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1 come near to tears

come near to tears

bijna in tranen uitbarsten

English-Dutch dictionary > come near to tears
2 she was near to tears

she was near to tears

het huilen stond haar nader dan het lachen

English-Dutch dictionary > she was near to tears
3 near

near [nɪə(r)]

près de ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 6 (a), 6 (c)-(e) proche de ⇒ 1 (b), 6 (b), 6 (c) au bord de ⇒ 1 (e) près ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) proche ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (e) quasi ⇒ 2 (c) approcher de ⇒ 4 approcher ⇒ 5

(compar nearer, superl nearest)

1 preposition

(a) (in space) près de;

∎ near Paris près de Paris;

∎ don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas du feu;

∎ is there a chemist's near here? est-ce qu'il y a un pharmacien près d'ici ou dans le coin?;

∎ she likes to have her family near her elle aime avoir sa famille près d'elle ou auprès d'elle;

∎ near the end of the book vers la fin du livre;

∎ I haven't been near a horse since the accident je n'ai pas approché un cheval depuis l'accident;

∎ you can't trust him near a gun il est dangereux avec une arme à feu;

∎ she wouldn't let anyone near her (physically) elle ne voulait pas qu'on l'approche; (emotionally) elle ne voulait être proche de personne

(b) (in time) près de, proche de;

∎ it's getting near Christmas c'est bientôt Noël;

∎ ask me nearer the time repose-moi la question quand l'heure viendra;

∎ near the end of the film vers la fin du film

(c) (similar to) près de;

∎ that would be nearer the truth ce serait plus près de la vérité;

∎ nobody can come anywhere near her il n'y a personne à son niveau;

∎ he's nowhere near it! (with guess, calculation) il n'y est pas du tout!

(d) (in amount or number)

∎ profits were near the 30 percent mark les bénéfices approchaient la barre des 30 pour cent;

∎ it took us nearer three hours to finish en fait, nous avons mis presque trois heures à finir;

∎ it will cost nearer £5,000 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 5000 livres

(e) (on the point of) près de, au bord de;

∎ the country's economy is near ruin le pays est au bord de la faillite;

∎ to be near tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ near death sur le point de mourir;

∎ it's near freezing il ne fait pas loin de zéro, la température avoisine zéro degré

2 adverb

(a) (in space) près, à côté, à proximité;

∎ to draw near s'approcher;

∎ come nearer venez plus près, approchez-vous;

∎ to bring sth nearer (to) rapprocher qch (de);

∎ the heat was too great for us to get near la chaleur était trop intense pour que l'on puisse s'approcher;

∎ so near and yet so far! c'est dommage, si près du but!;

∎ near at hand tout près, à proximité

(b) (in time) proche, près;

∎ as the time grew or drew near à mesure que le moment approchait;

∎ midnight drew near minuit approchait, on approchait de minuit

(c) (with adjective) quasi;

∎ a near impossible task une tâche quasi ou quasiment ou pratiquement impossible;

∎ the show went ahead with near tragic consequences le spectacle a continué avec des conséquences quasi tragiques

(d) (idioms)

∎ as near as makes no difference à peu de chose près, à quelque chose près;

∎ familiar £50 or as near as dammit 50 livres à peu de chose près^□ ;

∎ as near as I can remember autant que je puisse m'en souvenir;

∎ it's near enough ça va comme ça;

∎ it's near enough 50 lbs ça pèse dans les 50 livres;

∎ it's nowhere near good enough c'est loin d'être suffisant;

∎ she's nowhere near finished elle est loin d'avoir fini;

∎ there weren't anywhere near enough people il y avait bien trop peu de gens

3 adjective

(a) (in space) proche;

∎ the near edge le bord le plus proche;

∎ our near neighbours nos proches voisins;

∎ I knew you were near je savais que vous étiez dans les environs ou parages;

∎ the nearest post office le bureau de poste le plus proche;

∎ the near front wheel (driving on left) la roue avant gauche; (driving on right) la roue avant droite

(b) (in time) proche;

∎ when the time is near quand le moment approchera;

∎ in the near future dans un proche avenir

(c) (virtual)

∎ it was a near disaster on a frôlé la catastrophe;

∎ he found himself in near darkness il s'est retrouvé dans une obscurité quasi totale;

∎ it was a near thing on l'a échappé belle, il était moins une;

∎ I caught the train, but it was a near thing j'ai eu mon train de justesse;

∎ I missed the train, but it was a near thing j'ai manqué mon train de peu;

∎ he's the nearest thing we have to a national hero il est ce que nous avons de mieux en matière de héros national;

∎ it's the nearest you'll get to a bookshop in these parts c'est ce que vous trouverez de mieux en matière de librairie par ici

(d) (in amount, number)

∎ to the nearest £10 à 10 livres près;

∎ round it up/down to the nearest 10 francs arrondissez aux 10 francs supérieurs/inférieurs

(e) (closely related) proche;

∎ her nearest relatives ses parents les plus proches;

∎ humorous your nearest and dearest vos proches

4 transitive verb

(approach → place, date, event) approcher de; (→ state) être au bord de;

∎ the train was nearing the station le train approchait de la gare;

∎ he was nearing seventy when he got married il allait sur ses soixante-dix ans quand il s'est marié;

∎ the book is nearing completion le livre est sur le point d'être terminé;

∎ we are nearing our goal nous touchons au but;

∎ he seemed to be nearing a crisis il semblait au bord d'une crise;

∎ we're nearing the point of no return il sera bientôt trop tard pour faire marche arrière, on atteindra bientôt le point de non-retour

5 intransitive verb

(date, place) approcher

6 near to preposition

(a) (in space) près de;

∎ they live near to us ils habitent près de ou à côté de chez nous

(b) (emotionally) proche de;

∎ those near and dear to him ceux qui le touchent de près, ses proches

(c) (in time) près de, proche de;

∎ it's getting near to Christmas Noël approche

(d) (in similarity) près de

(e) (on the point of) près de, au bord de;

∎ to be near to death être sur le point de mourir;

∎ to be near to tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ I came near to leaving several times j'ai failli partir plusieurs fois

►► American near beer bière f sans alcool;

the Near East le Proche-Orient;

∎ in the Near East au Proche-Orient;

near gale (on Beaufort scale) grand frais m;

Computing near letter quality qualité f courrier;

near letter quality printer imprimante f de qualité courrier;

near miss (gen) & Sport coup m qui a raté de peu; (between planes, vehicles etc) collision f évitée de justesse;

∎ it was a near miss (answer) la réponse était presque bonne; (accident) on a frôlé l'accident;

∎ that was a near miss! (escape) on l'a échappé belle!;

∎ the two cars had a near miss les deux voitures ont bien failli se rentrer dedans;

near money quasi-monnaie f;

Stock Exchange near month échéance f proche

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > near
4 near

near [nɪə^r]

1. adverb

   a. (in space) tout près ; (in time) proche

• he lives quite near il habite tout près

• near at hand [object] à portée de (la) main ; [event] tout proche

• to draw near (to) s'approcher (de)

• near to where I had seen him près de l'endroit où je l'avais vu

• she was near to tears elle était au bord des larmes

   b. (in degree) presque

• this train is nowhere near full ce train est loin d'être plein

   c. ( = close) that's near enough (inf) ça pourra aller

2. preposition

   a. (in space) près de

• near here/there près d'ici/de là

• near the church près de l'église

• don't come near me ne vous approchez pas de moi

• it's near the end of the book c'est vers la fin du livre

• her birthday is near mine son anniversaire est proche du mien

   b. ( = on the point of) the work is near completion le travail est presque terminé

   c. ( = on the same level) au niveau de

• to be near sth se rapprocher de qch ; (figurative) ressembler à qch

• French is nearer Latin than English is le français est plus proche du latin que l'anglais

• nobody comes anywhere near him personne ne lui arrive à la cheville

3. adjective

   a. ( = close in space) proche

• to the nearest pound à une livre près

   b. ( = close in time) proche

• in the near future dans un proche avenir

   c. (figurative) [relative] proche

• the nearest equivalent ce qui s'en rapproche le plus

• his nearest rival son plus dangereux rival

• a near miss (Aviation) une quasi-collision

• that was a near thing (gen) il s'en est fallu de peu

• it was a near thing (of election, race result) ça a été très juste

4. transitive verb

[+ place] approcher de ; [+ person] approcher

• my book is nearing completion mon livre est presque terminé

5. compounds

► the Near East noun le Proche-Orient

► near-sighted adjective

• to be near-sighted être myope ► near-sightedness noun myopie f

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[nɪə(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( nearby)

to live quite near — habiter tout près

to move ou draw nearer — s'approcher davantage (to de)

to bring something nearer — approcher quelque chose

2) ( close in time)

the time is near when... — dans peu de temps,...

how near are they in age? — combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

3) ( nearly)

as near perfect as it could be — aussi proche de la perfection que possible

nowhere near finished — loin d'être fini
2.
near enough adverbial phrase

1) ( approximately) à peu près

2) ( sufficiently close)

that's near enough — ( not any closer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira
3.
preposition

1) ( in space) près de

2) ( in time)

nearer the time — quand la date approchera

it's getting near Christmas — Noël approche

on or near the 12th — autour du 12

3) ( in degree) proche de

near the beginning of the article — presque au début de l'article

he's no nearer (making) a decision — il n'est pas plus décidé

she's nowhere near finishing — elle est loin d'avoir fini

£400? it cost nearer £600 — 400 livres sterling? je dirais plutôt 600

nobody comes anywhere near her — fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville
4.
near to prepositional phrase

1) ( in space) près de

near to where — près de l'endroit où

how near are we to Dijon? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon?

2) ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse]

to be near to doing — être sur le point de faire

how near are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?

3) ( in degree)

to come nearest to — s'approcher le plus de

to come near to doing — faillir faire
5.
adjective

1) (close in distance, time) proche

2) ( in degree)

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés

it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant

3) ( short)

the nearest route — le chemin le plus court
6.
near + combining form presque

a near-catastrophic blunder — une gaffe presque catastrophique
7.
transitive verb lit, fig ( draw close to) approcher de

to near completion — toucher à sa fin

to near retirement — partir bientôt à la retraite

English-French dictionary > near
5 ♦ near

♦ near (1) /nɪə(r)/
A avv.

1 vicino; dappresso: to draw near, avvicinarsi: Easter is drawing near, s'avvicina la Pasqua; Stay somewhere near, resta vicino (nei paraggi)!; far and near, vicino e lontano; da ogni parte; dappertutto

2 ( di solito, nearly) quasi; circa: You are near right, hai quasi ragione; It lasted near a century, è durato circa un secolo

3 (fam.) frugalmente; parsimoniosamente; in ristrettezze: It was a well-to-do family once, but they live very near now, era una famiglia benestante, ma ora vivono in gravi ristrettezze

B prep.

( anche near to) vicino a; presso (a); nei pressi di; accanto a: Come and sit near me, vieni a sederti accanto a me!; My cottage is near the lake, la mia villetta è nei pressi del lago; The sun is near setting, il sole è vicino al tramonto; near to tears, sul punto di piangere; to come near to do (o near doing) st., mancare poco che: Our party came near winning the election, mancò poco che il nostro partito vincesse le elezioni

● near at hand, a portata di mano, sottomano; vicino ( anche nel tempo) □ near upon, quasi: It was near upon midnight, era quasi mezzanotte □ ( slang ingl.) as near as dammit, vicinissimo; a un pelo □ It's very near to Christmas, siamo sotto Natale □ The matter lies near his heart, la faccenda gli sta molto a cuore □ That's nowhere (o not anywhere) near enough, non basta davvero; è tutt'altro che sufficiente.
♦ near (2) /nɪə(r)/
a.

1 vicino (soprattutto come agg. pred.; cfr. nearby); prossimo; ( di parente) stretto; ( d'amico) vicino al cuore, intimo: The school is quite near, la scuola è vicinissima; Easter is near, la Pasqua è vicina; in the near future, nel prossimo futuro; on a near day, uno dei prossimi giorni; a near relation, un parente dei più vicini; un parente stretto; a near friend, un amico intimo

2 (spec. ingl.: di un veicolo, di un cavallo, della strada) di sinistra; sinistro: the near horse, il cavallo di sinistra ( di una pariglia); the near side of the road, il lato sinistro della strada

3 ( di strada, itinerario) diretto; breve: He took the near way, prese la via diretta; Can you tell me the nearest way to the airport?, sai dirmi qual è la strada più breve per l'aeroporto?

4 (fig. fam.) di manica stretta (fig.); avaro; gretto; meschino; tirchio

● (econ.) near banking, attività parabancaria □ a near collision, una collisione evitata per poco □ (geogr.) the Near East, il Vicino Oriente; il Medio Oriente □ a near miss, un colpo (un proiettile, ecc.) per poco non andato a segno; ( per estens.) un incontro (un incidente, un progetto, un successo, ecc.) mancato per poco: That was a near miss, ho (hai, ecc.) mancato il colpo per poco; c'è mancato poco che facessi centro; ( anche) per poco non l'ho incontrato □ near miss, colpo (proiettile, ecc.) che manca il bersaglio di poco; incidente mancato per un pelo □ near escape = It was a near escape ► sotto □ (econ.) near money, quasi moneta □ (econ.) near monopoly, quasi monopolio □ a near resemblance, una somiglianza quasi perfetta □ near shave = It was a near escape ► sotto □ the near side, il lato più vicino, il lato in vista ( di un oggetto) □ the near term, il breve termine □ near thing = It was a near escape ► sotto □ a near translation, una traduzione letterale (o aderente al testo) □ (med.) near vision chart, carta ottometrica □ to give a near guess, indovinare o quasi; indovinare pressappoco □ in the near distance, in secondo piano ( d'un quadro, ecc.) □ ( sport) near winner, secondo arrivato □ It was a near escape (o a near thing, a near shave), ce l'abbiamo (ce l'avete, ecc.) fatta per un pelo; ce la siamo (ve la siete, ecc.) cavata per il rotto della cuffia: It was a near thing!, c'è mancato poco!; per un soffio!; per un pelo! □ Come nearer!, avvicinati! □ ( sport) one's nearest rival, l'avversario diretto □ (fam.) one's nearest and dearest, i parenti più prossimi; i familiari.
near (3) /nɪə(r)/
a. e avv. (nei composti:)

1 quasi: a near-perfect description, una descrizione quasi perfetta

2 strettamente; molto: two near-related terms, due termini strettamente connessi

● ( sport) a near-capacity crowd, uno stadio quasi pieno □ near-dead with fright, mezzo morto dalla paura □ in a state of near-war, in uno stato che rasenta la guerra □ a near-red colour, un colore che tira al rosso.
(to) near /nɪə(r)/
A v. t.

avvicinarsi a; accostarsi a: The ship was nearing the dock, la nave si accostava alla banchina

B v. i.

avvicinarsi: The soccer season is nearing, s'avvicina l'inizio della stagione calcistica.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ near
6 near

niə
1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo

2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca

2) ((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 cerca

is the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?

there's a café near my house hay una cafetería cerca de mi casa

near

tr[nɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 cercano,-a

■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?

■ Barclays is quite near Barclays queda bastante cerca

2 (relations) cercano,-a

■ a near relative un pariente cercano

■ one's nearest and dearest los más queridos

3 (time) próximo,-a

■ in the near future en un futuro próximo

4 (similar) parecido,-a

■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos

adverb

1 cerca

■ I live quite near (by) vivo bastante cerca

preposition

1 cerca de

■ it's near the market está cerca del mercado

■ near the end of the book hacia el final del libro

1 (Also near to) a punto de

■ she was near to crying estuvo a punto de llorar

transitive verb

1 acercarse a

■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to come near acercarse

to come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algo

to draw near acercarse

near miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco

■ it was a near miss falló por poco

■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelos

near ['nɪr] vt

1) : acercarse a

the ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto

2) : estar a punto de

she is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarse

near adv

1) close: cerca

my family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca

2) nearly: casi

I came near to finishing: casi terminé

near adj

1) close: cercano, próximo

2) similar: parecido, semejante

near prep

: cerca de

near

adj.

• 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, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that'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> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

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) casi

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)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

[nɪǝ(r)]
1. ADV

1) (in place) cerca

he lives quite near — vive bastante cerca

don't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!

• 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

victory 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 esquina

3) (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 *

• 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

the nearest I ever got to winning — lo más cerca que estuve de ganar

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

"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo

• as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde

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 total

2. PREP
(also: near to)
1) (of place) cerca de

I live near Liverpool — vivo cerca de Liverpool

is there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?

I sat near the fire — me senté cerca de la chimenea

the schools near where I live — los colegios de mi barrio

the person nearest the door — la persona que está más cerca de la puerta

he won't let anyone near his toys — no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes

• 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

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato

• 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

2) (in time)

her birthday is near mine — su cumpleaños cae cerca del mío

near the end of the century — hacia fines del siglo

3) (=almost)

the sun was near to setting — el sol estaba a punto de ponerse

we were near to being drowned — por poco nos morimos ahogados

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

• near to tears — a punto de llorar

3. ADJ

1) (in place) cercano

my 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?

these glasses make things look nearer — con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca

• £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

2) (in time) próximo

• in the near future — en un futuro cercano

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

3) (in level, degree)

it's the nearest thing to heaven I can think of — para mí esto es como estar en el séptimo cielo

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] cercano

your nearest and dearest — tus seres más allegados y queridos

4. VT

1) (in space) acercarse a

2) (in time)

it was nearing lunchtime — faltaba poco para la hora de comer

I'm nearing the end of my contract — falta poco para que venza mi contrato

he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años

3) (in level, degree)

the building is nearing completion — el edificio está casi terminado

the country is nearing total anarchy — el país está al borde de la anarquía total

5.

VI acercarse

6.

CPD

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

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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]
adjective -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that'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> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

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) casi

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)

III

preposition -er, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

English-spanish dictionary > near
7 near

1. adverb
1) (at a short distance) nah[e]

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

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

get nearer together — näher zusammenrücken

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

2) (closely)

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken
2. preposition
1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

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

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

it's near here — es ist hier in der Nähe

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

2) (in quality)

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

3) (in time)

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

it's drawing near Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

come back nearer 8 o'clock — komm kurz vor 8 Uhr noch einmal zurück

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

4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

near-hysterical — fast hysterisch

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

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
3. adjective
1) (in space or time) nahe

in the near future — in nächster Zukunft

the chair is nearer — der Stuhl steht näher

our nearest neighbours — unsere nächsten Nachbarn

2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]

near and dear — lieb und teuer

3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

£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!

4)

the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

5) (direct)

4 miles by the nearest road — 4 Meilen auf dem kürzesten Wege
4. transitive verb
sich nähern (+ Dat.)

the building is nearing completion — das Gebäude steht kurz vor seiner Vollendung

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[niə] 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nahe

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nahe
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nahe

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nahe
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nahe
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) sich nähren

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near

[nɪəʳ, AM nɪr]

I. adj

1. (close in space) nahe, in der Nähe

where's the \nearest phone box? wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?

in the \near distance [ganz] in der Nähe

2. (close in time) nahe

in the \near future in der nahen Zukunft

3. (most similar)

▪ \nearest am nächsten

walking in these boots is the \nearest thing to floating on air in diesen Stiefeln läuft man fast wie auf Watte

this was the \nearest equivalent to cottage cheese I could find von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das hier Hüttenkäse am ähnlichsten

he rounded up the sum to the \nearest dollar er rundete die Summe auf den nächsten Dollar auf

4. attr (close to being)

he was in a state of \near despair er war der Verzweiflung nahe

that's a \near certainty/impossibility das ist so gut wie sicher/unmöglich

a \near catastrophe/collision eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß m

5. attr (person) nahe, eng

he's a \near neighbour er gehört zu der unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft

\near relative enge[r] [o nahe[r]] Verwandte[r]

his \nearest and dearest ( hum) seine Lieben hum

6. attr BRIT, AUS AUTO, TRANSP (nearside) auf der Beifahrerseite präd, nach n

7.

▶ a \near thing:

that was a \near thing! it could have been a disaster das war aber knapp! es hätte ein Unglück geben können

she won in the end but it was a \near thing am Ende hat sie doch noch gewonnen, aber es war knapp

II. adv

1. (close in space) nahe

do you live somewhere \near? wohnst du hier irgendwo in der Nähe?

I wish we lived \nearer ich wünschte, wir würden näher beieinanderwohnen

I was standing just \near enough to hear what he was saying ich stand gerade nah genug, um zu hören, was er sagte

\near at hand object in [unmittelbarer] Reichweite; place [ganz] in der Nähe

2. (close in time) nahe

to draw [or get] \near näher rücken

the time is drawing \nearer die Zeit rückt näher

3. (almost) beinahe, fast

a \near perfect performance eine fast perfekte Vorstellung

I \near fell out or the chair ich wäre beinahe vom Stuhl gefallen

as \near as:

as \near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesen

I'm as \near certain as can be ich bin mir so gut wie sicher

there were about 60 people at the party, as \near as I could judge ich schätze, es waren so um die 60 Leute auf der Party

\near enough ( fam) fast, beinahe

she's been here 10 years, \near enough sie ist seit 10 Jahren hier, so ungefähr jedenfalls

they're the same age or \near enough sie haben so ungefähr dasselbe Alter

nowhere [or not anywhere] \near bei Weitem nicht

his income is nowhere \near enough to live on sein Einkommen reicht bei Weitem nicht zum Leben [aus]

he's not anywhere \near as [or so] tall as his sister er ist längst nicht so groß wie seine Schwester

4.

▶ as \near as dammit [or damn it] BRIT ( fam)

it will cost £200, or as \near as dammit so Pi mal Daumen gerechnet wird es etwa 200 Pfund kosten

III. prep

1. (in proximity to)

▪ \near [to] nahe [bei] + dat

he stood \near her er stand nahe [o dicht] bei ihr

do you live \near here? wohnen Sie hier in der Nähe?

we live quite \near [to] a school wir wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe einer Schule

the house was nowhere \near the port das Haus lag nicht mal in der Nähe des Hafens

don't come too \near me, you might catch my cold komm mir nicht zu nahe, du könntest dich mit meiner Erkältung anstecken

which bus stop is \nearest [to] your house? welche Bushaltestelle ist von deinem Haus aus die nächste?

go and sit \nearer [to] the fire komm, setz dich näher ans Feuer

there's a car park \near the factory bei [o in der Nähe] der Fabrik gibt es einen Parkplatz

2. (almost time of)

I shan't be home till some time \near midnight ich werde erst so um Mitternacht zurück sein

it's nowhere \near time for us to leave yet es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehen

I'm nowhere \near finishing the book ich habe das Buch noch längst nicht ausgelesen

details will be given \near the date die Einzelheiten werden kurz vor dem Termin bekanntgegeben

his birthday is very \near Easter er hat kurz vor Ostern Geburtstag

I'll think about it \nearer [to] the time wenn die Zeit reif ist, dann werde ich drüber nachdenken

\near the end of the war gegen Kriegsende

3. (close to a state) nahe

we came \near to being killed wir wären beinahe getötet worden

they came \near to blows over the election results sie hätten sich fast geprügelt wegen der Wahlergebnisse

\near to starvation/dehydration nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten

\near to tears den Tränen nahe

4. (similar in quantity or quality)

he's \nearer 70 than 60 er ist eher 70 als 60

this colour is \nearest [to] the original diese Farbe kommt dem Original am nächsten

nobody else comes \near him in cooking was das Kochen angeht, da kommt keiner an ihn ran

5. (about ready to)

▪ to be \near to doing sth nahe daran sein, etw akk zu tun

I am \near to losing my temper ich verliere gleich die Geduld

he came \near to punching him er hätte ihn beinahe geschlagen

6. (like)

he felt something \near envy er empfand so etwas wie Neid

what he said was nothing \near the truth was er sagte, entsprach nicht im Entferntesten der Wahrheit

7. (almost amount of) annähernd, fast

it weighed \near to a pound es wog etwas weniger als ein Pfund

temperatures \near 30 degrees Temperaturen von etwas unter 30 Grad

profits fell from £8 million to \nearer £6 million die Gewinne sind von 8 Millionen auf gerade mal 6 Millionen zurückgegangen

IV. vt

▪ to \near sth sich akk etw dat nähern, etw dat näher kommen

we \neared the top of the mountain wir kamen dem Gipfel des Berges immer näher

to \near completion kurz vor der Vollendung stehen

sb \nears his/her end ( liter) jds Ende naht euph

V. vi sich akk nähern, näher kommen [o rücken]

lunchtime is \nearing es ist bald Mittagszeit

as Christmas \neared, little Susan became more and more excited als Weihnachten nahte, wurde die kleine Susan immer aufgeregter

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[nɪə(r)] (+er)
1. ADVERB

1) = close in space or time nahe

he lives quite near — er wohnt ganz in der Nähe

don't sit/stand so near — setzen Sie sich/stehen Sie nicht so nahe (daran)

you live nearer/nearest — du wohnst näher/am nächsten

to move/come nearer — näher kommen

could you move nearer together? — könnten Sie näher or enger zusammenrücken?

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

this is the nearest I can get to solving the problem — besser kann ich das Problem nicht lösen

that's the nearest I ever got to being fired — da hätte nicht viel gefehlt und ich wäre rausgeworfen worden

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

2) = closely, accurately genau

as near as I can tell —

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)

... no, but near enough —... nein, aber es ist nicht weit davon entfernt

there were near enough 60 people at the party — es waren knapp 60 Leute auf der Party

they're the same length or as near as makes no difference — sie sind so gut wie gleich lang

it's as near stopped as makes no difference — es hat so gut wie aufgehört

3) = almost fast, beinahe; impossible nahezu, fast; dead nahezu

he very near succeeded — fast or beinahe wäre es ihm gelungen

4)

in negative statements it's nowhere near enough — das ist bei Weitem nicht genug

it's nowhere near right — das ist weit gefehlt

we're not any nearer (to) solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems kein bisschen näher gekommen

we're nowhere or not anywhere near finishing the book —

nowhere near as much — lange or bei Weitem nicht so viel

you are nowhere or not anywhere near the truth — das ist weit gefehlt, du bist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

he is nowhere or not anywhere near as clever as you — er ist lange or bei Weitem nicht so klug wie du

2. PREPOSITION
(also ADV: near to)
1) = close to position nahe an (+dat), nahe (+dat); (with motion) nahe an (+acc); (= in the vicinity of) in der Nähe von or +gen; (with motion) in die Nähe von or +gen

to get near (to) the church — in die Nähe der Kirche kommen

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

the hotel is very near (to) the station — das Hotel liegt ganz in der Nähe des Bahnhofs

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

to get near/nearer (to) sb/sth — nahe/näher an jdn/etw herankommen

to stand near/nearer (to) the table — nahe/näher am Tisch stehen

he won't go near anything illegal —

when we got near (to) the house — als wir an das Haus herankamen or in die Nähe des Hauses kamen

when we are nearer home — wenn wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

keep near me — bleib in meiner Nähe

near here/there — hier/dort in der Nähe

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

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

take the chair nearest (to) you/the table — nehmen Sie den Stuhl direkt neben Ihnen/dem Tisch

that's nearer it —

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

2) = close in time with time stipulated gegen

near (to) death — dem Tode nahe

she is near her time — es ist bald so weit (bei ihr)

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

phone again nearer (to) Christmas — rufen Sie vor Weihnachten noch einmal an

come back nearer (to) 3 o'clock —

on the Wednesday nearest Easter — am Mittwoch (direkt) vor Ostern

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

I'm near (to) the end of the book — ich habe das Buch fast zu Ende gelesen

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 —

it is drawing near (to) Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

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

3)

= on the point of to be near (to) doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun

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

the project is near/nearer (to) completion —

he came near to ruining his chances — er hätte sich seine Chancen beinahe verdorben, es hätte nicht viel gefehlt, und er hätte sich seine Chancen verdorben

we were near to being drowned — wir waren dem Ertrinken nahe, wir wären beinahe ertrunken

4) = similar to ähnlich (+dat)

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

it's the same thing or near it —

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

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = close in space or time nahe

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

it looks very near —

our nearest neighbours are 5 miles away — unsere nächsten Nachbarn sind 5 Meilen entfernt

these glasses make things look nearer — diese Brille lässt alles näher erscheinen

his answer was nearer than mine/nearest — seine Antwort traf eher zu als meine/traf die Sachlage am ehesten

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

these events are still very near —

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

2) fig escape knapp

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

his nearest rival — sein schärfster Rivale, seine schärfste Rivalin

our nearest competition — unsere stärkste Konkurrenz

to be in a state of near collapse/hysteria — am Rande eines Zusammenbruchs/der Hysterie sein

round up the figure to the nearest pound — runden Sie die Zahl auf das nächste Pfund auf

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

we'll sell it for £50, or nearest offer — wir verkaufen es für £ 50 oder das nächstbeste Angebot

the nearest in line to the throne — der unmittelbare Thronfolger

this is the nearest equivalent — das kommt dem am Nächsten

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

that's the nearest thing you'll get to a compliment/an answer — ein besseres Kompliment/eine bessere Antwort kannst du kaum erwarten

3) = closely related, intimate relation nah; friend nah, vertraut

my nearest and dearest — meine Lieben

a near and dear friend — ein lieber und teurer Freund

4. TRANSITIVE VERB
sich nähern (+dat)
he was nearing his end — sein Leben neigte sich dem Ende zu

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

she was nearing fifty — sie ging auf die Fünfzig zu

to near completion — kurz vor dem Abschluss stehen

5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
(time, event) näher rücken
the time is nearing when... — die Zeit rückt näher, da...

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near [nıə(r)]

A adv

1. nahe, (ganz) in der Nähe, dicht dabei

2. nahe (bevorstehend) (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc)

3. nahe (heran), näher:

he stepped near

4. nahezu, beinahe, fast:

£1,000 is not anywhere near enough 1000 Pfund sind bei Weitem nicht genug oder sind auch nicht annähernd genug;

not anywhere near as bad as nicht annähernd so schlecht wie, bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie

5. obs sparsam:

live near sparsam oder kärglich leben

6. fig eng (verwandt, befreundet etc)

7. SCHIFF hart (am Winde):

sail near to the wind

B adj (adv → nearly)

1. nahe (gelegen), in der Nähe:

the nearest place der nächstgelegene Ort

2. kurz, nahe:

the nearest way der kürzeste Weg

3. nahe (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc):

Christmas is near;

the near future

4. nahe (verwandt):

the nearest relations die nächsten Verwandten

5. eng (befreundet oder vertraut):

a near friend ein guter oder enger Freund;

my nearest and dearest friend mein bester Freund;

my nearest and dearest meine Lieben

6. knapp:

we had a near escape wir sind mit knapper Not entkommen;

near miss FLUG, AUTO Beinahe-, Fastzusammenstoß m;

be a near miss

a) knapp danebengehen (Schuss etc),

b) fig knapp scheitern;

that was a near thing umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen

7. genau, wörtlich, wortgetreu (Übersetzung etc)

8. umg knaus(e)rig

C präp

1. nahe (dat), in der oder die Nähe von (oder gen), nahe an (dat) oder bei, unweit (gen):

near sb in jemandes Nähe;

a house near the station ein Haus in Bahnhofsnähe;

get near the end of one’s career sich dem Ende seiner Laufbahn nähern;

near completion der Vollendung nahe, nahezu fertiggestellt;

near here

a) nicht weit von hier,

b) hier in der Nähe;

his opinion is very near my own wir sind fast der gleichen Meinung;

be near doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun; → bone¹ A 1

2. (zeitlich) nahe, nicht weit von

D v/t & v/i sich nähern, näher kommen (dat):

be nearing completion der Vollendung entgegengehenBesondere Redewendungen: near at hand

a) → A 1,

b) → A 2 near by → nearby A;

come ( oder go) near to

a) sich ungefähr belaufen auf (akk),

b) einer Sache sehr nahe oder fast gleichkommen, fast etwas sein she came near to tears sie war den Tränen nahe, sie hätte fast geweint;

come ( oder go) near to doing sth etwas fast oder beinahe tun;

not come near to sth in keinem Verhältnis stehen zu etwas; → draw near, nowhere A 3

nr abk near

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1. adverb
1) (at a short distance) nah[e]

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

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

get nearer together — näher zusammenrücken

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

2) (closely)

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken
2. preposition
1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

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

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

it's near here — es ist hier in der Nähe

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

2) (in quality)

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

3) (in time)

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

it's drawing near Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

come back nearer 8 o'clock — komm kurz vor 8 Uhr noch einmal zurück

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

4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

near-hysterical — fast hysterisch

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

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
3. adjective
1) (in space or time) nahe

in the near future — in nächster Zukunft

the chair is nearer — der Stuhl steht näher

our nearest neighbours — unsere nächsten Nachbarn

2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]

near and dear — lieb und teuer

3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

£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!

4)

the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

5) (direct)

4 miles by the nearest road — 4 Meilen auf dem kürzesten Wege
4. transitive verb
sich nähern (+ Dat.)

the building is nearing completion — das Gebäude steht kurz vor seiner Vollendung

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adj.

nah adj. prep.

nächst präp.

English-german dictionary > near
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I 1. [nɪə(r)]
avverbio

1) (nearby) vicino

to move o draw near — avvicinarsi

2) (close in time)

the time is near when... — si avvicina il tempo in cui...

how near are you in age? — quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra voi?

3) (nearly)

as near perfect as it could be — il più vicino possibile alla perfezione

nowhere near ready — tutt'altro che pronto

4) near enough

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
2.
preposizione

1) (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]

near here — qui vicino

2) (in time)

nearer the time — quando verrà il momento

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

on or near the 5th — il 5 o intorno al 5

3) (in degree) vicino a

near the end of the article — verso la fine dell'articolo

nearer what I'm looking for — più simile a ciò che cerco

he's no nearer (making) a decision — è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso

he's nowhere near finishing — è ben lontano dall'avere finito

Ј 400? it cost nearer Ј 600 — 400 sterline? era quasi 600

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

4) near to (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]

near to where — vicino al luogo in cui

how near are we to Venice? — a che distanza siamo da Venezia?

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]

he came near to doing — c'è mancato poco che facesse
II [nɪə(r)]
aggettivo

1) (close in distance, time) vicino, prossimo

in the near future — nel prossimo futuro

2) (in degree)

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria

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

3) (short)

the nearest route — la strada più breve

4) near- in composti quasi

a near-catastrophic blunder — un errore quasi catastrofico
III [nɪə(r)]
verbo transitivo avvicinarsi a (anche fig.)

to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato

to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione

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[niə] 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) vicino

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) prossimo
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) vicino

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) vicino
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) vicino
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) avvicinarsi

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
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I 1. [nɪə(r)]
avverbio

1) (nearby) vicino

to move o draw near — avvicinarsi

2) (close in time)

the time is near when... — si avvicina il tempo in cui...

how near are you in age? — quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra voi?

3) (nearly)

as near perfect as it could be — il più vicino possibile alla perfezione

nowhere near ready — tutt'altro che pronto

4) near enough

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
2.
preposizione

1) (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]

near here — qui vicino

2) (in time)

nearer the time — quando verrà il momento

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

on or near the 5th — il 5 o intorno al 5

3) (in degree) vicino a

near the end of the article — verso la fine dell'articolo

nearer what I'm looking for — più simile a ciò che cerco

he's no nearer (making) a decision — è sempre allo stesso punto, non ha ancora deciso

he's nowhere near finishing — è ben lontano dall'avere finito

Ј 400? it cost nearer Ј 600 — 400 sterline? era quasi 600

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

4) near to (in space) vicino a [place, person, object]

near to where — vicino al luogo in cui

how near are we to Venice? — a che distanza siamo da Venezia?

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]

he came near to doing — c'è mancato poco che facesse
II [nɪə(r)]
aggettivo

1) (close in distance, time) vicino, prossimo

in the near future — nel prossimo futuro

2) (in degree)

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — tra tutti è quello che se ne intende di più di ragioneria

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

3) (short)

the nearest route — la strada più breve

4) near- in composti quasi

a near-catastrophic blunder — un errore quasi catastrofico
III [nɪə(r)]
verbo transitivo avvicinarsi a (anche fig.)

to near completion — [ book] essere quasi terminato

to near retirement — essere vicino o prossimo alla pensione

English-Italian dictionary > near
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[nɪə(r)]
1. adv

vicino

it's quite near — è abbastanza vicino

I like to know that you are near — mi piace sapere che tu sei (qui) vicino or accanto

near at hand — a portata di mano, (event) imminente, alle porte

to come or draw near — (person, event) avvicinarsi

come nearer — vieni più vicino, avvicinati

to bring sth nearer (to) — portare qc più vicino (a)

he came near to being drowned — per poco non è annegato

near to tears — sul punto di piangere

that's near enough — va bene così

there were 100 people there, near enough — c'erano pressappoco 100 persone

nowhere near full — ben lontano (-a) dall'essere pieno (-a)

2. prep

(also: near to) (of place) vicino a, presso, (in time) circa, quasi

it's very near to the school — è molto vicino alla scuola

near here/there — qui/lì vicino

is there a bank near here? — c'è una banca qui vicino?

I live near Liverpool — abito vicino a Liverpool

he was standing near the door — era in piedi vicino alla porta

it was somewhere near midnight — era circa mezzanotte

it's somewhere near here — dev'essere da queste parti

the passage is near the end of the book — il brano è verso la fine del libro

his views are very near my own — è di vedute molto simili alle mie

nobody comes anywhere near her at cooking — nessuno può competere con lei in cucina

3. adj, - er comp - est superl

1) (in space, time) vicino (-a)

where's the nearest service station? — dov'è la stazione di servizio più vicina?

the nearest shops were three kilometres away — i negozi più vicini erano a tre chilometri di distanza

in the near distance — a breve distanza

the nearest way — la via or strada più breve

£25,000 or nearest offer Brit — 25.000 sterline trattabili

in the near future — in un prossimo futuro

2) (relation) stretto (-a), prossimo (-a)

3)

their win was a near thing — hanno vinto di misura

that was a near thing! — per un pelo!

4. vt

(place, event) avvicinarsi a

the building is nearing completion — il palazzo è quasi terminato or ultimato

English-Italian dictionary > near *****
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[nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] adv

1) ( close) nahe;

\near at hand in Reichweite;

to draw [or get] \near näherrücken;

the time is drawing \nearer die Zeit rückt näher

2) ( almost) annähernd;

as \near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesen;

\near enough ( fam) fast, beinahe;

nowhere [or not anywhere] \near bei weitem nicht;

a student grant is nowhere \near enough to live on ein Stipendium reicht bei weitem nicht zum Leben [aus];

they came \near to blows over their football teams sie fingen fast an sich wegen ihrer Fußballteams zu prügeln adj

1) ( close) nahe;

where's the \nearest phone box? wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?;

a \near catastrophe/ collision eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß m;

in the \near future in der nahen Zukunft;

the \nearest thing das Nächstliegende;

to be \near to sth etw nahe sein;

this was the \nearest to fresh water I could find von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das frischem Wasser am ähnlichsten;

to the \nearest so genau wie möglich;

he gave the measurements to the \nearest metre er gab die Maße genau bis auf den Meter an

2) ( person) nahe, eng;

\near relative enge[r] [o nahe[r]] Verwandte[r];

his \nearest and dearest ( hum) seine Lieben ( hum)

to be \near to sb jdm nahe sein

3) attr (Brit, Aus) auto, transp ( nearside) auf der linken Seite präd, nach n, linke(r, s) vt

to \near sth sich akk etw dat nähern, etw dat näherkommen;

to \near completion kurz vor der Vollendung stehen;

to \near one's end ( liter) jds Ende naht ( euph) vi sich akk nähern, näherkommen, näherrücken prep

1) ( in proximity to)

\near [to] nahe [bei] +dat;

he stood \near her er stand nahe bei ihr;

we live quite \near [to] a school wir wohnen recht nahe der Schule;

is there a train station \near here? gibt es hier in der Nähe eine Bahnstation?;

the house was nowhere \near the sea das Haus war nicht mal in der Nähe des Meeres

2) ( almost time of)

I shan't be home till some time \near midnight ich werde nicht bis irgendwann um Mitternacht zurück sein;

it's nowhere \near time for us to leave yet es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehen

3) ( almost in)

\near to sth nahe einer S. gen;

\near to starvation/ dehydration nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten;

\near to tears den Tränen nahe

4) ( about ready to)

to be \near to doing sth nahe daran sein, etw akk zu tun;

I am \near to losing my temper ich verliere gleich die Geduld

5) ( like)

he felt something \near envy er empfand so etwas wie Neid;

what he said was nothing \near the truth was er sagte stimmte nicht einmal im Entferntesten

6) ( almost amount of) nahezu;

it weighed \near to a pound es wog nahezu ein Pfund

English-German students dictionary > near
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adj. nabij, dichtbij; nabij staand; dichterbij; intiem; op het laatste moment; vrek, gierigaard; shandig
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adv. nabij; dichtbij; op korte duur; bijna
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prep. bij; naast
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v. naderen

near¹

[ niə] 〈 nearness〉

I 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord〉

1 dichtbij(gelegen) ⇒ nabij(gelegen)

2 kort 〈 weg〉

3 nauw verwant

4 intiem ⇒ persoonlijk 〈 vriend〉

5 krenterig ⇒ gierig

6 nauwkeurig ⇒ woordelijk 〈 vertaling〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   Near East • Nabije Oosten

     the near side of the river • deze kant van de rivier

3   my nearest relation • mijn naaste bloedverwant

     our nearest and dearest • zij die ons het meest dierbaar zijn

¶ he had a near escape, 〈 informeel〉it was a near thing/go • het was maar op het nippertje

     near likeness/resemblance • sprekende/sterke gelijkenis

     it was a near miss • het was bijna raak 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

II 〈 bijvoeglijk naamwoord, attributief〉

1 bijdehands ⇒ er

♦voorbeelden:

1   near front wheel • er voorwiel

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near²

〈 werkwoord〉

1 naderen

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near³

〈 bijwoord〉

1 dichtbij ⇒ nabij

♦voorbeelden:

1   draw near • naderen, dichterbij komen

     they were near famished • ze waren bijna van de honger gestorven

     she came as near as could be to being drowned • het scheelde maar een haartje of ze was verdronken

     as near as makes no difference • zo goed als

     from far and near • van heinde en ver

     〈 informeel〉 nowhere/not anywhere near as clever • lang niet zo slim

     she was near to tears • het huilen stond haar nader dan het lachen

→ hand hand/

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near⁴

〈 voorzetsel〉

1 〈duidt nabijheid aan; ook figuurlijk〉 dichtbij ⇒ nabij, naast

♦voorbeelden:

1   she returned near Christmas • ze kwam rond Kerstmis thuis

     she was near death • ze was bijna/op sterven na dood

     he lived near his sister • hij woonde niet ver van zijn zuster

     go/come near to doing something • iets bijna doen, op het punt staan iets te doen

English-Dutch dictionary > near
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near

A adv

1 ( nearby) to live/work quite near habiter/travailler tout près ; to move ou draw near approcher (to de) ; to move ou draw nearer s'approcher davantage (to de) ; to bring sth nearer approcher qch ;

2 ( close in time) the exams are drawing near les examens approchent ; the time is near when… dans peu de temps,… ; how near are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ;

3 ( nearly) as near perfect as it could be aussi proche de la perfection que possible ; nowhere near finished/ready loin d'être fini/prêt ; he's not anywhere near as bright as her il est loin d'être aussi intelligent qu'elle.

B near enough adv phr

1 ( approximately) à peu près ; there were 20 yachts near enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts ;

2 ( sufficiently close) that's near enough ( not any closer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira ; to be near enough/come near enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire.

C prep

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near here/there près d'ici/de là ; don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas trop du feu ; don't come near me ne t'approche pas de moi ;

2 ( in time) nearer the time quand la date approchera ; it's getting near Christmas Noël approche ; on or near the 12th autour du 12 ; their anniversary is near ours leur anniversaire de mariage est à quelques jours du nôtre ; nearer 40 than 30 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ;

3 ( in degree) proche de ; nearer the truth plus proche de la vérité ; nearer this colour than that plus proche de cette couleur-ci que de celle-là ; nearer what I'm looking for plus proche de ce que je cherche ; near the beginning/end of the article presque au début/à la fin de l'article ; near the climax of the play à l'approche du point culminant de la pièce ; I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday je n'ai pas plus de solution que je n'en avais hier ; he's no nearer (making) a decision il n'est pas plus décidé ; she's nowhere near finishing elle est loin d'avoir fini ; £400? it cost nearer £600 400 livres? je dirais plutôt 600 ; nobody comes anywhere near her fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville.

D near to prep phr

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near to where près de l'endroit où ; nearer to plus près de ; how near are we to Dijon? à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon? ;

2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be near to doing être sur le point de faire ; how near are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ;

3 ( in degree) to come nearest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come near to doing faillir faire ; he came near to giving up il a failli abandonner.

E adj

1 (close in distance, time) proche ; the nearest tree l'arbre le plus proche ; our nearest neighbours nos voisins les plus proches ; in the near future dans un avenir proche ;

2 ( in degree) in the near darkness dans la pénombre ; he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés ; it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant ; to calculate sth to the near whole number Math arrondir un résultat ;

3 ( short) the nearest route le chemin le plus court.

F near+ (dans composés) presque ; a near-catastrophic blunder une gaffe presque catastrophique ; a near-perfect exam paper un examen presque parfait or proche de la perfection.

G vtr

1 ( draw close to) approcher de [place] ; as we neared the city/the harbour comme nous approchions de la ville/du port ;

2 fig approcher de [peak, record high] ; to near the end of approcher de la fin de [season, term] ; to near the end of one's life lit, fig approcher de sa fin ; to near completion [project, book] toucher à sa fin ; to near retirement partir bientôt à la retraite.

Big English-French dictionary > near
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§ ახლოს, მახლობლად; ახლო, მიახლოება; თითქმის; ბეცი

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1 ახლო, ახლოს, მახლობლად

the spring is near გაზაფხული ახლოა

in the near future ახლო მომავალში

what's the nearest way to the railway station? რომელია ვაგზლისკენ მიმავალი უახლოესი გზა?

a near relation ახლო ნათესავი

my house is near the station ჩემი სახლი სადგურთან ახლოსაა

a policeman was standing near მახლობლად პოლიცია იდგა

he came nearer to me უფრო მომიახლოვდა

●●near resemblance დიდი მსგავსება

it's as near as makes no difference თითქმის ერთი და იგივეა

as near as I can recall რამდენადაც მახსოვს

she was near tears კინაღამ ატირდა

2 მოახლოება (მოახლოვდება)

the train is nearing the station მატრებელი სადგურს უახლოვდება

he is nearing 50 მალე ორმოცდაათისა გახდება

the construction is nearing completion მშენებლობა დასასრულს უახლოვდება

the town is situated near the sea ქალაქი ზღვასთან ახლოსაა

●●he always sails near the wind კონიუნქტურისტია

the Near East ახლო აღმოსავლეთი

to draw near მოახლოება

the ship anchored near the shore ხომალდმა ღუზა ნაპირთან ახლოს ჩაუშვა

near / close at hand იქვე / ახლოს

English-Georgian dictionary > near
14 she was near enough to tears as it was

Макаров: она и без того чуть не плакала

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > she was near enough to tears as it was
15 Träne

f; -, -n

1. tear; den Tränen nahe nearly in tears, near to tears, on the verge ( oder brink) of tears; mit den Tränen kämpfen fight back the tears, do one’s best not to cry; in Tränen ausbrechen burst into tears; in Tränen aufgelöst sein be in floods of tears; Tränen vergießen shed tears; bittere Träne weinen weep ( oder shed) bitter tears; unter Tränen in tears, weeping; unter Tränen erzählte er uns alles he was in tears ( oder he wept) as he told us everything; unter Tränen lächeln smile through the ( oder one’s) tears; Tränen in den Augen haben have tears in one’s eyes; jemanden zu Tränen rühren move s.o. to tears; keine Träne wert not worth shedding (any) tears over ( oder getting upset about); jemandem / einer Sache keine Träne nachweinen be glad to see the back of s.o. / s.th.; wir haben Tränen gelacht we laughed till we cried; mir kommen die Tränen umg. iro. my heart bleeds for you etc., you etc. bring tears to my eyes; eine Träne zerdrücken umg. shed a dainty tear, dab at one’s eyes, squeeze out a tear; aufgelöst II 2, nachweinen etc.

2. umg., pej. (Schlafmütze, Flasche) wally, nerd

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die Träne

tear; teardrop

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Trä|ne ['trɛːnə]
f -, -n
tear; (= einzelne Träne) tear(drop); (inf Mensch) drip (inf)
den Trä́nen nahe sein — to be near to or on the verge of tears

ich bin zu Trä́nen gerührt — I am moved to tears

unter Trä́nen lächeln — to smile through one's tears

unter Trä́nen gestand er seine Schuld/Liebe — in tears he confessed his guilt/love

ihm kamen die Trä́nen — tears welled (up) in his eyes

mir kommen die Trä́nen (iro) — my heart bleeds for him/her etc

Trä́nen lachen — to laugh till one cries, to laugh till the tears run down one's cheeks

deswegen vergieße ich keine Trä́nen (fig) — I'll shed no tears over that

die Sache/der Mann ist keine Trä́ne wert — the matter/man isn't worth crying over

bittere Trä́nen weinen — to shed bitter tears

jdm/sich die Trä́nen trocknen or abwischen — to dry sb's/one's eyes, to wipe away sb's/one's tears

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die

(a drop of liquid coming from the eye, as a result of emotion (especially sadness) or because something (eg smoke) has irritated it: tears of joy/laughter/rage.) tear

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Trä·ne

<-, -n>

[ˈtrɛ:nə]

f tear, teardrop

in \Tränen aufgelöst in tears

den \Tränen nahe sein to be close to tears

jdm kommen die \Tränen sb is starting to cry

\Tränen lachen to laugh until one cries

jdm/etw keine \Träne nachweinen to not shed any tears over sb/sth

mit den \Tränen ringen (geh) to fight [to hold back] one's tears

jdn zu \Tränen rühren to move sb to tears

\Tränen weinen to shed tears

unter \Tränen in tears

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die; Träne, Tränen tear

seine Tränen trocknen — dry one's eyes

Tränen lachen — laugh till one cries or till the tears run down one's cheeks

in Tränen aufgelöst sein — be in floods of tears

jemandem/einer Sache keine Träne nachweinen — not shed any tears over somebody/something

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Träne f; -, -n

1. tear;

den Tränen nahe nearly in tears, near to tears, on the verge ( oder brink) of tears;

mit den Tränen kämpfen fight back the tears, do one’s best not to cry;

in Tränen ausbrechen burst into tears;

in Tränen aufgelöst sein be in floods of tears;

Tränen vergießen shed tears;

bittere Tränen weinen weep ( oder shed) bitter tears;

unter Tränen in tears, weeping;

unter Tränen erzählte er uns alles he was in tears ( oder he wept) as he told us everything;

unter Tränen lächeln smile through the ( oder one’s) tears;

Tränen in den Augen haben have tears in one’s eyes;

jemanden zu Tränen rühren move sb to tears;

keine Träne wert not worth shedding (any) tears over ( oder getting upset about);

jemandem/einer Sache keine Träne nachweinen be glad to see the back of sb/sth;

wir haben Tränen gelacht we laughed till we cried;

mir kommen die Tränen umg iron my heart bleeds for you etc, you etc bring tears to my eyes;

eine Träne zerdrücken umg shed a dainty tear, dab at one’s eyes, squeeze out a tear; → aufgelöst B 2, nachweinen etc

2. umg, pej (Schlafmütze, Flasche) wally, nerd

* * *

die; Träne, Tränen tear

seine Tränen trocknen — dry one's eyes

Tränen lachen — laugh till one cries or till the tears run down one's cheeks

in Tränen aufgelöst sein — be in floods of tears

jemandem/einer Sache keine Träne nachweinen — not shed any tears over somebody/something

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-n f.

tear n.

teardrop n.

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > Träne
16 bliski

1. comp - ższy; adj
( sąsiedni) near; ( przyjaciel) close; ( krewny) close, near; (związek, przyjaźń) close; ( przyszłość) near

bliski płaczu — close to tears

być bliskim śmierci — to be about to die

z bliska — at close range

Bliski Wschód — the Middle East, the Near East
2. m
( decl like adj) relative

- bliscy

* * *

bliski

a.

bliższy

1. (= nieodległy od danego stanu l. miejsca; podobny, zbliżony) close ( czegoś to sth); near ( czegoś sth l. to sth); bliski płaczu/załamania nerwowego close l. near to tears/to a nervous breakdown; bliski odkrycia prawdy close l. near to discovering the truth; to, co mówisz, jest bliskie prawdy what you're saying is close to the truth; bliższy oryginału closer to the original, nearer the original; czuć się bliskim śmierci feal close l. near to death; bliska odległość short distance, nearness, closeness; bliskie spotkanie close encounter.

2. sup. (= położony tuż obok, następny) next; najbliższy sąsiad one's next-door neighbour; w najbliższym roku next year; in the coming year.

3. (= blisko spokrewniony) close, near; bliski krewny/kuzyn close l. near relative/cousin.

4. (= mający się wkrótce zdarzyć) near, approaching, imminent; lit. nigh; w najbliższej przyszłości l. w najbliższym czasie in the nearest future; koniec jest już bliski the end is near l. nigh; bliskie niebezpieczeństwo imminent danger.

5. (= niedawno miniony) recent.

6. (= drogi, serdeczny, darzony uczuciem) close, dear; być bliskim czyjemuś sercu be close to sb's heart; ona jest mi bardzo bliska she's very dear to me; bliska przyjaźń close l. intimate friendship; nawiązać z kimś bliższe stosunki become closely acquainted with sb; moi najbliżsi żart. my nearest and dearest; bliższa koszula ciału, niż sukmana przen. near is my shirt but nearer is my skin.

7. comp. (= dokładniejszy) more accurate, more precise, more detailed; bliższe dane/informacje more accurate data/information.

8. gram. dopełnienie bliższe direct object.

mp

(= bliski krewny) close l. near relative.

The New English-Polish, Polish-English Kościuszko foundation dictionary > bliski
17 tear

Ⅰ.

tear¹ [teə(r)]

déchirer ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d) froisser ⇒ 1 (b) arracher ⇒ 1 (c), 1 (e) se déchirer ⇒ 2 (a) se précipiter ⇒ 2 (b) déchirure ⇒ 3

(pt tore [tɔ:(r)], pp torn [tɔ:n])

1 transitive verb

(a) (rip → page, material) déchirer; (→ clothes) déchirer, faire un accroc à; (→ flesh) déchirer, arracher;

∎ I tore my jacket on a nail j'ai fait un accroc à ma veste avec un clou;

∎ he tore a hole in the paper il a fait un trou dans le papier;

∎ he tore a hole in his trousers il a fait un trou à son pantalon;

∎ tear along the dotted line (on form) détacher suivant le pointillé;

∎ the dog was tearing the meat from a bone le chien déchiquetait la viande d'un os;

∎ her heart was torn by grief/remorse elle était déchirée par la douleur/le remords;

∎ she tore open the letter elle ouvrit l'enveloppe en la déchirant, elle déchira l'enveloppe;

∎ she tore open the wrapper elle déchira l'emballage pour l'ouvrir;

∎ to tear sth in two or in half déchirer qch en deux;

∎ you can tear a piece off this cloth vous pouvez déchirer un morceau de ce tissu;

∎ also figurative to tear one's hair s'arracher les cheveux;

∎ to tear sth to pieces (document, bank note etc) déchirer qch en mille morceaux;

∎ the fox was torn to pieces by the hounds le renard a été déchiqueté ou mis en pièces par la meute;

∎ to be torn to shreds être en lambeaux;

∎ to tear sth to shreds mettre qch en lambeaux;

∎ figurative the critics tore the film to shreds or pieces les critiques ont éreinté le film;

∎ figurative to tear sb to shreds or pieces mettre qn en pièces, écharper qn

(b) (muscle, ligament) froisser, déchirer

(c) (grab, snatch) arracher;

∎ he tore the cheque from or out of my hand il m'a arraché le chèque des mains;

∎ the door had been torn from its hinges by the wind le vent avait fait sortir la porte de ses gonds

(d) figurative (divide) tirailler, déchirer;

∎ I'm torn between going and staying je suis tiraillé entre le désir de partir et celui de rester, j'hésite entre partir et rester;

∎ the country had been torn by civil war for thirty years ça faisait trente ans que le pays était déchiré par la guerre civile

(e) figurative (separate) arracher;

∎ sorry to tear you from your reading, but I need your help je regrette de vous arracher à votre lecture, mais j'ai besoin de votre aide;

∎ familiar British that's torn it, American that tears it c'est le bouquet, il ne manquait plus que cela

2 intransitive verb

(a) (paper, cloth) se déchirer;

∎ this cloth tears easily ce tissu se déchire facilement

(b) (as verb of movement)

∎ to tear after sb se précipiter ou se lancer à la poursuite de qn;

∎ to tear along (runner) courir à toute allure; (car) filer à toute allure;

∎ to tear up/down the stairs monter/descendre l'escalier quatre à quatre;

∎ the cyclists came tearing past les cyclistes sont passés à toute allure ou vitesse;

∎ the children were tearing around the playground les enfants couraient de tous les côtés dans la cour de récréation;

∎ she came tearing into the garden elle a déboulé dans le jardin à toute allure, elle s'est précipitée dans le jardin

(c) (hurry)

∎ to tear through a job faire un travail à toute vitesse;

∎ he tore through the book/the report il a lu le livre/le rapport très rapidement

3 noun

(in paper, cloth) déchirure f; (in clothes) déchirure f, accroc m;

∎ this page has a tear in it cette page est déchirée;

∎ who's responsible for the tears in the curtains? qui a déchiré les rideaux?

➲ tear apart separable transitive verb

(a) (rip to pieces) déchirer

(b) (divide)

∎ no one can tear them apart (friends) on ne peut pas les séparer, ils sont inséparables; (fighters) on n'arrive pas à les séparer;

∎ the party was being torn apart by internal strife le parti était déchiré ou divisé par des luttes intestines

➲ tear at inseparable transitive verb

∎ to tear at sth déchirer ou arracher qch;

∎ the dogs tore at the meat les chiens arrachèrent ou déchiquetèrent la viande;

∎ the children tore impatiently at the wrapping paper dans leur impatience les enfants déchirèrent le papier d'emballage

➲ tear away separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → wallpaper) arracher, enlever; figurative (→ gloss, façade) enlever

(b) (from activity) arracher;

∎ to tear sb away from sth arracher qn à qch;

∎ I just couldn't tear myself away je ne pouvais tout simplement pas me décider à partir;

∎ surely you can tear yourself away from your work for ten minutes? tu ne vas pas me dire que tu ne peux pas t'éloigner de ton travail pendant dix minutes?, tu peux quand même laisser ton travail dix minutes!

➲ tear down separable transitive verb

(a) (remove → poster) arracher

(b) (demolish → building) démolir; figurative (→ argument) démolir, mettre par terre

➲ tear into inseparable transitive verb

(a) (attack, rush at) se précipiter sur;

∎ the boxers tore into each other les boxeurs se sont jetés l'un sur l'autre

(b) familiar (reprimand) enguirlander, passer un savon à; (criticize) taper sur, descendre (en flèche);

∎ he really tore into me over my exam results il m'a bien engueulé ou il m'a passé un bon savon au sujet de mes résultats d'examen;

∎ the critics have really torn into his latest film les critiques ont complètement descendu son dernier film

(c) (bite into → of teeth, knife) s'enfoncer dans;

∎ the saw tore into the soft wood la scie s'est enfoncée dans le bois tendre comme dans du beurre

➲ tear off separable transitive verb

(a) (tape, wrapper) arracher, enlever en arrachant; (along perforations) détacher; (clothing) retirer ou enlever rapidement;

∎ he tore off his trousers and jumped into the water il retira ou enleva son pantalon en toute hâte et sauta dans l'eau;

∎ he had had one of his arms torn off by a machine il avait eu le bras arraché par une machine;

∎ British familiar to tear sb off a strip, to tear a strip off sb passer un savon à qn, enguirlander qn

(b) familiar (report, essay etc → do hurriedly) écrire à toute vitesse^□ ; (→ do badly) bâcler, torcher

➲ tear out separable transitive verb

(page) arracher; (coupon, cheque) détacher;

∎ to tear a page out of a book arracher une page d'un livre;

∎ also figurative to tear one's hair out s'arracher les cheveux

➲ tear up separable transitive verb

(a) (paper, letter) déchirer (en morceaux); figurative (agreement, contract) déchirer

(b) (pull up → fence, weeds, surface) arracher; (→ tree) déraciner

Ⅱ.

tear² [tɪə(r)]

noun

(from eye) larme f;

∎ to be in tears être en larmes;

∎ to burst into tears fondre en larmes;

∎ to shed tears verser des larmes;

∎ I shed no tears over her resignation sa démission ne m'a pas ému outre mesure ou ne m'a pas arraché de larmes;

∎ to shed tears of joy pleurer de joie, verser des larmes de joie;

∎ he had tears or there were tears in his eyes il avait les larmes aux yeux;

∎ to be on the verge of tears, to be near to tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ to be moved to tears être ému aux larmes;

∎ the performance moved me to tears or brought tears to my eyes le spectacle m'a ému aux larmes;

∎ figurative to be bored to tears s'ennuyer à mourir

►► tear duct canal m lacrymal;

tear gas gaz m lacrymogène

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18 come

v. komen; aankomen; tot een oplossing komen; eindigen, tot bevrediging komen

come¹

[ kum] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉〈 vulgair〉

1 sperma ⇒ geil

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come²

〈werkwoord; came [ keem], come [ kum]〉

1 komen ⇒ naderen, nader(bij) komen

2 aankomen ⇒ arriveren

3 beschikbaar zijn ⇒ verkrijgbaar zijn, aangeboden/geproduceerd worden

4 verschijnen

5 meegaan

6 gebeuren

7 staan ⇒ komen, gaan

8 zijn

9 beginnen ⇒ gaan, worden

10 (een bepaalde) vorm aannemen

11 〈 vulgair〉 klaarkomen 〈 orgasme〉

♦voorbeelden:

1   in the time to come • in de toekomst

     the time will come when … • er komt een tijd dat …

     in the years to come • in de komende jaren

     she came running • ze kwam aangerend

     come and go • heen en weer lopen; 〈 figuurlijk〉 komen en gaan

     come aboard • aan boord komen

2   the goods have come • de goederen zijn aangekomen

     the train is coming • de trein komt eraan

     I'm coming! • ik kom eraan!

     〈 spreekwoord〉 first come, first served • die eerst komt, eerst maalt

3   this costume comes in two sizes • dit mantelpak is verkrijgbaar in twee maten

4   that news came as a surprise • dat nieuws kwam als een verrassing

5   are you coming? • kom je mee?

6   come what may • wat er ook moge gebeuren

     (now that I) come to think of it • nu ik eraan denk

     〈 informeel〉 how come? • hoe komt dat?, waarom?

7   my job comes before everything else • mijn baan gaat vóór alles

8   it comes cheaper by the dozen • het is goedkoper per dozijn

     it comes rather easy • het is nogal gemakkelijk

9   the buttons came unfastened • de knopen raakten los

     come loose • loskomen, losgaan

     it has come to be used wrongly • men is het verkeerd gaan gebruiken

     come to believe • tot de overtuiging komen

     come to know someone better • iemand beter leren kennen

¶ 〈 informeel〉 three years come Christmas • over drie jaar met Kerstmis

     the life to come • het leven in het hiernamaals

     〈 informeel〉 come Saturday • aanstaande zaterdag

     〈 informeel〉 he'll be eighteen come September • hij wordt achttien in september

     she doesn't know whether she is coming or going • ze is de kluts kwijt

     come home to roost • zich keren tegen (de aanstichter), zich wreken

     come now! • kom, kom!, zachtjes aan!

     come home to someone • tot iemand doordringen

     come near to tears • bijna in tranen uitbarsten

     come together • het eens worden, een geschil bijleggen

     come near doing something • iets bijna doen

→ come about come about/, come across come across/, come after come after/, come again come again/, come along come along/, come apart come apart/, come around come around/, come at come at/, come away come away/, come back come back/, come before come before/, come between come between/, come by come by/, come down come down/, come for come for/, come forward come forward/, come from come from/, come in come in/, come into come into/, come of come of/, come off come off/, come on come on/, come out come out/, come over come over/, come round come round/, come through come through/, come to come to/, come under come under/, come up come up/, come upon come upon/

English-Dutch dictionary > come
19 op het punt staan in tranen uit te barsten

op het punt staan in tranen uit te barsten

be near to tears

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20 punt

punt

I 〈 het, de〉

1 [leesteken] 〈 aan eind van zin〉 full stop; 〈 decimaalpunt ook〉 decimal (point)

2 [muziek] dot

3 [waarde-eenheid] point

4 [waarderingscijfer] mark 〈 bijvoorbeeld door jury〉

5 [drukwezen] point

♦voorbeelden:

1   punten en strepen • dots and dashes

     de dubbelepunt • the colon

     ergens een punt achter zetten • 〈 figuurlijk〉 put a stop to something; 〈 met betrekking tot werk〉 call it a day

     ik was gewoon kwaad, punt, uit! • I was just angry, full stop

     je gaat (er) wel heen, punt, uit! • you're going, and that's final!

3   〈 sport〉 beide punten behalen • gain two points

     hoeveel punten hebben jullie? • what's your score?

     〈 sport〉 punten scoren/maken • score points 〈 ook figuurlijk〉

     hij werd verslagen met drie punten • he was beaten by three points

     〈 sport〉 op punten winnen/verslaan • win on points

     〈 beurswezen〉 de aandelen X. zijn drie punten gestegen • X shares have gone up three points

     zij had de meeste punten • she had the highest number of points

     hij is twee punten vooruitgegaan • he has gone up (by) two marks

II 〈 het〉

1 [plaats] point ⇒ place

2 [wiskunde] point

3 [moment] point ⇒ moment

4 [onderdeel] point ⇒ 〈 van programma, agenda ook〉 item, 〈 van aanklacht ook〉 count, 〈 kwestie, onderwerp ook〉 matter, 〈 kwestie, onderwerp ook〉 question, 〈 kwestie, onderwerp ook〉 issue

5 [zaak van gewicht] point ⇒ 〈 geschilpunt〉 issue

♦voorbeelden:

1   we zijn op het dode punt gekomen • we've reached a stalemate/an impasse

     wanneer de zon haar hoogste punt bereikt heeft • when the sun has reached its zenith/its highest point

     het hoogste punt van de berg • the summit/top of the mountain

     het laagste punt bereiken • reach rock bottom

     het mooiste punt van ons land • the most beautiful place in our country

3   punt van verzadiging • saturation point

     het kritieke punt • the critical moment

     hij stond op het punt van vertrek/(om) te vertrekken • he was (just) about to leave

     hij was/stond op het punt om alles te verliezen • he was on the verge of losing everything

     op het punt staan in tranen uit te barsten • be near to tears

4   een punt van discussie • a point at issue

     een punt van overeenkomst • a (point of) similarity

     een punt van overweging vormen • be a consideration

     tijd is geen punt van overweging • time is (of) no consideration

     een belangrijk punt is … • an important point is …

     een bepaald punt ter sprake brengen • bring up a certain point

     dat is niet zijn sterke punt • that is not his strong point

     een teer punt aanroeren • touch a sore point

     een teer/een netelig punt • a delicate/ticklish point

     zijn zwakke punt • his weak point

     tot in de puntjes verzorgd • 〈 uitstekend gekleed〉 spick and span; 〈 zeer goed georganiseerd〉 shipshape

     iets tot in de puntjes kennen • know something inside-out

     op dat punt is hij zeer gevoelig • he's very sensitive on that point

     op het punt van • in the matter of

     schuldig bevonden op alle punten • be found guilty on all counts

     een zaak punt voor punt nagaan • check a matter point by point

     het punt waar het op aankomt, is … • the thing that really matters is …

5   ergens een punt van maken • make an issue of something

     geen punt! • no problem!

III 〈de〉

1 [puntig uiteinde; spits toelopend gedeelte] point ⇒ tip, 〈 hoek〉 corner, 〈 hoek〉 angle

2 [puntig gesneden part] 〈 ook van kaas〉 wedge, (wedge-shaped) piece

♦voorbeelden:

1   〈 figuurlijk〉 ik zie aan het puntje van je neus dat je jokt • I can see from your face you're lying

     punt van een pen • nib of a pen

     de punt van een potlood • the point of a pencil

     punt van een schoen • toe(cap) of a shoe

     de punt van een speld/van een mes • the point of a pin/knife

     stoot niet tegen de punt van de tafel • mind the corner of the table

     het ligt op het puntje van mijn tong • it's on the tip of my tongue

     de punt van de toren • 〈 allerhoogste punt〉 the tip of the tower; 〈 spits〉 the turret

     〈 figuurlijk〉 ergens een punt aan kletsen • put a good face on something

     een punt aan een potlood slijpen • sharpen a pencil

     〈 figuurlijk〉 je kunt er een punt aan zuigen • you could learn something from that

     op het puntje van zijn stoel zitten • be poised on the edge of his seat, be all attention/all ears

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