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1 ( in close proximity) [follow, look] lit, fig de près ; crowded closely around the painting assemblés tout autour de la peinture ; to work closely together travailler en étroite collaboration ; closely written écrit très serré ; the script was so closely typed that les caractères étaient si serrés que ; to be closely packed [people, boxed items] être entassés ; the houses were closely spaced il y avait très peu d'espace entre les maisons ;2 ( not distantly) [resemble] beaucoup ; [identify] tellement ; [conform] tout à fait ; [integrated, coordinated] bien ; the more closely you look, the more closely it seems to resemble him plus on regarde, plus on trouve que la ressemblance est frappante ; which photo fits the rapist most closely? quelle photo ressemble le plus au violeur? ; her description closely fits that of the thief sa description correspond parfaitement à celle du voleur ; to be closely akin to sth ressembler beaucoup à qch ; to be closely related gen être étroitement lié (to à) ; ( of people) être proches parents ;3 (rigorously, in detail) [study, monitor, observe] de près ; [listen] attentivement ; [question] avec attention ;4 ( evenly) closely contested ou fought serré ; to be so closely matched that [competitors] se suivre de si près que ;5 ( near to body) [shaven] de près ; to fit closely [garment] être très ajusté ; he held her closely to him il l'a serrée fort ; closely guarded secret fig secret bien gardé.
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