó el precio a la libra entera

• in the near future — en un futuro cercano

• the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...

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

the Near East N — el Cercano Oriente

near 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

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

I'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)

there are 20 yachts near enough — (approximately) ci sono circa 20 yacht

that's near enough — (not any closer) così vicino va bene; (acceptable as quantity) ce n'è abbastanza

it's getting near Christmas — si sta avvicinando il o siamo quasi a Natale

nobody comes anywhere near her — fig. nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei

to be near to tears, to doing — (on point of) essere sul punto di piangere, sul punto di fare; (in degree)

to come nearest to — avvicinarsi il più possibile a [ ideal]

it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) è la cosa più simile

to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato

to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione

there are 20 yachts near enough — (approximately) ci sono circa 20 yacht

that's near enough — (not any closer) così vicino va bene; (acceptable as quantity) ce n'è abbastanza

it's getting near Christmas — si sta avvicinando il o siamo quasi a Natale

nobody comes anywhere near her — fig. nessuno può reggere il confronto con lei

to be near to tears, to doing — (on point of) essere sul punto di piangere, sul punto di fare; (in degree)

to come nearest to — avvicinarsi il più possibile a [ ideal]

it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) è la cosa più simile

to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato

to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there or thereabouts — so ungefähr

be down/in/up there — da unten/drin/oben sein

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

hello or hi there! — hallo!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there you are wrong — da irrst du dich

there, it is a loose wire — da haben wir's - ein loser Draht

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there was once an old woman who... — es war einmal eine alte Frau, die...

there was no beer left — es gab kein Bier mehr

... if ever there was one —... wie er/sie/es im Buche steht

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

there, you've dropped it! — da, jetzt hast du es doch fallen lassen!

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe

look, there's Joe/there's Joe coming — guck mal, da ist/kommt Joe

let's stop there — hören wir doch da auf; (travelling) halten wir doch da or dort an

is Gordon there please? (on telephone) — ist Gordon da?

there is a mouse in the room — es ist eine Maus im Zimmer

there was once a castle here — hier war or stand einmal eine Burg

is there any wine left? – well, there was — ist noch Wein da? – gerade war noch welcher da

there comes a time when... — es kommt eine Zeit, wo...

there will be an opportunity for shopping God said: let there be light, and there was light — es wird Gelegenheit zum Einkaufen geben und Gott sprach: es werde Licht! und es ward Licht

there you go again (inf) — jetzt gehts schon wieder los

there's gratitude for you! (iro) — da haben Sie Ihren Dank!

there you are (giving sb sth) — hier(, bitte)!; (on finding sb) da sind Sie ja!

there you or we are, you see, I knew he'd say that — na, sehen Sie, ich habe es ja gewusst, dass er das sagen würde

you press the switch and there you are! — Sie brauchen nur den Schalter zu drücken, das ist alles

drop it, there's a good dog — lass das fallen, komm, sei brav

hey, you there! (inf) — he, Sie da!

hurry up there (inf) — Beeilung!, Tempo, Tempo!

somebody has been there before — (fig. coll.) jemand weiß Bescheid

there goes... — da geht/fährt usw....

are you there? — (on telephone) sind Sie noch da od. (ugs.) dran?

hello or hi there! — hallo!

there's a good etc. boy/girl — das ist lieb [von dir, mein Junge/Mädchen]

so there — und damit basta (ugs.)

there it is — (nothing can be done about it) da kann man nichts machen

there you are — (giving something) [da,] bitte schön (see also 2. 2))

get there — (fig.) (achieve) es [schon] schaffen; (understand) es verstehen

was there anything in it? — war da irgendetwas drin? (ugs.)

there, there — na, na (ugs.)

near there — da od. dort in der Nähe

25,000 pounds or nearest offer ( BRIT) — 25.000 funtów lub oferta najbliższa tej sumie

near to smb.'s heart — заповітний; близький серцю

near side — лівий бік (по ходу)

to come (to draw) near — наближатися

near upon — майже ( про час) nowhere near, not near, not anywhere near далеко не; аж ніяк; анітрошки