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♦ relative /ˈrɛlətɪv/A a.1 relativo: The results show a relative improvement, i risultati mostrano un miglioramento relativo; «Cold» is a relative term, «freddo» è una parola che ha un significato relativo; Beauty is relative, la bellezza è relativa; (fis.) relative humidity, umidità relativa; (mecc.) relative motion, moto relativo; (naut.) relative wind, vento relativo2 reciproco; rispettivo: the relative responsibilities of employer and employee, le responsabilità reciproche del datore di lavoro e del dipendente; the relative advantages of petrol and natural gas, i rispettivi vantaggi della benzina e del gas naturaleB n.1 (gramm.) (pronome) relativo2 parente; congiunto: She's a relative of mine, è una mia parente; close relatives, parenti stretti; distant relative, lontano parente● (comput.) relative address, indirizzo relativo □ (naut.) relative bearing, rilevamento polare □ (chim.) relative molecular mass, massa molecolare relativa; peso molecolare □ relative to, rispetto a; (form.) in relazione a: He is very mature relative to his classmates, è molto maturo rispetto ai suoi compagni; Concerns have been raised relative to the appropriateness of the measures taken, sono state espresse delle preoccupazioni in relazione all'adeguatezza delle misure adottate. -
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I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)4) (tight: a close fit.)5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)•- 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.)2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)- close up* * *I [kləʊs]1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] strettoto bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn
2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, precisoto pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.
to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs
5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato7) colloq. (secretive)••II [kləʊs]it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
1) (nearby)to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino
to hold sb. close — stringere qcn
2) (temporally)3) (almost)"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"
4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]5) close enoughthat's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare
6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?
to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare
how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?
it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...
close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa
••III [kləʊs](from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
1) (road) strada f. privata2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedraleIV [kləʊz]1) (end)to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.
to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno
2) econ.V 1. [kləʊz]1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]4) (reduce)2.to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudereto close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo
5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)•- close in- close up -
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I [kləʊs]1. advvicino, dappressoclose by; close at hand — qui or lì vicino
2. adj1) (near) vicino (-a), (relative, connection, resemblance) stretto (-a), (friend) intimo (-a), (almost equal: result) quasi pari, (fight, contest, election, race) combattuto (-a)they're very close — (in age) sono molto vicini come età, (emotionally) sono molto uniti
that was a close shave fig fam — l'ho (or l'hai etc) scampata per un pelo
2) (exact, detailed: examination, study) accurato (-a), attento (-a), (investigation, questioning) approfondito (-a), (surveillance, control, watch) stretto (-a)to pay close attention to sb/sth — stare ben attento (-a) a qn/qc
3) (handwriting, texture, weave) fitto (-a)4) (stuffy: atmosphere, room) soffocante, (weather) afoso (-a)II [kləʊz]1. n(end) fine f, chiusura2. vi3. vt1) (shut: door, road, shop etc) chiudereplease close the door — chiudi la porta, per favore
2) (end: discussion, meeting) chiudere, concludere, (bank account) chiudere, estinguere, (bargain, deal) concludere•- close in- close up
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