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окружать, окутывать As darkness closed about them, they decided to return home. ≈ Когда стемнело, они решили идти домой.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > close about
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окружать, окутыватьАнгло-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь > close about
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15 he was too close about his past life
Общая лексика: он скрывал свое прошлоеУниверсальный англо-русский словарь > he was too close about his past life
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♦ close (1) /kləʊs/A a.1 vicino; ravvicinato: The school is close to the church, la scuola è vicina alla chiesa; at close range, a distanza ravvicinata; close escort, scorta ravvicinata; close by, vicino; nelle vicinanze2 stretto; prossimo: close collaboration, stretta collaborazione; in close touch with, a stretto contatto con; to have close links with, avere stretti legami con NOTA D'USO: - strict o close?-3 fitto; serrato; compatto: close weave, trama fitta; close print, caratteri fitti; close stitches, punti fitti; (mil.) close ranks, ranghi serrati; close reasoning, ragionamenti serrati4 combattuto fino all'ultimo; serrato; vinto di stretta misura: close contest, gara serrata; lotta serrata ( in un'elezione, ecc.); close victory, vittoria di stretta misura; ( sport) close finish, finale sul filo di lana5 intimo; stretto; vicino; legato; unito: close friend, amico intimo; close relatives, parenti stretti; parenti prossimi; close adviser, consigliere particolare; The two brothers are very close, i due fratelli sono molto legati; We've always been very close, siamo sempre stati molto amici6 accurato; preciso; serrato: close examination, esame accurato; close inspection, controllo attento; close questioning, interrogatorio serrato; to pay close attention to, fare molta attenzione a; to keep a close eye on st., tenere d'occhio attentamente qc.; stare bene attento a qc.; to keep a close watch on sb., fare buona guardia a q.7 molto simile all'originale; fedele; accurato; scrupoloso: close resemblance, stretta (o forte) somiglianza; close translation, traduzione aderente all'originale; They are a close match, sono molto simili8 riservato; abbottonato (fam.): close character, carattere riservato; He's very close about his trips, è molto riservato sui (o non parla mai dei) suoi viaggi9 ben custodito; segreto; celato: a close secret, un segreto ben custodito; to keep st. close, tenere qc. celato, segreto10 afoso; soffocante; poco arieggiato: close weather, tempo afoso; It is very close in here, manca l'aria qui dentro; close smell, odore di chiusoB avv.vicino; accanto; dappresso: Don't come too close, non avvicinarti troppo; non venirmi vicino; The exams are getting close, gli esami si avvicinano; to draw close, avvicinarsi; approssimarsi; close behind us, subito dietro di noi; to follow close behind, venire subito dietro; seguire dappresso; We live close to the stadium, abitiamo vicino allo stadio; We were close to victory, eravamo vicini alla vittoria; She was close to tears, stava per piangere; to come close to perfection, avvicinarsi alla perfezione● close at hand, a portata di mano; vicino □ (fam.) a close call (o thing) = close shave ► sotto □ (mil.) close combat, combattimento ravvicinato □ (fin.) close company, società controllata dai suoi direttori o a ristretta partecipazione azionaria ( non più di cinque soci) □ close confinement, segregazione cellulare □ (fin., USA) close corporation = close company ► sopra □ ( d'erba, di capelli) close-cropped (o close-cut), tagliato raso; rasato □ close custody, rigorosa custodia, segregazione ( di un detenuto) □ (comm.) close-cut price, prezzo ristrettissimo □ close enough, piuttosto vicino; più o meno □ ( sport) close finish, arrivo serrato; arrivo in gruppo □ close-fisted, spilorcio; avaro; tirchio □ close-fistedness, avarizia; tirchieria □ ( d'abito) close-fitting, aderente; attillato □ (aeron.) close formation, formazione chiusa □ ( di legno, ecc.) close-grained, a grana fitta; a struttura compatta □ (naut.) close-hauled, di bolina stretta □ close-in, a distanza ravvicinata; ( anche, USA) vicino al centro □ ( di comunità, famiglia, ecc.) close-knit, compatto, molto unito □ ( sport) close marking, marcatura stretta □ ( di rete) close-meshed, a maglie fitte □ close-mouthed (o close-lipped), reticente; riservato □ close on ( seguito da numero), quasi: close on ten hours, quasi dieci ore □ close quarters, stretta vicinanza: at close quarters, dappresso; da vicino; in close quarters, in uno spazio ristretto; gomito a gomito; (mil.) to come to close quarters, venire in contatto ( col nemico) □ ( di gara, elezione, ecc.) close-run, combattuto fino in fondo; molto tirato; vinto (o perso) di stretta misura □ close season, stagione in cui la caccia e la pesca sono chiuse □ close-set, molto accostati, molto vicini: close-set eyes, occhi molto accostati □ a close shave, una rasatura a fondo; (fig. fam.) rischio evitato per un soffio (o per un pelo): I wasn't hit, but it was a close shave, non sono stato colpito, ma solo per un pelo; We've had a close shave, l'abbiamo scampata bella □ close-spaced = close-set ► sopra □ (stor.) close-stool, comoda □ close to, quasi; ( anche) da vicino, dappresso, a distanza ravvicinata: close to £1,000, quasi mille sterline; seen from close to, visto da vicino □ close to sb. 's heart, che sta molto a cuore di q. □ (fig.) close to home, spiacevolmente vero; che tocca sul vivo; che brucia □ close to the wind, (naut.) serrando il vento; (fig.) sul filo del rasoio, al margine della legalità □ close up, vicino; da vicino □ to come close to doing st., essere lì lì per fare qc.: I came close to slapping her in the face, fui lì lì per schiaffeggiarla □ (mil.) in close order, in ordine chiuso □ (fam.) That was close!, c'è mancato un pelo! □ too close for comfort, un po' troppo vicino; pericolosamente vicino; che tocca troppo da vicino □ ( slang USA) Close, but no cigar!, ci sei quasi!; ci sei andato vicino!close (2) (def. 1 /kləʊs/, def. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 e 8 /kləʊz/)n.3 chiusura; fine; termine; stretta finale ( nelle trattative, ecc.): to draw to a close, giungere al termine; finire; There will be a collection at the close of the meeting, ci sarà una colletta alla fine della riunione; to come (o to draw) to a close, giungere al termine; finire6 (fin. = close of business) chiusura ( alla Borsa Valori): at the close, in chiusura; to go down at the close, chiudere al ribasso; to go up at the close, chiudere al rialzo; Tin shares strengthened at the close, le azioni dello stagno hanno chiuso in rialzo8 (mus.) finale.♦ (to) close /kləʊz/A v. t.1 chiudere; serrare: to close the door [a book, one's mouth], chiudere la porta [un libro, la bocca]; ( banca, rag.) to close an account, chiudere un conto; (elettr.) to close a circuit, chiudere un circuito; to close one's days, chiudere la vita; morire3 concludere; portare a termine; chiudere: to close a deal, concludere un affare; to close a meeting, chiudere una riunione; togliere una seduta; (leg.) to close the sitting, togliere l'udienza5 (comput.) chiudereB v. i.2 chiudere: The office closes at 12 A.M., l'ufficio chiude alle 12; The factory closed last year, la fabbrica ha chiuso l'anno scorso3 giungere al termine; finire; chiudere: The meeting closed at eight o'clock, la riunione è finita alle otto; I will close with an anecdote, chiuderò con un aneddoto4 (fin.) chiudere, quotare in chiusura ( alla Borsa Valori): Our shares closed at £10, le azioni in nostro possesso hanno chiuso a dieci sterline5 (ipp.) rimontare; farsi sotto● (leg.) to close a bankruptcy, chiudere un fallimento □ ( banca) to close doors, chiudere gli sportelli □ to close a gap ► gap □ ( Borsa, fin.) to close a position, pareggiare □ (mil.) 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1) ( short distance) nah[e];let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in die nächste Kneipe gehen!;to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen;our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt;\close combat Nahkampf m;\close to the ground dicht über dem Boden;in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe;at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet];at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung;\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander2) ( near)to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein;to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein;to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein3) ( near in time) nahe [bevorstehend];it's \close to X-Mas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür;war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor;\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander4) ( intimate)to be \close to sb jdm nahestehen;my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe;... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen;\close bond enges Band;\close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit;just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten;\close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin;\close friendship enge Freundschaft;\close links eine enge Verbindung;\close relatives nahe Verwandte5) ( little space between) eng;\close handwriting enge Schrift;ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten;\close ranks geschlossene Reihen;\close weave dichtes Gewebe;\close argument stichhaltiges Argument;\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation7) ( almost equal) knapp;the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!;the election was too \close a call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen;\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt8) ( similar)to be \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen;\close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit;to bear a \close resemblance to sb/ sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein9) ( exact) genau;to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören;to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten;to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behaltenshe's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen;\close secret großes Geheimnis11) (airless, stifling) schwül;( in room) stickig\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...;\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht\close vowel geschlossener VokalPHRASES:to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahe kommen;that was a \close call! das war knapp!;that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!;( distance)she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist;that was a \close shave! das war knapp! ( fam)to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein adv( near in location) nahe;( near in time) nahe [bevorstehend];please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!;the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür;she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen;to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden;to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen;to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit nahekommen;to get \close to sb/ sth jdm/etw nahekommen;to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken;on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen;\close by in der Nähe;the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter;from \close up aus der Nähe;\close together dicht beieinander;please stand \close together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?;these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinanderPHRASES:to \close on sb/ an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier bedrohlich nähern n ( Brit) Hof m; ( in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen ( around cathedral) Domhof m; ( Scot) schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof1) ( shut)to \close sth etw schließen;to \close a book ein Buch zumachen;to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen;to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen];to \close a plant/ railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen;to \close ranks die Reihen schließen;the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein;to \close a road eine Straße sperren2) ( bring to an end)the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen;the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘;to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen;to \close a case law einen Fall abschließen;case \closed a. law der Fall ist abgeschlossen;to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen;to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden;let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen;to \close a meeting ein Besprechung beenden3) ( make smaller)to \close sth etw schließen;to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden4) electo \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen5) computto \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen];PHRASES:to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist ( prov) viher eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu;this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zuthe pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollarthe tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran nto come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden;to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen;at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss;2) ( cricket)the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket -
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Ⅰclose [kləυs]1. a1) закры́тый2) бли́зкий, инти́мный;close friend бли́зкий друг
3) бли́зкий ( о времени и месте); те́сный;close contact те́сный конта́кт
;to get to close quarters сбли́зиться, подойти́ на бли́зкую диста́нцию
;close attack воен. наступле́ние с бли́жней диста́нции
;close column со́мкнутая коло́нна
;close order со́мкнутый строй
;close defence непосре́дственное охране́ние
4) облега́ющий ( об одежде); хорошо́ при́гнанный; то́чно соотве́тствующий5) без про́пусков, пробе́лов; свя́зный6) пло́тный; густо́й ( о лесе);close texture пло́тная ткань
7) почти́ ра́вный ( о шансах)8) то́чный;close translation то́чный перево́д
9) внима́тельный; тща́тельный; подро́бный;close investigation подро́бное обсле́дование
;close reading внима́тельное, ме́дленное чте́ние
10) сжа́тый (о почерке, стиле);close print убо́ристая печа́ть
11) спёртый, ду́шный12) уединённый; скры́тый;to keep a thing close держа́ть что-л. в секре́те
;to keep ( или to lie) close пря́таться
13) за́мкнутый, молчали́вый, скры́тный;to keep oneself close держа́ться за́мкнуто
14) стро́гий (об аресте, изоляции)15) скупо́й;he is close with his money он скупова́т
а) на волосо́к от;б) с минима́льным преиму́ществом;close call амер. на волосо́к от
;close contest упо́рная борьба́ на вы́борах
;close vote почти́ ра́вное деле́ние голосо́в
;close district амер. избира́тельный о́круг, где побе́да на вы́борах оде́ржана незначи́тельным большинство́м
;close season вре́мя, когда запрещена́ охо́та или ры́бная ло́вля
2. adv1) бли́зко;close up побли́зости
;close on почти́, приблизи́тельно
;there were close on a hundred people present прису́тствовало почти́ сто челове́к
2) почти́;he ran me very close он почти́ догна́л меня́
3) ко́ротко;close cropped ко́ротко остри́женный
;to cut one's hair close ко́ротко постри́чься
Ⅱclose [kləυz]1. n1) коне́ц; заверше́ние;to bring to a close довести́ до конца́, заверши́ть, зако́нчить
2) закры́тие3) муз. каде́нция; када́нс2. v1) закрыва́ть(ся); конча́ть (торговлю, занятия)2) зака́нчивать(ся); заключа́ть ( речь и т.п.);to close a discussion прекрати́ть обсужде́ние
3) подходи́ть бли́зко; сближа́ться вплотну́ю4) эл. замыка́ть ( цепь)5) догова́риваться (with); приня́ть (предложение, условие)close about оку́тывать; окружа́ть;а) закрыва́ть ( предприятие); прекраща́ть рабо́ту, веща́ние, переда́чу ( о радиостанции — до следующего дня);б) применя́ть репре́ссии; подавля́ть;в) мор. задра́ивать;а) приближа́ться; наступа́ть;б) окружа́ть, огора́живать;в) сокраща́ться ( о днях);а) сомкну́ть ряды́;б) закрыва́ть (особ. временно);в) закрыва́ться ( о ране);г) зака́нчивать;а) вступа́ть в борьбу́;б) принима́ть предложе́ние, заключа́ть сде́лку◊to close one's days умере́ть
;to close the door on smth. положи́ть коне́ц обсужде́нию чего́-л.; сде́лать что-л. невозмо́жным
Ⅲclose [kləυz] n1) огоро́женное ме́сто ( часто вокруг собора)2) шко́льная площа́дка
См. также в других словарях:
close — close1 W1S1 [kləuz US klouz] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(shut)¦ 2¦(move parts together)¦ 3¦(shut for period of time)¦ 4¦(stop operating)¦ 5¦(end)¦ 6 close an account 7¦(in money markets)¦ 8 close a deal/sale/contract etc 9¦(offer finishes)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
close — I adj., adv. /klous/ near 1) close to (close to tears; we live close to town; close to the truth) stingy (colloq.) 2) close with (close with one s money) secretive 3) close about (close about one s past) on intimate terms 4) close to, with (close … Combinatory dictionary
close — Synonyms and related words: Autobahn, Spartan, US highway, abandonment, abbreviated, abort, about, about to be, abridged, abstruse, accented, accommodate, accost, accurate, adjacent, adjust, advance, agree, airless, airtight, alert, all but,… … Moby Thesaurus
close — 1 verb 1 SHUT (I, T) to shut something so that there is no longer a space or hole, or to become shut in this way: Ann closed her book and stood up. | close a door/window/gate: Would you mind if I closed the window? | close the… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
about — Synonyms and related words: again, aimlessly, all but, all over, all round, almost, along toward, alongside, anent, any which way, anyhow, anywise, approximately, apropos, apropos of, around, as for, as regards, as respects, as to, at close… … Moby Thesaurus
close-mouthed — close lippedˈ or close mouthedˈ adjective Reticent, saying little • • • Main Entry: ↑close * * * close mouthed UK [ˌkləʊs ˈmaʊθd] US [ˌkloʊsˈmaʊθd] adjective not saying anything about a subject because you want to keep it secret Thesaurus: secret … Useful english dictionary
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