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1 closed the gap

ликвидировал прорыв

English-Russian military dictionary > closed the gap
2 gap

gap [gæp]

1. noun

a. trou m ; (between floorboards) interstice m ; (in pavement) brèche f ; (between curtains) intervalle m ; (in clouds, fog) trouée f ; (between teeth) écart m

• to fill in a gap boucher un trou

• fill the gaps with an appropriate verb écrivez le verbe manquant à l'endroit indiqué

b. (in time) intervalle m ; (in timetable) trou m ; (in conversation, narrative) interruption f ; (in education) lacune f

• a gap in his memory un trou de mémoire

• he left a gap which will be hard to fill il a laissé un vide qui sera difficile à combler

• she returned after a gap of four years elle est rentrée après une absence de quatre ans

• she closed the gap to 4 seconds [athlete] elle est revenue à 4 secondes de sa concurrente

• we want to close the gap between public and private sector salaries nous voulons réduire l'écart entre les salaires du secteur public et ceux du secteur privé

2. compounds

► gap year noun

• he spent his gap year in India avant d'entrer à l'université, il a passé un an en Inde

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[gæp]
noun

1) ( space) (between planks, curtains) interstice m (in entre); (in fence, wall, timetable, records, report, text, diagram) trou m (in dans); (between buildings, cars) espace m (in entre); (in hills, cloud) trouée f (in dans)

to fill a gap — lit, fig combler un vide

2) ( break) ( in conversation) silence m; ( of time) intervalle m; (in event, performance) interruption f

3) ( discrepancy) (in age, scores) différence f; ( between opinions) divergence f; ( of status) écart m

a 15-year age gap — une différence d'âge de 15 ans

to close the gap — supprimer l'écart

4) (in knowledge, education) lacune f (in dans)

there's a gap in my memory — j'ai un trou de mémoire

technology gap — insuffisance f en matière de technologie

5) Commerce créneau m

to look for a gap in the market — chercher un créneau sur le marché

to fill a gap in the market — répondre à un besoin réel du marché

6) Finance déficit m

trade gap — déficit commercial

English-French dictionary > gap
3 gap

1. n брешь; пролом; щель

a gap between the curtains — просвет между занавесками

resonant gap — резонансная щель

abyssal gap — абиссальное ущелье

synaptic gap — синаптическая щель

2. n интервал, промежуток; расстояние

there is a gap of 2 miles between us and the nearest house — от нас до ближайшего дома две мили

time gap — временной интервал

spark gap — искровой промежуток

rest angulation gap — расстояние

starter gap — пусковой промежуток

dee gap — промежуток между дуантами

3. n «окно»

4. n прогалина, просвет

air gap at drilling condition — просвет при бурении

5. n с. -х. огрех, непропашка

6. n пауза

I bridged a gap in the conversation by telling a joke — я рассказал анекдот, чтобы как-то заполнить паузу

7. n пробел

there are wide gaps in my knowledge of history — я многого не знаю из истории

there is a gap in his memory — у него провал памяти

gap in law — пробел в праве

gap character — символ пробела

gap in the data — пробел в данных

gap of use — пробел использования

to stop a gap — заполнить пробел

8. n лакуна, пропуск

gap theorem — теорема о лакунах

grading gap — пропуск фракций в гранулометрическом составе

9. n недостача

export gap — экспортный дефицит

10. n расхождение; разрыв, пропасть

generation gap — разрыв между поколениями, проблема «отцов и детей»

this does not bridge the generation gap — от этого проблема «отцов и детей» не становится менее острой

to bridge the gap — преодолеть расхождение, «навести мосты»

to narrow the gap — сократить разрыв

gap between God and man — пропасть между Богом и человеком

bridging of a gap — заполнение или ликвидация разрыва

resource gap — разрыв по показателю объема ресурсов

communication gap — коммуникационный разрыв

technology gap — технологический разрыв

11. n горный проход, ущелье

armor gap — проход для танков

12. n воен. прорыв; брешь

a gap in the defences — брешь в обороне

branch gap — прорыв ветвления

close the gap — ликвидировать прорыв

closed the gap — ликвидировал прорыв

closing the gap — ликвидация прорыва

to secure a gap — ликвидировать прорыв

13. n тех. зазор, люфт

gap gage — щуп для измерения зазоров

gap width — ширина воздушного зазора

printing gap — рабочий зазор принтера

stator-to-rotor gap — воздушный зазор

spark-plug gap — зазор между электродами

14. n тех. разрыв

gap analysis — анализ разрыва

bridge a gap — ликвидировать разрыв

inflation gap — инфляционный разрыв

deflationary gap — дефляционный разрыв

to bridge a gap — ликвидировать разрыв

15. n тех. ав. расстояние между крыльями биплана

энергетическая щель, запрещённая энергетическая зона

file gap — промежуток между файлами

block gap — промежуток между блоками

record gap — промежуток между записями

inter block gap — промежуток между блоками

interbclock gap — промежуток между блоками

16. n тех. эл. разрядный промежуток

lightning gap — искровой промежуток

discharge gap — разрядный промежуток

interrecord gap — промежуток между записями

gap arrester — разрядник с искровым промежутком

initial gap — начальный промежуток сигналограммы

17. v проделать брешь

Синонимический ряд:

1. breach (noun) breach; break; discontinuity; fissure; hiatus; hole; hollow; interim; interruption; lacuna; lag; lull; opening; orifice; pause; perforation; recess; rent; rift; rupture; void

2. difference (noun) difference; disagreement; discrepancy; disparity; divergence; incongruity; inconsistency

3. distance (noun) distance; interval; span; stretch

4. notch in mountains (noun) arroyo; canyon; chasm; cleft; clough; clove; gorge; gulch; notch; notch in mountains; pass; ravine

English-Russian base dictionary > gap
4 branch gap

прорыв ветвления

close the gap — ликвидировать прорыв

closed the gap — ликвидировал прорыв

closing the gap — ликвидация прорыва

to secure a gap — ликвидировать прорыв

The English-Russian dictionary general scientific > branch gap
5 posición

f.

1 position, exact position, bearing, location.

2 standing, reputation, status.

3 attitude, stand, position, stance.

4 position.

5 position, job, billet.

6 place, social standing.

7 situs.

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posición

► nombre femenino

1 (postura, situación) position

2 (condición - económica) situation; (- social) status

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noun f.

1) position

2) attitude

3) status

4) rating

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SF

1) (=postura) position

mantener el frasco en posición vertical — keep the bottle in an upright position

estar en posición de firme — (Mil) to be at attention

estar en posición de guardia — to be on guard

posición del misionero — missionary position

2) (=lugar) position

la posición de los jugadores en el terreno de juego — the position of the players on the pitch

3) (=categoría) position, standing

disfrutan de una elevada posición social — they enjoy a high social position

4) (=punto de vista) position, stance

¿cuál es su posición en este conflicto? — what's your position o stance on this dispute?

5) [en competición, liga] place, position

ganó Alemania con Italia en segunda posición — Germany won, with Italy in second place o position

terminó en primera posición — he finished first o in first place

posiciones de honor — first three places, medal positions

perder posiciones — [en lucha, enfrentamiento] to lose ground

6) LAm (=puesto de trabajo) position, post

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femenino

1)

a) (lugar, puesto) position

en (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...

b) (Mil) position

2)

a) ( situación) position

no estoy en posición de negociar — I'm in no position to negotiate

b) ( en la sociedad) social standing

gente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing

es de una familia de posición desahogada — his family is comfortably off

3)

a) ( postura física) position

en posición vertical — in an upright position

b) ( actitud) position, stance

adoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance

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= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.

Ex. One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.

Ex. The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.

Ex. Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex. He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.

Ex. The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex. Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex. Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex. The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.

Ex. The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.

Ex. It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.

Ex. Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex. It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

Ex. Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.

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* alta posición = high estate.

* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en posición correcta = the right way round.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.

* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.

* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.

* posición de comienzo = offset value.

* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.

* posición de poder = position power.

* posición de ventaja = high ground.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* posición estratégica = vantage point.

* posición geográfica = geolocation.

* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.

* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.

* posición intermedia = middle way.

* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.

* posición social = social standing.

* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.

* primera posición = pole position, pole start.

* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.

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femenino

1)

a) (lugar, puesto) position

en (la) quinta posición... — he finished the race in fifth place...

b) (Mil) position

2)

a) ( situación) position

no estoy en posición de negociar — I'm in no position to negotiate

b) ( en la sociedad) social standing

gente de buena posición or de posición elevada — people of high social standing

es de una familia de posición desahogada — his family is comfortably off

3)

a) ( postura física) position

en posición vertical — in an upright position

b) ( actitud) position, stance

adoptar una posición intransigente — to take o adopt a tough stance

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= attitude, character position, location, position, position, ranking, footing, stand, rank number, stance, standing, grading, mindshare.

Ex: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.

Ex: The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.

Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.

Ex: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.

Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.

Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.

Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.

Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.

Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.

Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.

Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.

Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.

* alta posición = high estate.

* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición = take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.

* cambiar de posición = transpose, reposition [re-position].

* colocarse en la posición de = place + Reflexivo + in the position of.

* de posición intermedia = middle-ground.

* en la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* en posición correcta = the right way round.

* estar en la mejor posición para = be best positioned to.

* estar en posición de = be in a position to.

* mantener la posición = hold + the line.

* ocupar la mejor posición para = be in the best position to, be best positioned to, be the best placed to.

* ocupar una posición = take + position, fill + niche, occupy + a niche.

* ocupar una posición de = be in position of.

* ocupar un posición = occupy + position.

* posición de comienzo = offset value.

* posición del loto, la = lotus position, the, padmasana.

* posición de poder = position power.

* posición de ventaja = high ground.

* posición elevada = high ground.

* posición estratégica = vantage point.

* posición geográfica = geolocation.

* posición incorrecta, en = wrong way round, the.

* posición inicial = lead position, starting position.

* posición intermedia = middle way.

* posición privilegiada = advantageous position.

* posición social = social standing.

* posición ventajosa = vantage point, high ground.

* primera posición = pole position, pole start.

* primera posición de salida = pole start, pole position.

* que ocupa la mejor posición = best-positioned.

* reconsiderar posición = reconsider + position.

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posición

feminine

A

1 (lugar, puesto) position

me indicó su posición en el mapa she showed me its position o where it was on the map

terminó la carrera en (la) quinta posición he finished the race in fifth place

el dólar recuperó posiciones frente al yen the dollar recovered against the yen

2 ( Mil) position

bombardearon las posiciones enemigas they bombarded the enemy positions o lines

Compuestos:

● posición adelantada or de adelanto

( Chi) offside position

● posición de salida

starting position

B

1 (situación) position

no estoy en posición de hacer críticas a nadie I'm in no position to criticize anyone

2 (en la sociedad) social standing

gente de buena posiciónor de posición elevada people of high social standing

un hombre de posición a man of some standing

es de una familia de posición desahogada his family is comfortably off

posición dominante en el mercado dominant market position

C

1 (postura física) position

coloquen sus asientos en posición vertical put your seats in an upright position

mantenga la cabeza en posición erguida keep your head up

2 (actitud) position, stance

adoptaron una posición intransigente they took a tough stand, they adopted a tough stance

Compuestos:

● posición de descanso

at ease

en posición de descanso (standing) at ease

● posición de firmes

attention

en posición de firmes at attention, standing to attention

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posición sustantivo femenino
a) ( en general) position;

◊ en posición vertical in an upright position

b) ( en la sociedad) social standing;

◊ gente de buena posición people of high social standing

c) ( actitud) position, stance;

◊ adoptar una posición intransigente to take a tough stand o stance

posición sustantivo femenino position: estoy muy incómodo en esta posición, I'm uncomfortable in this position
mantuvo una posición muy beligerante, he adopted a beligerant position
' posición' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abajo
- ala
- debilitar
- después
- ir
- inferior
- luz
- opuesta
- opuesto
- recta
- recto
- señor
- sitio
- situarse
- supina
- supino
- a
- abusar
- acomodado
- adelante
- adoptar
- afianzar
- alto
- altura
- antirreglamentario
- bien
- caer
- cambiar
- confianza
- consolidar
- delantero
- desahogado
- descanso
- elevado
- gozar
- holgado
- inmejorable
- insostenible
- invertido
- marginal
- modesto
- óptimo
- perfilar
- privilegiado
- sobre
- superior
- término
- ubicación
- vertical
- vuelta
English:
abuse
- after
- ahead
- along
- ashore
- asinine
- at
- away
- before
- between
- bottom
- down
- downstairs
- enhance
- face
- fire
- fourth
- from
- in
- lead
- middle ground
- on
- over
- overseas
- parking lights
- position
- reach
- reverse
- sidelight
- south
- stand
- station
- tenuous
- to
- undermine
- up
- vantage point
- attention
- better
- location
- self
- setting
- sit
- something
- standing
- status
- tread
- worse

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posición nf

1. [postura física] position

Comp
posición fetal foetal position;
posición de loto lotus position

2. [puesto] position;

quedó en (la) quinta posición he was fifth;

el equipo ha recuperado posiciones con respecto al líder the team has closed the gap on the leader;

posición ventajosa vantage point

3. [lugar] position;

tomaron las posiciones enemigas they took the enemy positions

4. [situación] position;

no estoy en posición de opinar I'm not in a position to comment;

estoy en una posición muy difícil I'm in a very difficult position

5. [categoría] [social] status;
[económica] situation;
está en una posición económica difícil he's in a difficult financial situation

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posición

f

1 tb MIL, fig

position;

en buena posición en clasificación in a good position, well-placed;

en posición de espera on standby

2 social standing, status;

de posición of some standing

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posición nf, pl - ciones

1) : position, place

2) : status, standing

3) : attitude, stance

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posición n position

Spanish-English dictionary > posición
6 retard

retard [ʀ(ə)taʀ]

1. masculine noun

   a. delay

• il avait un retard scolaire considérable he had fallen a long way behind at school

• il doit combler son retard en anglais he has a lot of ground to make up in English

• j'ai pris du retard dans mes révisions I have fallen behind in my revision

• cette montre a du retard this watch is slow

• la pendule prend du retard the clock is slow

• avoir deux secondes de retard sur le champion/le record to be two seconds behind the champion/outside the record

• elle a un retard de règles her period's late

• sans retard without delay

   b. [de personne attendue] lateness uncount

• il a eu quatre retards [élève] he was late four times

• son retard m'inquiète I'm worried that he hasn't arrived yet

• vous avez du retard you're late

• vous avez deux heures de retard or un retard de deux heures

• vous êtes en retard de deux heures you're two hours late

   c. (dans son développement) [de pays, peuple] backwardness

• retard industriel industrial backwardness

• retard mental backwardness► en retard

• il est en retard pour son âge he's backward for his age

• ce pays est en retard de cent ans du point de vue économique this country's economy is one hundred years behind

• être en retard sur son temps to be behind the times

   d. ► en retard

• tu es en retard you're late

• ça/il m'a mis en retard it/he made me late

• je me suis mis en retard I made myself late

• vous êtes en retard pour les inscriptions or pour vous inscrire you are late (in) registering

• il est toujours en retard pour payer sa cotisation he is always behind with his subscription

• payer/livrer qch en retard to pay/deliver sth late

• nous sommes en retard sur le programme we are behind schedule

• j'ai du travail en retard I'm behind with my work

• le train est en retard sur l'horaire the train is running behind schedule

• être en retard de 2 heures/2 km sur le peloton [coureur] to be 2 hours/2km behind the pack

• tu es en retard d'un métro or d'un train ! (inf) ( = tu n'es pas au courant) you must have been asleep! ; ( = tu es lent à comprendre) you're slow on the uptake!

2. invariable adjective

• effet retard delayed effect

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ʀ(ə)taʀ
nom masculin

1) ( absence de ponctualité) lateness; ( temps écoulé) delay

vos retards répétés — your continual lateness (sg)

trois retards en une semaine c'est trop! — being late three times in a week is too much!

un retard de dix minutes — a ten-minute delay

avoir du retard — to be late

avoir un retard d'une heure, avoir une heure de retard — ( avant échéance) to be one hour behind schedule; ( après échéance) to be one hour late

arriver en retard — to arrive late

être/se mettre en retard dans son travail — to be/to fall behind with one's work

être en retard sur l'emploi du temps — to be behind schedule

prendre du retard — to fall ou get behind ( dans with)

rattraper or combler son retard — to catch up

être en retard pour faire quelque chose — to be late doing something

il lui a souhaité son anniversaire en retard — he wished him/her a belated happy birthday

avoir du courrier/travail en retard — to have a backlog of mail/work

après bien des retards — after a lot of delay

sans retard — without delay, straight away

2) ( développement moins avancé) backwardness [U]

retard industriel — industrial backwardness

il a deux ans de retard — École he's two years behind at school

être en retard sur son temps — to be behind the times

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ʀ(ə)taʀ nm
1) (d'une personne attendue) lateness no pl

Son retard m'inquiète. — The fact that he's late worries me., His lateness worries me.

Ses retards continuels m'agacent. — The fact that he's always late annoys me., His constant lateness annoys me.

être en retard — to be late

être en retard de 2 heures — to be 2 hours late

avoir du retard — to be late

Il a beaucoup de retard. — He's very late.

2) (sur l'horaire, un programme) delay

Ce retard va compliquer les choses. — This delay is going to make matters complicated.

être en retard — to be behind, to be behind schedule

On va être en retard sur l'horaire. — We are going to be behind schedule.

avoir du retard — to be behind

avoir un retard de 2 km SPORT — to be 2 km behind

prendre du retard [train, avion] — to be delayed

Le train a pris du retard en raison d'une panne près de Carlisle. — The train was delayed because of a breakdown near Carlisle.

rattraper son retard — to catch up the delay

3) (sur une échéance) delay

Il va y avoir un retard de deux mois pour le toit. — There'll be a two-month delay for the roof.

un retard de livraison — a delay in delivery

sans retard — without delay

4) (scolaire, mental) backwardness

retard scolaire — backwardness at school

être en retard sur les autres — to be behind the others

5)

être en retard sur son temps — to be behind the times

6) AUTOMOBILES

retard à l'allumage — retarded spark

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retard

A adj Méd delayed; insuline retard delayed insulin; faire une injection retard to give a delayed injection.

B nm

1 ( absence de ponctualité) lateness; ( temps écoulé) delay; le retard du train/courrier/facteur the fact that the train/post/postman was late; vos retards répétés sont inacceptables your continual lateness is unacceptable; trois retards en une semaine c'est trop! being late three times in a week is too much!; votre retard de ce matin est inexcusable you've no excuse for being late this morning; un retard de 10 minutes sur le vol en provenance de Nice a ten-minute delay in the flight from Nice; des retards sont à prévoir sur les trains de banlieue delays are likely on commuter trains; léger/important retard slight/major delay; avoir du retard to be late; avoir un retard d'une heure, avoir une heure de retard ( avant échéance) to be one hour behind schedule; ( après échéance) to be one hour late; en retard late; être/arriver en retard to be/to arrive late; être en retard dans son travail to be behind with one's work; je me suis mis en retard dans mon travail I've fallen behind with my work; tu vas nous mettre en retard si tu ne te dépêches pas! you're going to make us late if you don't hurry up!; nous sommes en retard sur l'emploi du temps we're behind schedule; elle rend toujours son travail en retard she's always handing her work in late; il a rendu sa dissertation avec une semaine de retard he handed his essay in one week late; prendre du retard to fall ou get behind (dans with); il a pris du retard dans son travail he has fallen behind with his work; le cycliste a pris du retard sur le groupe de tête the cyclist has fallen behind the leaders; rattraper or combler son retard to catch up; nous avons beaucoup de retard à rattraper we've got a lot to catch up; être en retard pour faire qch to be late doing sth; elle est toujours en retard pour payer ses factures she's always late paying her bills; il lui a souhaité son anniversaire en retard he wished her a belated happy birthday; avoir du courrier/travail en retard to have a backlog of mail/work; après bien des retards after a lot of delay; sans retard without delay, straight away; ⇒ métro;

2 ( développement moins avancé) backwardness ¢; retard industriel/technologique industrial/technological backwardness; il est en retard en mathématiques he's behind in maths GB ou math US; il a deux ans de retard Scol he's two years behind at school; ils ont vingt ans de retard sur le reste de l'Europe they're twenty years behind the rest of Europe; être en retard sur son temps to be behind the times;

3 Mus retardation.

Composés

retard à l'allumage Aut, Tech delayed ignition; retard intellectuel backwardness.

[rətar] nom masculin

1. [manque de ponctualité] lateness

il ne s'est même pas excusé pour son retard he didn't even apologize for being late

avoir du retard to be late

j'avais plus d'une heure de retard I was over ou more than an hour late

l'avion Londres-Paris est annoncé avec deux heures de retard a two-hour delay is expected on the London to Paris flight

rapportez vos livres sans retard return your books without delay

tout retard dans le paiement des intérêts sera sanctionné all late payments of interest ou any delay in paying interest will incur a penalty

2. [intervalle de temps, distance]

le peloton est arrivé avec cinq minutes de retard sur le vainqueur the pack arrived five minutes after ou behind the winner

3. [d'une horloge]

ma montre a plusieurs minutes de retard my watch is several minutes slow

4. [d'un élève] backwardness (péjoratif)

il a du retard en allemand he's behind in German

il doit combler son retard en physique he's got to catch up in physics

retard scolaire learning difficulties

5. [handicap]

nous avons comblé notre retard industriel en quelques années we caught up on ou we closed the gap in our industrial development in a few years

nous avons des années de retard (sur eux) we're years behind (them)

retard mental backwardness

6. MÉCANIQUE

retard à l'allumage retarded ignition

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[rətar] adjectif invariable

delayed(-action), retarded

insuline/pénicilline retard slow-release insulin/penicillin

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en retard locution adjectivale

être en retard to be late

elle est très en retard pour son âge

a. PSYCHOLOGIE she's rather immature ou slow for her age

b. ÉDUCATION she's rather behind for her age

paiement en retard

a. [qui n'est pas fait] arrears, overdue payment

b. [qui est fait] late payment

il est en retard dans ses paiements he's behind ou in arrears with (his) payments

être en retard sur son époque ou son temps to be behind the times

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en retard locution adverbiale

arriver en retard to arrive late

elle s'est mise en retard she made herself late

nous avons rendu nos épreuves en retard we were late handing in our tests

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > retard
7 ликвидировать

1. close out

ликвидировать фирму — sell out

продать; ликвидировать — sell out

ликвидировал прорыв — closed the gap

ликвидировать задолженность — pulling out of the red

2. wind

ликвидировать компанию — wind up the company

ликвидировать предприятие — wind up a business

3. delete

4. dispose

5. liquidated

ликвидировал позицию — liquidated a position

ликвидировать позицию — liquidate a position

ликвидировать обеспечение — liquidate a collateral

6. liquidating

7. winding up

взвинчивать; ликвидировать; взвинчивание; ликвидация — winding up

8. liquidate

ликвидировать фьючерсный контракт — liquidate a futures contract

9. wind up

ликвидировать предприятие; ликвидировать дело — wind up a business

Синонимический ряд:

1. устранить (глаг.) устранить

2. устранять (глаг.) устранять

Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > ликвидировать
8 close

1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/13537/close_down">close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

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I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nahe

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) eng
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) vertraut

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) knapp

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) genau

4) (tight: a close fit.) eng

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) schwül

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) geizig

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) verschwiegen

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) schließen

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enden

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) abschließen
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) das Ende

- close down
- close up
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close¹

[kləʊs, AM kloʊs]

I. adj usu pred

1. (short distance) nah[e]

let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in das nächste Pub 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] beieinander

2. (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 sein

3. (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

it's \close to Christmas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür

war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

4. (intimate)

▪ to be \close to sb jdm [sehr] 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 Verwandte

5. (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

6. ( fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7. (almost equal) knapp

the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!

the election was too \close to call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen

\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

8. (similar)

to be the \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/sein

9. (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 behalten

10. (secret) verschwiegen

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11. (airless, stifling) schwül; (in room) stickig

12. (mean) knauserig pej

13. (almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14. LING

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

15.

▶ to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahekommen

▶ 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

▶ to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen

▶ that was a \close shave! das war knapp! fam

▶ to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein

II. 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 be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen

to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen

to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit [ziemlich] 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 \closer together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?

these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander

▶ to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen

III. vi

1. (move nearer)

▪ to \close on sb/an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier [bedrohlich] nähern

2. STOCKEX (reach a price)

shares \closed at 15 dollars die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von 15 Dollar

IV. n BRIT Hof m; (in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen; (around cathedral) Domhof m; SCOT schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof

close²

[kləʊz, AM kloʊz]

I. vt

1. (shut)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen

to \close a company/factory/shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen

to \close the door/one's mouth/the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen]

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

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 sperren; ECON, FIN

to \close an account ein Konto auflösen

2. (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 also 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 eine Besprechung beenden

3. (make smaller)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4. ELEC

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5. COMPUT

to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen

6.

▶ to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist prov

II. vi

1. (shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2. (shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3. (end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden; STOCKEX

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4. (approach) sich akk nähern

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran

III. n

1. no pl (end) Ende nt, Schluss m

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss

at the \close of trading bei Börsenschluss

2. STOCKEX Börsenschluss m

by the \close bei Börsenschluss

3. (in cricket)

▪ the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

4. MUS Kadenz f

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I [kləʊs]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= near) nahe (
to +gen), in der Nähe ( to +gen, von)
is Glasgow close to Edinburgh? — liegt Glasgow in der Nähe von Edinburgh?

the buildings which are close to the station — die Gebäude in der Nähe des Bahnhofs or in Bahnhofsnähe

in close proximity — in unmittelbarer Nähe (
to +gen )

in such close proximity (to one another) — so dicht zusammen

you're very close (in guessing etc) — du bist dicht dran

close combat — Nahkampf m

at close quarters —

he chose the closest cake — er nahm den Kuchen, der am nächsten lag

we use this pub because it's close/the closest — wir gehen in dieses Lokal, weil es in der Nähe/am nächsten ist

2) (in time) nahe (bevorstehend)

nobody realized how close a nuclear war was — es war niemandem klar, wie nahe ein Atomkrieg bevorstand

3) (fig) friend, co-operation, connection etc eng; relative nahe; resemblance groß, stark

they were very close (to each other) — sie waren or standen sich or einander (geh) sehr nahe

4) (= not spread out) handwriting, print eng; ranks dicht, geschlossen; (fig) argument lückenlos, stichhaltig; reasoning, game geschlossen

5) (= exact, painstaking) examination, study eingehend, genau; translation originalgetreu; watch streng, scharf

now pay close attention to me — jetzt hör mir gut zu

you have to pay very close attention to the traffic signs —

to keep a close lookout for sb/sth — scharf nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

6) (= stuffy) schwül; (indoors) stickig

7) (= almost equal) fight, result knapp

a close(-fought) match — ein (ganz) knappes Spiel

a close finish — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

a close election — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt, eine Wahl mit knappem Ausgang

it was a close thing or call — das war knapp!

the vote/election was too close to call — der Ausgang der Abstimmung/Wahl war völlig offen

8)

close on — nahezu

close on sixty/midnight — an die sechzig/kurz vor Mitternacht

2. adv (+er)
nahe; (spatially also) dicht
close by — in der Nähe

close by us — in unserer Nähe

stay close to me — bleib dicht bei mir

close to the water/ground —

close to or by the bridge — nahe (bei) der Brücke

he followed close behind me — er ging dicht hinter mir

don't stand too close to the fire — stell dich nicht zu nahe or dicht ans Feuer

to be close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

close together — dicht or nahe zusammen

my exams were so close together — meine Prüfungen lagen so kurz hintereinander

the closer the exams came the more nervous he got —

that brought the two brothers closer together — das brachte die beiden Brüder einander näher

please stand closer together — bitte rücken Sie näher or dichter zusammen

this pattern comes close/closest to the sort of thing we wanted — dieses Muster kommt dem, was wir uns vorgestellt haben, nahe/am nächsten

what does it look like ( from) close up? —

if you get too close up... — wenn du zu nahe herangehst...

3. n
(in street names) Hof m; (of cathedral etc) Domhof m; (Scot = outside passage) offener Hausflur II [kləʊz]
1. vt

1) (= shut) schließen; eyes, door, shop, window, curtains also zumachen; (permanently) business, shop etc schließen; factory stilllegen; (= block) opening etc verschließen; road sperren

"closed" — "geschlossen"

sorry, we're closed — tut uns leid, wir haben geschlossen or zu

don't close your mind to new ideas — du solltest dich neuen Ideen nicht verschließen

to close one's eyes/ears to sth — sich einer Sache gegenüber blind/taub stellen

to close ranks ( Mil, fig ) — die Reihen schließen

to close the gap between... — die Diskrepanz zwischen... beseitigen

to close an application (Comput) — eine Anwendung beenden

2) (= bring to an end) church service, meeting schließen, beenden; affair, discussion also abschließen; bank account etc auflösen; sale abschließen

the matter is closed — der Fall ist abgeschlossen

3) (ELEC) circuit schließen

2. vi

1) (= shut, come together) sich schließen; (door, window, box, lid, eyes, wound also) zugehen; (= can be shut) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, zumachen; (factory permanently) stillgelegt werden

his eyes closed — die Augen fielen ihm zu; (in death) seine Augen schlossen sich

2) (= come to an end) schließen; (tourist season) aufhören, enden, zu Ende gehen; (THEAT, play) auslaufen

3) (= approach) sich nähern, näher kommen; (boxers etc) aufeinander losgehen

the battleship closed to within 100 metres — das Kriegsschiff kam bis auf 100 Meter heran

4) (COMM: accept offer) abschließen, zu einem Abschluss kommen

5) (ST EX) schließen

the shares closed at £5 — die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von £ 5

3. n
Ende nt, Schluss m
to come to a close — enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

to draw to a close — sich dem Ende nähern, dem Ende zugehen

to draw or bring sth to a close —

at/towards (Brit) or toward (US) the close of (the) day — am/gegen Ende des Tages

at the close (of business) — bei Geschäfts- or (St Ex) Börsenschluss

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close

A adj [kləʊs] (adv → closely)

1. ver-, geschlossen, (nur präd) zu

2. obs von Mauern etc umgeben

3. zurückgezogen, abgeschieden

4. verborgen, geheim

5. dumpf, schwül, stickig, drückend

6. fig verschlossen, verschwiegen, zurückhaltend

7. geizig, knaus(e)rig

8. knapp, beschränkt:

money is close das Geld ist knapp

9. nicht zugänglich, nicht öffentlich, geschlossen

10. dicht, fest (Gewebe etc)

11. eng, (dicht) gedrängt:

close handwriting enge Schrift

12. knapp, kurz, bündig (Stil etc)

13. kurz (Haar)

14. eng (anliegend) (Kleid etc)

15. (wort)getreu, genau (Übersetzung)

16. stark (Ähnlichkeit)

17. nah, dicht:

close combat MIL Nahkampf m;

close fight Handgemenge n, weitS. zähes Ringen, harter Kampf;

close together dicht beieinander;

close to

a) nahe oder dicht bei,

b) (zeitlich) dicht vor (dat), nahe (dat),

c) fig (jemandem) nahestehend, vertraut mit,

d) fig eng verwandt oder verbunden mit;

this subject is very close to me dieses Thema liegt mir sehr am Herzen;

close to tears den Tränen nahe;

a speed close to that of sound eine Geschwindigkeit, die dicht an die Schallgrenze herankommt; → bone¹ A 1, proximity, range A 5

18. eng (Freunde):

he was a close friend of mine, we were close friends wir waren eng befreundet

19. nah (Verwandte)

20. fig knapp:

that was close; → shave C 1, squeak C 3, squeeze C 10, thing² 3

21. fig scharf, hart, knapp:

close victory knapper Sieg;

close election knapper Wahlausgang;

close finish scharfer Endkampf

22. gespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)

23. gründlich, eingehend, scharf, genau:

close investigation gründliche oder eingehende Untersuchung;

close observer scharfer Beobachter;

close questioning strenges Verhör; → inspection 1

24. streng, scharf:

close arrest strenge Haft;

close prisoner streng bewachter Gefangener;

in close custody unter scharfer Bewachung;

keep a close watch on scharf im Auge behalten (akk)

25. streng, logisch, lückenlos (Beweisführung etc)

26. LING geschlossen (Laut etc): → punctuation 1

27. MUS eng:

close harmony enger Satz

B adv [kləʊs] eng, nahe, dicht:

close by

a) nahe oder dicht dabei, ganz in der Nähe,

b) nahe oder dicht bei, neben (dat);

close at hand nahe bevorstehend;

close on two hundred fast oder annähernd zweihundert;

fly close to the ground dicht am Boden fliegen;

come close to fig dicht herankommen oder -reichen an (akk), fast … sein;

cut close ganz kurz schneiden;

keep close in der Nähe bleiben;

lie ( oder keep) close sich verborgen halten;

press sb close jemanden hart bedrängen;

run sb close jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;

if you look closer wenn du näher oder genauer hinsiehst; → wind¹ A 1

C s [kləʊz]

1. (Ab)Schluss m, Ende n:

bring to a close eine Versammlung etc beenden;

come ( oder draw) to a close zu Ende gehen

2. Schlusswort n

3. Briefschluss m

4. MUS Kadenz f, Schluss(fall) m

5. Handgemenge n, Kampf m

6. [kləʊs] Br

a) Einfriedung f, Hof m (einer Kirche, Schule etc)

b) Gehege n

c) JUR (eingefriedetes) Grundstück: → breach Bes Redew

7. [kləʊs] Br (kurze, umbaute) Sackgasse

8. [kləʊs] schott Hausdurchgang m zum Hof

D v/t [kləʊz]

1. (ab-, ver-, zu)schließen, zumachen, COMPUT eine Datei etc schließen: → closed, door Bes Redew, eye A 1, gap 6, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2, rank¹ A 7

2. ein Loch etc verstopfen

3. a) einen Betrieb, die Schule etc schließen

b) they had their ground closed for two games SPORT sie bekamen eine Platzsperre für zwei Spiele

4. ein Gelände, eine Straße (ab)sperren:

close a road to traffic eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren

5. die Hand schließen, die Faust ballen

6. die Sicht versperren

7. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen

8. fig beenden, be-, abschließen:

close a case einen Fall abschließen;

close the court JUR die Verhandlung schließen;

close an issue eine (strittige) Sache erledigen;

close a procession einen Zug beschließen;

close one’s days seine Tage beschließen (sterben);

the subject was closed das Thema war beendet

9. WIRTSCH

a) ein Konto auflösen

b) eine Rechnung abschließen: → book A 9

10. einen Handel, ein Geschäft abschließen

11. einen Abstand verringern

12. SCHIFF näher herangehen an (akk):

close the wind an den Wind gehen

13. WIRTSCH US → close out A 2

E v/i [kləʊz]

1. allg sich schließen (auch Lücke, Wunde etc)

2. geschlossen werden

3. schließen, zumachen:

the shop closes at 5 o’clock

4. enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

5. schließen ( with the words mit den Worten)

6. Börse: abschließen (at mit)

7. heranrücken, sich nähern:

close (a)round ( oder about) sb jemanden einschließen, jemanden umzingeln

8. close with sb mit jemandem (handels)einig werden, sich mit jemandem einigen ( beide:

on über akk)

9. close with sb mit jemandem handgemein werden oder aneinandergeraten

10. sich verringern (Abstand, Strecke)

* * *
1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

* * *

v.

abschließen v.

schließen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)

zumachen v.

English-german dictionary > close
9 close

I.

close

A n

1 ( road) passage m ;

2 ( of cathedral) enceinte f.

B adj

1 ( with close links) [relative] proche ; [resemblance] frappant ; to bear a close resemblance to sb/sth ressembler beaucoup à qn/qch ; close links with Pol liens étroits avec [country] ; liens d'amitié avec [group, twinned town etc] ; to work in close collaboration with sb collaborer étroitement avec qn ; in close contact with en contact permanent avec [government department etc] ; en contact avec [friend etc] ; in close harmony Mus dans une tessiture rapprochée ;

2 ( intimate) [friend, adviser] proche (to de) ; they have a close friendship ils sont très bons amis ;

3 ( almost equal) [contest, finish, result, vote] serré ; ‘is it the same?’-‘no but it's close’ ‘c'est le même?’-‘non mais c'est proche’ ; a close copy of his signature une imitation presque parfaite de sa signature ; it's a close match (of colour, hairpiece) c'est presque la même couleur ;

4 (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny, examination, study] minutieux/-ieuse ; [supervision] étroit ; to pay close attention to sth faire une attention toute particulière à qch ; to keep a close watch ou eye on sb/sth surveiller étroitement qn/qch ;

5 ( compactly aligned) [texture, grain] dense ; [print, military formation] serré ; [handwriting] ramassé ;

6 ( stuffy) [weather] lourd ; it's close il fait lourd ;

7 ○ ( secretive) she's been very close about it elle n'a rien voulu dire.

C adv

1 ( nearby) to live/work quite close (by) habiter/travailler tout près ; they look closeer than they are ils semblent plus près qu'ils ne le sont ; how close is the town? est-ce que la ville est loin? ; it's close, I can hear it il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends ; the closer he came plus il approchait ; to bring sth closer approcher qch ; to follow close behind suivre de près ; to hold sb close serrer qn ; close together serrés les uns contre les autres ; to come closer together se rapprocher ; ⇒ draw ;

2 ( close temporally) the time is close when dans peu de temps ; how close are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ; Christmas is close Noël approche ; ⇒ draw ;

3 ( almost) that's closer (to) the truth ça c'est plus proche de la vérité ; ‘is the answer three?’-‘close!’ ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’-‘tu y es presque’.

D close enough adv phr

1 ( sufficiently near) that's close enough ( no nearer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as answer) ça ira ; to be/come close enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire ;

2 ( approximately) there were 20 yachts or close enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts.

E close to prep phr, adv phr

1 lit près de [place, person, object] ; close to where près de l'endroit où ; closer to plus près de ; how close are we to…? à quelle distance sommes-nous de…? ;

2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be close to doing être sur le point de faire ;

3 ( almost at) closer to 30 than 40 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ; to come closest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come close to doing faillir faire ; he came close to giving up il a failli abandonner ; how close are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ; close to the time when à peu près au moment où ; it's coming close to the time when we must decide l'heure de nous décider approche ;

4 ( also close on ○) ( approximately) close to ou on ○ 60 people près de or presque 60 personnes ; close to ou on ○ a century ago il y a près d'un siècle.

F close by prep phr, adv phr près de [wall, bridge] ; the ambulance is close by l'ambulance n'est pas loin.

Idioms

(from) close to ○, (from) close up de près ; it was a close call ○ ou shave ○ ou thing je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle.

II.

close

A n

1 gen, Sport fin f ; to bring sth to a close mettre fin à qch ; to draw to a close tirer à sa fin ; to come to a close se terminer ; at the close of day littér à la tombée du jour liter ;

2 Fin close (of trading) clôture f ; at the close à la clôture.

B vtr

1 ( shut) fermer [container, door, window, eyes, mouth, mind, book, file, museum, office, shop] ;

2 ( block) fermer [border, port, airport] ; boucher [pipe, opening] ; barrer [road] ; interdire l'accès à [area of town] ;

3 = close down ;

4 ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, discussion, investigation, case] ; fermer [account] ; to close the meeting, we have pour clore la réunion nous avons ; the subject is now closed le sujet est clos ; ‘this correspondence is now closed’ journ ‘cette rubrique est interrompue’ ;

5 ( reduce) to close the gap fig réduire l'écart (between entre) ; to close the gap on sb/sth lit, fig rattraper qn/qch ; to close the gaps ( improve fault) remédier aux lacunes (in dans) ;

6 ( agree) conclure [deal, contract, sale] ;

7 Elec fermer [circuit].

C vi

1 ( shut) [airport, factory, office, polls, shop, station] fermer (for pour) ; [door, window, container, lid, eyes, mouth] se fermer ; [hand, arms] se (re)fermer (around sur) ; the museum has closed le musée est fermé au public ;

2 ( cease to operate) [business, factory, mine, institution] fermer définitivement ;

3 ( end) [meeting, enquiry, play, concert, season] prendre fin ; to close with se terminer par [scene, event, song] ;

4 Fin [currency, index, shares, market] clôturer (at à) ; the market closed down/up le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse ; the pound closed up against the euro la livre (sterling) a clôturé en hausse contre l’euro ;

5 ( get smaller) se réduire ; the gap is closing between X and Y fig l'écart entre X et Y se réduit ; lit la distance entre X et Y se réduit ;

6 ( get closer) [pursuer, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ;

7 ( heal) [wound] se refermer.

D closed pp adj

1 ( shut) [door, window, container, business, public building, shop] fermé ; [fist, mouth, eyes] fermé ; ‘closed’ ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’ ; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’ ; ‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’ ; ‘road closed’ ‘route barrée’ ; ‘closed to the public’ ‘interdit au public’ ; ‘closed to traffic’ ‘circulation interdite’ ; behind closed doors fig à huis clos ;

2 ( restricted) [community, circle, meeting, organization, economy] fermé ; to have a closed mind avoir l'esprit fermé ;

3 Math [set] fermé ;

4 Ling [syllable] fermé.

Phrasal verbs

■ close down:

▶ close down [shop, business, club, institution] fermer définitivement ; GB, Radio, TV we are now closing down nos émissions sont terminées pour ce soir ;

▶ close down [sth], close [sth] down fermer [qch] définitivement [business, factory].

■ close in [pursuers, enemy] se rapprocher (on de) ; [winter, night] approcher ; [darkness, fog] descendre (on sur) ; [jungle, forest] se refermer ; the nights are closing in les jours commencent à raccourcir.

■ close off:

▶ close off [sth], close [sth] off fermer [qch] au public [district, street, wing].

■ close out:

▶ close out [sth], close [sth] out US Comm liquider [stock] ; vendre [part of business].

■ close up:

▶ close up

1 [flower, petals, wound] se refermer ; [group] se serrer ; [troops] serrer les rangs ;

2 [shopkeeper, caretaker] fermer ;

3 he just closes up il refuse d'en parler ;

▶ close up [sth], close [sth] up

1 fermer [bank, office, shop] ;

2 boucher [hole, entrance, pipe].

■ close with:

▶ close with [sb]

1 Comm tomber d'accord avec [dealer, trader] (for pour) ;

2 Mil engager le combat avec [enemy] ;

▶ close with [sth] Fin accepter [deal, offer].

Big English-French dictionary > close
10 close

I
1. kləus adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) cerca(de)

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) con estrechez

2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) parecido, igualado

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) detallado

4) (tight: a close fit.) ajustado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) bochornoso

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) tacaño

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) reservado

•

- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to
II
1. kləuz verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) cerrar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) concluir

2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fin, final

- close down
- close up

close¹ adj

1. cerca / al lado

the flat is close to the station el piso está cerca de la estación

2. íntimo

we're close friends somos amigos íntimos

close² adv cerca

we live close to the shops vivimos cerca de las tiendas

they were sitting close together estaban sentados muy juntos

close³ n final

at the close of the day al final del día

close⁴ vb cerrar

close the window cierra la ventana

the shop closes at five la tienda cierra a las cinco

El gerundio de close se escribe closing

close

tr[kləʊs]

adjective

1 (near) cercano,-a (to, a), próximo,-a (to, a)

■ our flat is close to the park nuestro piso está cerca del parque

■ the houses are in close proximity to each other las casas están muy próximas las unas de las otras

2 (friend) íntimo,-a, allegado,-a; (relation, family) cercano,-a; (link, tie, cooperation, collaboration) estrecho,-a; (contact) directo,-a

■ it's a close community es una comunidad muy unida

■ we're very close friends somos íntimos amigos

■ he's very close to his father está muy unido a su padre

3 (haircut) (cortado,-a) al rape; (shave) apurado,-a

4 (texture, weave) tupido,-a, cerrado,-a, compacto,-a; (print) apretado,-a

5 (similar) parecido,-a

■ she bears a close resemblance to Madonna se parece mucho a Madonna

6 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (formation) cerrado,-a

7 (weather) bochornoso,-a, sofocante; (room, air) cargado,-a

8 (thorough, careful - study, examination, etc) detallado,-a, detenido,-a; (look) de cerca; (watch) atento,-a; (translation) fiel

■ pay close attention presta mucha atención

■ on closer examination al mirarlo más de cerca

9 (game, contest, finish) reñido,-a; (result) apretado,-a

10 (secretive) reservado,-a

11 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (vowel) cerrado,-a

adverb

1 (in position) cerca

■ their parents live close sus padres viven cerca

■ don't get too close to me no te me acerques demasiado

■ hold me close abrázame

2 (in time) cerca

■ the elections are getting close se acercan las elecciones

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at close quarters de cerca

at close range a quemarropa

close at/to hand al alcance de la mano, cerca

close by cerca

close on/to casi, cerca de

■ she's close on fifty anda rondando los cincuenta

close up de cerca

to be/have a close shave/call/thing salvarse por los pelos

to be close to tears estar a punto de llorar

to keep a close eye/watch on vigilar de cerca

to keep something a close secret mantener algo en el más riguroso secreto

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close

tr[kləʊz]

noun

1 (end) fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino

■ the close of the day al caer el día

■ at the close of the century a finales de siglo

2 (precincts) recinto

transitive verb

1 (shut - gen) cerrar

■ close your eyes cierra los ojos

■ I'd like to close my account quisiera cerrar mi cuenta

2 (end - deal) cerrar; (meeting) cerrar, poner fin a; (course, conference) clausurar

intransitive verb

1 (gen) cerrar, cerrarse

■ what time do you close? ¿a qué hora cierran?

■ this drawer doesn't close properly este cajón no cierra bien

2 (end) concluir, terminar

■ the book closes with a murder el libro termina con un asesinato

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cerrar (at, a)

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bring something to a close concluir algo, poner fin a algo

to close ranks cerrar filas

to close in on something/somebody rodear algo/a alguien, cercar algo/a alguien

to close one's eyes to something cerrar los ojos a algo

to close one's mind to something cerrarse a algo

to come to a close / draw to a close tocar a su fin, llegar a su fin

close season veda, época de veda

close ['klo:z] v, closed ; closing vt

: cerrar

close vi

1) : cerrarse, cerrar

2) terminate: concluirse, terminar

3)

to close in approach: acercarse, aproximarse

close ['klo:s] adv

: cerca, de cerca

close adj, closer ; closest

1) confining: restrictivo, estrecho

2) secretive: reservado

3) strict: estricto, detallado

4) stuffy: cargado, bochornoso (dícese del tiempo)

5) tight: apretado, entallado, ceñido

it's a close fit: es muy apretado

6) near: cercano, próximo

7) intimate: íntimo

close friends: amigos íntimos

8) accurate: fiel, exacto

9) : reñido

a close election: una elección muy reñida

close ['klo:z] n

: fin m, final m, conclusión f

close

adj.

• angosto, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• arrimado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• entrañable adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• minucioso, -a adj.

• próximo, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

n.

• conclusión s.f.

• fenecimiento s.m.

• fin s.m.

v.

• candar v.

• cerrar v.

• clausurar v.

• finiquitar v.

• tapar v.

• terminar v.

I kləʊs
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II kləʊs
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) kləʊz (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) kləʊs ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. kləʊz
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

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Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

I [klǝʊs]
1.

ADV
(compar closer) (superl closest) cerca
the shops are very close — las tiendas están muy cerca

the hotel is close to the station — el hotel está cerca de la estación

she was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

according to sources close to the police — según fuentes allegadas a la policía

• close by — muy cerca

• come closer — acércate más

to come close to — acercarse a

we came very close to losing the match — estuvimos a punto de perder el partido, faltó poco para que perdiéramos el partido

that comes close to an insult — eso es casi un insulto

• the runners finished very close — los corredores llegaron casi al mismo tiempo

• to fit close — ajustarse al cuerpo

• to follow close behind — seguir muy de cerca

• to hold sb close — abrazar fuertemente a algn

• to keep close to the wall — ir arrimado a la pared

• he must be close on 50 — debe andar cerca de los 50

it's close on six o'clock — son casi las seis

• stay close to me — no te alejes or separes de mí

• close together — juntos, cerca uno del otro

• to look at sth close up — mirar algo de cerca

2. ADJ

1) (=near) [place] cercano, próximo; [contact] directo; [connection] estrecho, íntimo

• close combat — lucha f cuerpo a cuerpo

• at close quarters — de cerca

• to come a close second to sb/sth — disputarle la primera posición a algn/algo

• he was the closest thing to a real worker among us — entre nosotros él tenía más visos de ser un obrero auténtico, de nosotros él era el que tenía más visos de ser un obrero

- it was a close shave

2) (=intimate) [relative] cercano; [friend] íntimo

we have only invited close relations — solo hemos invitado a parientes cercanos

she's a close friend of mine — es una amiga íntima mía

I'm very close to my sister — estoy muy unida a mi hermana

they're very close (to each other) — están muy unidos

a close circle of friends — un estrecho círculo de amigos

3) (=almost equal) [result, election, fight] muy reñido; [scores] casi iguales

• it was a very close contest — fue una competición muy reñida

• to bear a close resemblance to — tener mucho parecido con

4) (=exact, detailed) [examination, study] detallado; [investigation, questioning] minucioso; [surveillance, control] estricto; [translation] fiel, exacto

• to pay close attention to sb/sth — prestar mucha atención a algn/algo

• to keep a close watch on sb — mantener a algn bajo estricta vigilancia

5) (=not spread out) [handwriting, print] compacto; [texture, weave] compacto, tupido; [formation] cerrado

6) (=stuffy) [atmosphere, room] sofocante, cargado; [weather] pesado, bochornoso

it's close this afternoon — hace bochorno esta tarde

7) (=secretive) reservado; (=mean) tacaño

8) (Ling) [vowel] cerrado

3.

N recinto m

4.

CPD

close company N — (Brit) (Econ) sociedad f exclusiva, compañía f propietaria

close corporation N (US) — = close company

close season N — (Hunting, Fishing) veda f ; (Ftbl) temporada f de descanso (de la liga de fútbol)

close work N — trabajo m minucioso

II [klǝʊz]
1.

N (=end) final m, conclusión f

• at the close — al final

at the close of day — a la caída de la tarde

at the close of the year — al final del año

• to bring sth to a close — terminar algo, concluir algo

• to draw to a close — tocar a su fin, estar terminando

2. VI

1) (=shut) [shop] cerrar; [door, window] cerrarse

the doors close automatically — las puertas se cierran automáticamente

the shops close at five thirty — las tiendas cierran a las cinco y media

this window does not close properly — esta ventana no cierra bien

his eyes closed — se le cerraron los ojos

2) (=end) terminar, terminarse, concluir
(Econ)
shares closed at 120p — al cierre las acciones estaban a 120 peniques

3. VT

1) (=shut) cerrar; [+ hole] tapar

please close the door — cierra la puerta, por favor

road closed — cerrado el paso

• to close one's eyes — cerrar los ojos

to close one's eyes to sth — (=ignore) hacer la vista gorda a algo

• to close the gap between two things — llenar el hueco entre dos cosas

• close your mouth when you're eating! — ¡no abras la boca comiendo!

• to close ranks — cerrar filas

2) (=end) [+ discussion, meeting] cerrar, poner fin a; [+ ceremony] clausurar, dar término a; [+ bank account] liquidar; [+ account] (Comm) saldar; [+ bargain, deal] cerrar

- close down

- close in

- close in on

- close off

- close on

- close out

- close round

- close up

- close with

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I [kləʊs]
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II [kləʊs]
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) [kləʊz] (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) [kləʊs] ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. [kləʊz]
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

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Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

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11 close

Ⅰ.

close¹ [kləʊs]

proche ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f) serré ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (g) attentif ⇒ 1 (e) mal aéré ⇒ 1 (h) près ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) étroitement ⇒ 2 (b)

(compar closer, superl closest)

1 adjective

(a) (near in space or time) proche;

∎ the library is close to the school la bibliothèque est près ou proche de l'école;

∎ in close proximity to sth dans le voisinage immédiat de ou tout près de qch;

∎ they're very close in age ils ont presque le même âge;

∎ his death brought the war closer to home c'est avec sa mort que nous avons vraiment pris conscience de la guerre;

∎ we are close to an agreement nous sommes presque arrivés à un accord;

∎ at close intervals à intervalles rapprochés;

∎ I saw him at close quarters je l'ai vu de près;

∎ at close range à bout portant;

∎ to be close at or to hand (shop, cinema etc) être tout près; (book, pencil etc) être à portée de main;

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

∎ to be (very) close to victory être (tout) près de la victoire;

∎ familiar I came close to thumping him one j'ai bien failli lui en coller une;

∎ he keeps things close to his chest il ne fait guère de confidences;

∎ to see sth at close quarters voir qch de près;

∎ to give sb a close shave raser qn de près;

∎ familiar that was a close shave or American call! on l'a échappé belle!, on a eu chaud!;

∎ the bill was passed but it was a close thing la loi a été votée de justesse;

∎ he managed to get elected but it was a close run thing il a été élu de justesse

(b) (in relationship) proche;

∎ they're very close (friends) ils sont très proches;

∎ he's a close friend of mine c'est un ami intime;

∎ a close relative un parent proche;

∎ I'm very close to my sister je suis très proche de ma sœur;

∎ he has close ties with Israel il a des rapports étroits avec Israël;

∎ there's a close connection between the two things il y a un rapport étroit entre les deux;

∎ the President consulted his closest advisers le président consulta ses conseillers les plus proches;

∎ sources close to the royal family des sources proches de la famille royale;

∎ a subject close to my heart un sujet qui me tient à cœur;

∎ to keep sth a close secret garder le secret absolu sur qch

(c) (continuous)

∎ they stay in close contact ils restent en contact en permanence

(d) (in competition, race etc) serré; (election) vivement serré;

∎ it was a close contest ce fut une lutte serrée;

∎ to play a close game jouer serré;

∎ close finish arrivée f serrée

(e) (thorough, careful) attentif, rigoureux;

∎ pay close attention to what she says faites très attention ou prêtez une grande attention à ce qu'elle dit;

∎ have a close look at these figures examinez ces chiffres de près;

∎ upon close examination après un examen détaillé ou minutieux;

∎ to keep (a) close watch or eye on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près;

∎ I keep close control of the expenses je contrôle étroitement les dépenses;

∎ in close confinement en détention surveillée

(f) (roughly similar) proche;

∎ his version of events was close to the truth sa version des faits était très proche de la réalité;

∎ he bears a close resemblance to his father il ressemble beaucoup à son père;

∎ it's the closest thing we've got to an operating theatre voilà à quoi se réduit notre salle d'opération

(g) (compact → handwriting, print) serré; (→ grain) dense, compact;

∎ Military in close formation en ordre serré

(h) British (stuffy → room) mal aéré, qui manque de ventilation ou d'air;

∎ it's very close in here on manque vraiment d'air ici;

∎ it's terribly close today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui

(i) (secretive) renfermé, peu communicatif;

∎ he's very close about his private life il est très discret sur sa vie privée

(j) familiar (miserly) pingre, radin

(k) Linguistics (vowel) fermé

2 adverb

(a) (near) près;

∎ don't come too close n'approche pas ou ne t'approche pas trop;

∎ I live close to the river j'habite près de la rivière;

∎ did you win? - no, we didn't even come close avez-vous gagné? - non, loin de là;

∎ she came close to losing her job elle a failli perdre son emploi;

∎ to come close to death frôler la mort;

∎ to come close to the world record frôler le record du monde;

∎ they walked close behind us ils nous suivaient de près;

∎ she lives close by elle habite tout près;

∎ I looked at it close to or up je l'ai regardé de près;

∎ close together serrés les uns contre les autres;

∎ sit closer together! serrez-vous!;

∎ it's brought us closer ça nous a rapprochés

(b) (tight) étroitement, de près;

∎ he held me close il m'a serré dans ses bras

3 noun

(a) (field) clos m

(b) British (street) impasse f

(c) British (of cathedral) enceinte f

(d) Scottish = passage conduisant de la rue à une cour ou à un immeuble en retrait

4 close on preposition

∎ it's close on nine o'clock il est presque neuf heures;

∎ she must be close on fifty elle doit friser la cinquantaine ou doit avoir près de cinquante ans

5 close to preposition

(almost, nearly) presque;

∎ the baby weighs close to 7 pounds ≃ le bébé pèse presque 3 kilos et demi

►► Military close combat corps à corps m;

Music close harmony tessiture f limitée

✾ Film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Spielberg 'Rencontres du troisième type'

Ⅱ.

close² [kləʊz]

fermer ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (j), 2 (a) conclure ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (h) arrêter ⇒ 1 (f) liquider ⇒ 1 (g) se refermer ⇒ 2 (b) se terminer ⇒ 2 (d) clôturer ⇒ 2 (e) fin, conclusion ⇒ 3

1 transitive verb

(a) (shut → door, window, shop, book) fermer;

∎ he closed his eyes and went to sleep il ferma les yeux et s'endormit;

∎ figurative the committee had not closed the books on the inquiry le comité n'avait pas refermé le dossier de l'affaire;

∎ to close one's eyes to sth fermer les yeux sur qch;

∎ to close one's mind to sth refuser de penser à qch;

∎ she closed her mind to anything new elle s'est fermée à tout ce qui était neuf

(b) (opening, bottle) fermer, boucher;

∎ figurative we must close the gap between the rich and the poor nous devons combler le fossé entre riches et pauvres

(c) (block → border, road) fermer;

∎ they've closed the airport ils ont fermé l'aéroport;

∎ a road closed to motor traffic une route interdite à la circulation automobile

(d) (shut down → factory) fermer;

∎ they plan to close more rural stations ils ont l'intention de fermer d'autres petites gares de campagne

(e) (conclude → matter) conclure, terminer; (→ meeting, session) lever, clore; (→ debate) fermer;

∎ she closed the conference with a rallying call to the party faithful elle termina la conférence en lançant un appel de solidarité aux fidèles du parti;

∎ a neat way of closing the discussion un habile moyen de clore la discussion;

∎ the subject is now closed l'affaire est close

(f) Commerce & Finance (account) arrêter, clore;

∎ to close the books balancer les comptes, régler les livres;

∎ to close the yearly accounts arrêter les comptes de l'exercice

(g) Stock Exchange (operation) liquider; (position) couvrir

(h) (settle → deal) conclure;

∎ we closed a deal with them last week nous avons conclu un accord avec eux la semaine dernière

(i) (move closer together) serrer, rapprocher;

∎ Military close ranks! serrez les rangs!;

∎ figurative the party closed ranks behind their leader le parti a serré les rangs derrière le leader

(j) Electricity (circuit) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (shut → gate, window) fermer, se fermer; (→ shop) fermer; (→ cinema, theatre) faire relâche;

∎ this window doesn't close properly cette fenêtre ne ferme pas bien ou ferme mal;

∎ the door closed quietly behind them la porte s'est refermée sans bruit derrière eux;

∎ the bakery closes on Fridays la boulangerie ferme le vendredi

(b) (wound, opening) se refermer;

∎ the gap was closing fast l'écart diminuait rapidement

(c) (cover, surround)

∎ the waves closed over him les vagues se refermèrent sur lui;

∎ the onlookers closed around us un cercle de curieux se forma autour de nous;

∎ my fingers closed around the gun mes doigts se resserrèrent sur le revolver

(d) (meeting) se terminer, prendre fin; (speaker) terminer, finir;

∎ I closed with a reference to Rimbaud j'ai terminé par une référence à Rimbaud

(e) Stock Exchange clôturer;

∎ the shares closed at 420p les actions ont clôturé ou terminé à 420 pence;

∎ the share index closed two points down l'indice (boursier) a clôturé en baisse de deux points

3 noun

fin f, conclusion f; (of day) tombée f; Stock Exchange (on financial futures market) clôture f; (closing price) cours m de clôture;

∎ at close of business à la ou en clôture;

∎ the concert came to a close le concert s'acheva;

∎ the year drew to a close l'année s'acheva;

∎ it's time to draw the meeting to a close il est temps de mettre fin à cette réunion;

∎ towards the close of the century vers la fin du siècle;

∎ at close of play (in cricket) à la fin du match

►► Computing close box case f de fermeture;

British close season Hunting fermeture f de la chasse; Fishing fermeture f de la pêche; Football intersaison f

➲ close down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (business, factory) fermer;

∎ the shop had to close down le magasin a dû fermer

(b) British Television & Radio terminer les émissions

2 separable transitive verb

(business, factory) fermer;

∎ they had to close down their shop ils ont dû fermer leur magasin

➲ close in intransitive verb

(a) (approach) approcher, se rapprocher; (encircle) cerner de près;

∎ to close in on or upon se rapprocher de;

∎ the hunters closed in on their prey les chasseurs se rapprochèrent de leur proie;

∎ the police/his creditors are closing in l'étau de la police/de ses créanciers se resserre

(b) (evening, night) approcher, descendre; (day) raccourcir; (darkness, fog) descendre;

∎ darkness closed in on us la nuit nous enveloppa

➲ close off separable transitive verb

isoler, fermer;

∎ the area was closed off to the public le quartier était fermé au public;

∎ some of the rooms in the house have been closed off certaines pièces de la maison ont été fermées;

∎ Accountancy to close off an account arrêter un compte

➲ close on inseparable transitive verb

se rapprocher de;

∎ we were closing on them fast nous nous rapprochions d'eux rapidement

➲ close out separable transitive verb

(a) American (factory, shop, business) liquider (avant fermeture)

(b) (complete successfully → game, competition) remporter;

∎ to close it out l'emporter

(c) Stock Exchange

∎ to close a position boucler ou clore ou fermer une position

➲ close up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (seal) fermer; (opening, pipe) obturer, boucher; (wound) refermer, recoudre

(b) Typography (characters) rapprocher; Military etc (ranks) serrer

(c) (shop, house) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (wound) se refermer

(b) (shopkeeper) fermer

➲ close with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (finalize deal with) conclure un marché avec

(b) literary (fight with) engager la lutte ou le combat avec

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12 close

I [kləʊs]
aggettivo

1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] stretto

to bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn

2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)

they have a close friendship — sono amici intimi

3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino

a close copy of his signature — un'imitazione quasi perfetta della sua firma

4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, preciso

to pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.

to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs

5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato

6) (stuffy) [ weather] afoso

it's close — c'è afa

7) colloq. (secretive)

she's been very close about it — è stata molto riservata

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it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
II [kləʊs]
avverbio

1) (nearby)

to live quite close — vivere abbastanza vicino

how close is the town? — quanto dista la città?

the closer he came — più si avvicinava

to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino

to follow close behind — seguire dappresso

to hold sb. close — stringere qcn

2) (temporally)

the time is close when — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui

how close are they in age? — quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

Christmas is close — Natale è vicino

3) (almost)

that's closer (to) the truth — questo è più vicino alla verità

"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"

4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]

the ambulance is close by — l'ambulanza è vicina

5) close enough

that's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare

there were 20 yachts or close enough — c'erano 20 yacht o giù di lì

6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]

how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?

close to collapse — prossimo al collasso

to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare

closer to 40 than 30 — più vicino ai 40 che ai 30

how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?

it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...

close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa

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(from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
III [kləʊs]
nome

1) (road) strada f. privata

2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedrale
IV [kləʊz]
nome

1) (end)

to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.

to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno

2) econ.

close (of trading) — chiusura f.
V 1. [kləʊz]
verbo transitivo

1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]

2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]

3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]

4) (reduce)

to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi

2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere

3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare

4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudere

to close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo

5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi

6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)

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- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

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I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.)

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.)
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.)

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.)

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.)

4) (tight: a close fit.)

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.)

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).)

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.)

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.)

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.)

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).)
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.)

- close down
- close up
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I [kləʊs]
aggettivo

1) (with tight links) [ relative] prossimo, stretto; [link, contact] stretto

to bear a close resemblance to sb. — assomigliare molto a qcn

2) (intimate) [ friend] intimo (to di)

they have a close friendship — sono amici intimi

3) (almost equal) [ result] simile, vicino

a close copy of his signature — un'imitazione quasi perfetta della sua firma

4) (careful) [examination, supervision] attento, accurato, preciso

to pay close attention to sth. — prestare molta attenzione a qcs.

to keep a close watch o eye on sb., sth. — tener d'occhio attentamente qcn., qcs

5) (compact) [texture, print] fitto; [ military formation] serrato

6) (stuffy) [ weather] afoso

it's close — c'è afa

7) colloq. (secretive)

she's been very close about it — è stata molto riservata

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it was a close call o shave — colloq. c'è mancato poco o un pelo
II [kləʊs]
avverbio

1) (nearby)

to live quite close — vivere abbastanza vicino

how close is the town? — quanto dista la città?

the closer he came — più si avvicinava

to bring sth. closer — portare qcs. più vicino

to follow close behind — seguire dappresso

to hold sb. close — stringere qcn

2) (temporally)

the time is close when — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui

how close are they in age? — quanti anni di differenza ci sono tra loro?

Christmas is close — Natale è vicino

3) (almost)

that's closer (to) the truth — questo è più vicino alla verità

"is the answer three?" - "close!" — "la risposta è tre?" - "ti sei avvicinato molto!"

4) close by vicino a [wall, bridge]

the ambulance is close by — l'ambulanza è vicina

5) close enough

that's close enough — (no nearer) è vicino abbastanza; (acceptable) può andare

there were 20 yachts or close enough — c'erano 20 yacht o giù di lì

6) close to vicino a [place, person, object]

how close are we to...? — a quale distanza siamo da...?

close to collapse — prossimo al collasso

to be, come close to doing — stare per o essere sul punto di fare

closer to 40 than 30 — più vicino ai 40 che ai 30

how close are you to completing...? — quanto ti manca per completare...?

it's coming close to the time when... — si sta avvicinando il momento in cui...

close to o on 60 people, a century ago — colloq. più o meno 60 persone, un secolo fa

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(from) close to o (from) close up — colloq. da vicino
III [kləʊs]
nome

1) (road) strada f. privata

2) (of cathedral) = terreno cintato circostante una cattedrale
IV [kləʊz]
nome

1) (end)

to bring sth. to a close — portare a termine qcs.

to draw o come to a close finire, terminare; at the close of day — lett. sul finire del giorno

2) econ.

close (of trading) — chiusura f.
V 1. [kləʊz]
verbo transitivo

1) (shut) chiudere [door, eyes, book, file, shop]

2) (block) chiudere [airport, pipe, opening]; chiudere, impedire l'accesso a [road, area]

3) (bring to an end) chiudere, concludere [ meeting]; chiudere [account, case]; concludere [ deal]

4) (reduce)

to close the gap — fig. ridurre lo scarto
2.
verbo intransitivo

1) (shut) [airport, shop, museum] chiudere; [door, container, eyes] chiudersi

2) (cease to operate) [business, mine] chiudere

3) (end) [meeting, play] finire, terminare

4) econ. [currency, index, market] chiudere

to close down, up — chiudere al ribasso, al rialzo

5) (get smaller) [ gap] ridursi

6) (get closer) [ enemy] avvicinarsi (on a)

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- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

English-Italian dictionary > close
13 close

I.

close¹ [kləʊs]

1. adjective

   a. ( = near) proche

• the city centre is quite close le centre-ville est assez proche

• in close proximity to sb/sth dans le voisinage immédiat de qn/qch

• at close quarters de très près

• it was a close shave or thing or call (inf: inf) (inf) je l'ai (or il l'a etc) échappé belle

► close to ( = near) près or proche de

• the house is close to the shops la maison est proche des magasins

• his birthday is close to mine son anniversaire est proche du mien

• to be close to success être près de réussir

• to be very close to success être à deux doigts de réussir

• to be close to tears être au bord des larmes

• to be close to doing sth être à deux doigts de faire qch

• she felt something close to loathing for the man elle éprouvait un sentiment proche de la haine pour cet homme

   b. [friend, relative] proche ; [relationship, friendship] profond ; [cooperation, ties, links, connection] étroit ; [resemblance] fort

• she is very close to her brother elle est très proche de son frère

• we are very close nous sommes très proches

• to be in/keep in close contact with sb être/rester en contact étroit avec qn

• to be/feel close to sb être/se sentir proche de qn

• a source close to the president une source proche du président

   c. [examination, inspection, study] attentif ; [questioning] serré ; [investigation, enquiry, checking] minutieux ; [translation] fidèle

• to pay close attention to sth faire bien attention à qch

• to be (kept) in close confinement être sous bonne garde

• (up)on closer inspection or examination après un examen plus minutieux

• to have a closer look at sth regarder qch de plus près

• to keep a close eye or watch on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près

   d. [texture] dense ; [election, contest, race, finish] serré

   e. [room] mal aéré ; [atmosphere] lourd

• it's very close today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui

2. adverb

• close to sb/sth près de qn/qch

• sit close up to me assieds-toi tout près de moi

• close behind (sb/sth) juste derrière (qn/qch)

• he followed close behind me il me suivait de près

• close by (sb/sth) tout près (de qn/qch)

• to get close (to sb/sth) s'approcher (de qn/qch)

• to get closer (to sb/sth) se rapprocher (de qn/qch)

• to be close at hand [object] être à portée de main ; [place] être à proximité ; [date, event] être proche

• to hold sb close serrer qn dans ses bras

• their two heads were close together leurs deux têtes étaient tout près l'une de l'autre

• the tables were pushed close together on a rapproché les tables

• to come closer together se rapprocher

• to look at sth close to/up regarder qch de très près

• it cost close on ten thousand pounds ça a coûté près de dix mille livres

3. compounds

► close-cropped adjective [hair] (coupé) ras

► close-fisted adjective pingre

► close-fitting adjective ajusté

► close-knit adjective très uni

► close-run adjective

• close-run race course f très serrée

• it was a close-run thing ils sont arrivés dans un mouchoir ► close-shaven adjective rasé de près

► close-up noun ( = photo, shot) gros plan m

• in close-up en gros plan

II.

close² [kləʊz]

1. noun

( = end) fin f

• to come to a close se terminer

• to draw to a close tirer à sa fin

• to draw sth or bring sth to a close mettre fin à qch

• the close of (the) day (literary) la tombée du jour

2. transitive verb

   a. ( = shut) fermer ; [+ road] barrer

• the road is closed to traffic la route est interdite à la circulation

• to close one's mind to new ideas fermer son esprit à toute idée nouvelle

   b. [+ proceedings, discussion] mettre fin à ; [+ account] clore

• to close the meeting lever la séance

   c. to close ranks serrer les rangs

3. intransitive verb

   a. [door, drawer] se fermer ; [museum, theatre, shop] fermer

• the gate doesn't close properly le portail ferme mal

• the shop closes at 6 o'clock le magasin ferme à 18 heures

• the shop closes on Sundays le magasin est fermé le dimanche

• his eyes closed ses yeux se fermèrent

   b. [session] se terminer ; [speaker] terminer

• the meeting closed abruptly la séance a pris fin or s'est terminée brusquement

• he closed with an appeal to their generosity il a terminé par un appel à leur générosité

4. compounds

► close-down noun [of shop, business] fermeture f (définitive)

► close season noun (British) (Hunting) période f de fermeture de la chasse ; (Fishing) période f de fermeture de la pêche ; (Football) intersaison f

► close down transitive and intransitive verb

[business, shop] fermer (définitivement)

► close in intransitive verb

[hunters, pursuers] se rapprocher ; [darkness, night] tomber

• to close in on sb ( = approach) se rapprocher de qn ; (in race, pursuit) rattraper qn► close off separable transitive verb

[+ room] interdire l'accès à ; [+ road] barrer

► close up

1. intransitive verb

[people in line] se rapprocher ; [wound] se refermer

2. separable transitive verb

[+ house, shop] fermer

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I 1. [kləʊs]
noun

1) ( road) passage m

2) ( of cathedral) enceinte f
2.
adjective

1) ( with close links) [relative] proche; [resemblance] frappant

to bear a close resemblance to somebody/something — ressembler beaucoup à quelqu'un/quelque chose

close links with — liens mpl étroits avec [country]; liens mpl d'amitié avec [group]

in close contact with — en contact permanent avec

2) ( intimate) [friend] proche (to de)

they have a close friendship — ils sont très bons amis

3) ( almost equal) [contest, result] serré

‘is it the same?’ - ‘no but it's close’ — ‘c'est le même?’ - ‘non mais c'est proche’

4) (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny] minutieux/-ieuse; [supervision] étroit

to pay close attention to something — faire une attention toute particulière à quelque chose

to keep a close watch ou eye on somebody/something — surveiller étroitement quelqu'un/quelque chose

5) ( compact) [texture] dense; [print, formation] serré

6) ( stuffy) [weather] lourd

it's close — il fait lourd

7) (colloq) ( secretive)

she's been very close about it — elle n'a rien voulu dire
3.
adverb

1) ( nearby)

to live quite close (by) — habiter tout près

they look closeer than they are — ils semblent plus près qu'ils ne le sont

how close is the town? — est-ce que la ville est loin?

it's close, I can hear it — il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends

the closer he came — plus il approchait

to bring something closer — approcher quelque chose

to follow close behind — suivre de près

to hold somebody close — serrer quelqu'un

close together — serrés les uns contre les autres

2) ( close temporally)

the time is close when — dans peu de temps

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

Christmas is close — Noël approche

3) ( almost)

that's closer to the truth — ça c'est plus proche de la vérité

‘is the answer three?’ - ‘close!’ — ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’ - ‘tu y es presque’
4.
close enough adverbial phrase

that's close enough — ( no nearer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable) ça ira

20 yachts or close enough — à peu près 20 yachts
5.
close to prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase

1) ( near) près de [place, person, object]

how close are we to...? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de...?

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

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

3) ( almost at)

closer to 30 than 40 — plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30

to come closest to — s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception]

to come close to doing — faillir faire

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

close to the time when — à peu près au moment où

it's coming close to the time when we must decide — l'heure de nous décider approche

4) ( also close on (colloq)) ( approximately) près de, presque
6.
close by prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase près de [wall, bridge]

the ambulance is close by — l'ambulance n'est pas loin

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(from) close to — (colloq)

(from) close up — de près

it was a close call (colloq) ou shave (colloq) ou thing — je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle
II 1. [kləʊz]
noun

1) gen, Sport fin f

to bring something to a close — mettre fin à quelque chose

to draw to a close — tirer à sa fin

to come to a close — se terminer

at the close of day — littér à la tombée du jour liter

2) Finance

close (of trading) — clôture f
2.
transitive verb

1) ( shut) fermer

2) ( block) fermer [border, port]; boucher [pipe, opening]; barrer [road]; interdire l'accès à [area of town]

3) ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, case]; fermer [account]

the subject is now closed — le sujet est clos

4) ( reduce)

to close the gap — fig réduire l'écart

5) ( agree) conclure [deal, contract]
3.
intransitive verb

1) ( shut) [airport, polls, shop] fermer; [door, container, eyes, mouth] se fermer

2) ( cease to operate) [business, mine] fermer définitivement

3) ( end) [meeting, play] prendre fin

to close with — se terminer par [song]

4) Finance [currency, index] clôturer (at à)

the market closed down/up — le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse

5) ( get smaller) se réduire

6) ( get closer) se rapprocher (on de)
4.
closed past participle adjective

1) ( shut) fermé

‘closed’ — ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’

‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ — ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’

‘road closed’ — ‘route barrée’

‘closed to the public’ — ‘interdit au public’

‘closed to traffic’ — ‘circulation interdite’

behind closed doors — fig à huis clos

2) ( restricted) [community, meeting] fermé

to have a closed mind — avoir l'esprit fermé

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Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

- close with

English-French dictionary > close
14 close

̈ɪkləus I
1. сущ.
1) а) огороженное место б) брит. огороженное поле( в центральных районах Англии) в) (Close) название школьной площадки (в некоторых школах)
2) а) территория вокруг или около здания( обыкн. закрытая, огороженная другими постройками) ;
двор б) преим. брит. территория, прилегающая к собору;
иногда соборное духовенство
3) а) преим. брит. проход, ведущий с улицы во двор к лестнице многоквартирного дома б) тупик (часто в названиях улиц-тупиков) Longwood Close ≈ тупик Лонгвуд Syn: cul-de-sac
2. прил.
1) а) закрытый I've brought a close carriage for him. ≈ Я достал ему закрытую коляску. Syn: closed, shut
2. б) фон. закрытый (гласный) в) закрытый (для доступа широкой публики, для охоты)
2) замкнутый;
ограниченный, узкий The space contained close alleys and open walks. ≈ Пространство включало узкие аллеи и открытые места для прогулок. Syn: confined, narrow
1.
3) заключенный( в тюрьму и т. п.), строго охраняемый;
строгий( о тюремном или подобном заключении) Captain is in close arrest. ≈ Капитан находится под строгим арестом.
4) скрытый, секретный, тайный;
уединенный, скрытый от глаз to keep a thing close ≈ держать что-л. в секрете to keep close, lie close ≈ прятаться Syn: concealed, occult
1., secret
2., hidden;
secluded
5) душный, удушливый, спертый The air in this room is very close. ≈ В этой комнате очень спертый воздух. Syn: stuffy, suffocating, stagnant, unventilated;
muggy, humid, stifling
6) скрытный, замкнутый, сдержанный, молчаливый He was too close to name his circumstances to me. ≈ Он был слишком замкнутым человеком, чтобы рассказать мне о своих обстоятельствах. to keep oneself close ≈ держаться замкнуто Syn: reserved, reticent, uncommunicative
7) скупой, скаредный He's as close with his money as Scrooge. ≈ Он такой же скупой, как Скрудж. Syn: stingy, miserly, tight
1., tight-fisted, close-fisted, penurious, parsimonious, niggardly
1., penny-pinching, ungenerous, grudging
8) плотный;
компактный;
густой;
сжатый, убористый( о почерке, стиле) Living in such close quarters makes privacy difficult. ≈ Проживание в такой густонаселенной квартире мешает личной жизни. The fabric was of a close weave. ≈ Это была плотная ткань. close print ≈ убористая печать Syn: congested, crowded, teeming, populous;
tight
1., cramped, confined, narrow
1., compressed;
dense, compact II
1., solid
1., impenetrable, impermeable
9) а) близкий (о времени и месте) ;
близко расположенный The house is close to the park. ≈ Дом расположен рядом с парком. The migration of the ducks southward showed that winter was close. ≈ Перелет уток на юг показывает, что зима на носу. close column ≈ сомкнутая колонна to get to close quarters ≈ сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию close attack ≈ наступление с ближней дистанции close defence ≈ непосредственное охранение Syn: near
1., neighbouring, approximate
1., imminent, impending>, forthcoming
2., nigh
1. б) кино крупный (план)
10) плотно облегающий;
хорошо пригнанный( об одежде) Syn: close-fitting
11) близкий, интимный;
неразлучный close friend ≈ близкий друг The two brothers are very close. ≈ Два брата очень близки. Syn: attached, friendly
1.,intimate I
2., familiar
1., loving, devoted;
inseparable
12) близкий, схожий;
почти равный( о соревновании, шансах на победу) The color is close to what I want, but the style is wrong. ≈ Цвет очень близок к тому, что я хочу, но фасон мне не нравится. The resemblance is very close and very strange. ≈ Сходство очень сильное и очень странное. close translation ≈ очень близкий перевод It was a close race. ≈ Это были почти равные скачки. Syn: near
1., similar, akin, almost like, almost alike, much the same as, resembling;
well-matched, nearly even, nearly equal
13) внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный Keep a close watch on the children. ≈ Внимательно следите за детьми. close reading ≈ внимательное, медленное чтение close investigation ≈ подробное обследование Syn: intense, intent
2., watchful, careful, attentive, vigilant, keen I, thorough
1., strict, minute III, searching
14) короткий;
коротко постриженный A straight razor gives a close shave. ≈ Прямая бритва бреет очень гладко. a close haircut ≈ короткая стрижка Syn: near to the skin, smooth
1., trim
2., neat I, short
1. ∙ by a close shave
3. нареч.
1) близко, рядом, около;
рядом с (чем-л./кем-л. - to, on, upon, about, beside, behind, below, in и т. д.) to follow close behind the man ≈ следовать непосредственно за этим человеком to stand close against the wall ≈ стоять около стены to come closer together ≈ подойти ближе друг к другу Come close so I can see you. ≈ Подойди и стань рядом, чтобы я мог тебя увидеть. We were close to when it happened. ≈ Мы были рядом, когда это случилось. close at hand Syn: near
2., nearby
2., near at hand, thereabout, in proximity
2) почти He ran me very close. ≈ Он почти догнал меня. close on Syn: almost, nearly
3) коротко (о стрижке волос, о подстриженной траве) to cut one's hair close ≈ коротко постричься close cropped ≈ коротко остриженный II
1. сущ.
1) завершение, заключение, конец, окончание at the close of the day ≈ в конце дня towards the close of the 19th century ≈ к концу 19 века The day had reached its close. ≈ День подошел к концу. The crowd began to leave before the close of the game. ≈ Народ начал уходить перед окончанием игры. bring to a close ≈ довести до конца, завершить, закончить Syn: end 1, finish
1., conclusion, termination, wind-up I, completion;
closing
1., ending
1., finale
2) муз. каденция;
каданс
3) объединение, соединение the close of earth and sky ≈ объединение земли и неба Syn: union, junction
4) архаич. столкновение;
борьба Syn: grapple
1., struggle
1., encounter
1.
2. гл.
1) а) закрывать Close the door tightly. ≈ Закрой плотно дверь. to close the eyes ≈ закрыть глаза б) закрываться Many flowers open in the morning and close at night. ≈ Многие цветы утром распускаются, а вечером закрываются. ∙ Syn: shut
1., secure
2.
2) затыкать, заделывать;
забивать, заполнять The handyman closed the hole in the wall with plaster. ≈ Рабочий заделал дыру в стене штукатуркой. Syn: close up, stop up, stop
2., fill
1., stuff, clog, plug
3) ограничивать;
препятствовать, блокировать;
запирать;
заключать( куда-л., во что-л.) The stableboy closed the horse in the stall. ≈ Помощник конюха закрыл лошадь в стойле. Syn: shut in, shut up, confine
2., pen in, enclose, pen II
2., coop up, blockade
2., block
2., obstruct, seal off
4) а) кончать, заканчивать to close a discussion ≈ прекратить обсуждение The pianist closed the concert with a Gershwin medley. ≈ Пианист завершил концерт исполнением попурри из Гершвина. б) прекращаться, заканчиваться Schools closed for the Christmas holiday. ≈ Школы закрылись на Рождественские каникулы. ∙ Syn: end
2., finish
2., conclude, terminate, stop
2., halt I
2., cease
1., wind up;
adjourn, recess
2., suspend, discontinue, leave off, break off, shut down в) бирж. завершиться каким-л. курсом (о торгах на бирже)
5) а) соединять, объединять The surgeon closed the two edges of the incision with surgical thread. ≈ Хирург соединил края разреза хирургической ниткой. Syn: join
1., link
2., connect, couple
2., unite б) электр. замыкать (цепь) Syn: fuse I
2.
6) а) подходить близко;
сближаться вплотную The soldiers closed ranks. ≈ Солдаты сдвинули ряды. The men closed round him. ≈ Люди столпились вокруг него. б) войти в ближний бой, схватиться в рукопашной;
войти в соприкосновение( с противником) ∙ close about close down close in close in on close off close out close round close up close upon close with be closed with огороженное стеной место (около дома или деревни) - breaking smb.'s * нарушение границы чужого земельного участка соборная площадь, площадь вокруг собора;
территория, обыкн. огороженная (включает постройки, сад) площадка для игр( при школе) (шотландское) ход со двора, проход к лестнице многоквартирного дома тупик (улица) закрытый - * carriage закрытый экипаж - * vowel (фонетика) закрытый гласный закрытый;
ограниченный;
замкнутый - * season время, когда охота запрещена;
охотничий сезон закрыт - * terrain (топография) закрытая местность - * competition закрытый конкурс замкнутый, уединенный - to keep oneself * держаться замкнуто;
жить уединенно тайный, скрытый - * intent тайное намерение - to lie * прятаться - to keep smth. * держать в секрете, скрывать - to say smth. in *st confidence сказать строго конфиденциально скрытный, сдержанный( о человеке) - he was too * about his past life он скрывал свое прошлое строго охраняемый - * arrest строгий арест - * cell особо охраняемая тюремная камера - to keep in * confinement содержать в строгом заключении - as * as an oyster умеет держать язык за зубами закрывать - to * a door закрыть дверь - this road is *d to heavy motor traffic для грузового транспорта эта дорога закрыта - to * a hole заткнуть отверстие - to * a gap заполнить пробел;
(спортивное) сократить разрыв;
(военное) ликвидировать прорыв - to * a drawer задвинуть ящик (стола) закрываться - the window won't * окно не закрывается - the shops * at six магазины закрываются в шесть часов - the wound *d рана закрылась - the play *d after ten performances после десяти представлений пьеса сошла со сцены (электротехника) замыкать (цепь) (морское) задраивать - to * one's doors не допускать, не впускать;
закрыть предприятие - to * the country's doors to immigrants не допускать иммиграции в страну - he had to * his doors for lack of trade он закрыл свое дело из-за отсутствия заказов - to * the door отрезать путь - his attitude *d the door to further negotiations его позиция отрезала путь к дальнейшим переговорам - to * one's parent's eyes закрыть глаза родителю, присутствовать при смерти родителя - to * smb.'s eye подбить глаз - to * one's ear пропускать мимо ушей;
быть глухим - to * one's mouth держать язык за зубами, помалкивать - to * one's purse отказать в деньгах конец;
заключение, завершение - at the * of one's days в конце жизни - day has reached its * день кончился - to bring to a * закончить, завершить;
довести до конца - to draw to a * приближаться к концу закрытие, окончание работы - at the * of the exchange при закрытии биржи - * price( коммерческое) окончательная цена( музыкальное) каданс заканчивать, завершать;
заключать - to * a speech заключить речь - to * a meeting закрыть собрание - to * a subscription list прекратить подписку - to * an account( финансовое) закрыть счет заканчиваться;
завершаться - the meeting *d with a speech by the president собрание завершилось выступлением президента - his short life *d его короткая жизнь оборвалась договариваться - to * a bargain договориться, заключить сделку принять (предложение, условие) - I offered him six pounds and he *d with it я предложил ему шесть фунтов, и он согласился - the two ministers did not * with each other два министра не смогли договориться между собой( биржевое) иметь цену или курс на момент закрытия биржи - that stock *d last night at ten dollars на момент закрытия биржи вчера вечером эти акции стоили десять долларов( военное) войти в соприкосновение - the order was given to * with the enemy дан приказ войти в соприкосновение с противником - to * one's days окончить дни свои, умереть близкий;
находящийся или расположенный недалеко - * proximity непосредственная близость - * combat( военное) ближний бой - * reconnaissance( военное) ближняя разведка - * support( военное) непосредственная поддержка - * fighting бой с ближней дистанции (бокс) - the house is * to the station дом находится близко от вокзала близкий, интимный - he is a * friend of mine он мой большой друг тесный, близкий - * contact тесный контакт - * co-operation тесное сотрудничество;
(военное) непосредственное взаимодействие - there's a * resemblance between them между ними большое сходство плотный, компактный;
тесный - * texture плотная ткань - * thicket густая чаща - to sew with * stitches шить мелкими стежками - * timber( горное) сплошная крепь - * formation( военное) сомкнутый строй - * march( военное) движение в сомкнутом строю - * finish финиширование в тесной группе участников (велоспорт) - * planting загущенный посев, загущенная посадка( растений) - * stand густое стояние;
сомкнутость полога (леса) хорошо пригнанный;
плотный - * lid плотно закрывающаяся крышка - * bonnet плотно сидящая на голове шапочка - * fit (техническое) плотная пригонка облегающий (об одежде) сжатый (о стиле) краткий и содержательный - * statement лаконичное заявление убористый (о почерке) - * print убористая печать, плотный набор душный, спертый - * air спертый воздух - * day душный день - a spell of * weather период летний духоты тщательный;
подробный - * investigation тщательное расследование - * analysis подробный анализ - * attention пристальное внимание - * check( техническое) строгий контроль точный - * translation точный перевод срезанный низко, коротко, до корня - * haircut короткая стрижка - * mowing низкий срез( травы, хлебов) скупой, скаредный - he is * with his money он скуповат почти равный( о шансах) - * combat состязание, в котором силы участвующих почти равны;
состязание достойных соперников;
упорная борьба на выборах - * vote почти равное количество голосов "за" и "против" - * district (американизм) избирательный округ, в котором победа одержана незначительным большинством( разговорное) трудно достающийся, ограниченный (о средствах) - money is * деньги достаются нелегко( разговорное) скуповатый строго логичный - * reasoning логичное рассуждение( устаревшее) строгий, суровый - * mourning глубокий траур( редкое) вязкий;
нелетучий( спортивное) осторожный( о футболе и т. п.) (кинематографический) крупный - * shot крупный план близко - * at hand близко, рядом, под рукой;
рукой подать - to follow smb. * следовать за кем-л. по пятам - the end of the year is drawing * приближается конец года - * to the wind (морское) в крутой бейдевинд коротко - to cut one's hair * коротко подстричься в сочетаниях: - * by рядом - * on приблизительно, около, почти - * to около - to sit * to the fire сидеть около камина - to stick * to the text строго придерживаться текста - * upon приблизительно, около, почти - * upon two hundred people около двухсот человек - to press smb. * обращаться сурово - * to home не в бровь, а в глаз - the speaker's remarks hit * to home замечания оратора попали в самую точку подходить близко, сближаться, смыкаться - the ship sank and the water *d over it корабль затонул, и воды сомкнулись над ним (спортивное) (военное) сомкнуть( ряды) - to * the ranks сомкнуть ряды;
сплотиться, объединиться - we must * the ranks to secure peace мы должны сплотиться, чтобы обеспечить мир (by) a ~ shave на волосок от (by) a ~ shave с минимальным преимуществом ~ конец, завершение, окончание;
to bring to a close довести до конца, завершить, закончить bring to a ~ вчт. завершать close без пропусков, пробелов;
связный ~ близкий, интимный;
close friend близкий друг ~ близкий (о времени и месте) ;
тесный;
close contact тесный контакт ~ близкий ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный;
close investigation подробное обследование;
close reading внимательное, медленное чтение ~ договариваться ~ завершать ~ завершение ~ завершение кредитного соглашения ~ завершение сделки ~ заканчивать(ся) ;
заключать (речь и т. п.) ;
to close a discussion прекратить обсуждение ~ заканчивать ~ заключать ~ заключение ~ закрывать(ся) ;
кончать (торговлю, занятия) ~ вчт. закрывать ~ закрывать ~ закрываться ~ закрытие ~ закрытие биржи ~ закрытие бухгалтерских книг в конце учетного периода ~ закрытый ~ вчт. закрыть ~ замкнутый, молчаливый, скрытный;
to keep oneself close держаться замкнуто ~ замкнутый ~ эл. замыкать (цепь) ;
close about окутывать;
окружать ~ иметь определенный курс на момент закрытия биржи ~ муз. каденция;
каданс ~ компактный ~ конец, завершение, окончание;
to bring to a close довести до конца, завершить, закончить ~ конец ~ кончать ~ коротко;
close cropped коротко остриженный;
to cut one's hair close коротко постричься ~ облегающий (об одежде) ;
хорошо пригнанный;
точно соответствующий ~ огороженное место (часто вокруг собора) ~ ограниченный ~ окончание работы ~ плотный;
густой (о лесе) ;
close texture плотная ткань ~ плотный ~ подробный ~ подходить близко;
сближаться вплотную ~ почти;
he ran me very close он почти догнал меня ~ почти равный (о шансах) ~ почти равный ~ прекращение ~ сжатый (о почерке, стиле) ;
close print убористая печать ~ скупой;
he is close with his money он скуповат ~ спертый, душный ~ строгий (об аресте, изоляции) ~ строго охраняемый ~ тайный ~ точный;
close translation точный перевод ~ точный ~ тщательный ~ уединенный;
скрытый;
to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ хорошо пригнанный ~ школьная площадка ~ заканчивать(ся) ;
заключать (речь и т. п.) ;
to close a discussion прекратить обсуждение ~ эл. замыкать (цепь) ;
close about окутывать;
окружать to get to ~ quarters сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию;
close attack воен. наступление с ближней дистанции ~ call амер. на волосок от;
close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ column сомкнутая колонна;
close order сомкнутый строй column: ~ воен. колонна;
амер. мор. строй кильватера;
close column сомкнутая колонна;
in column в колонне, в затылок;
амер. мор. в строю кильватера ~ близкий (о времени и месте) ;
тесный;
close contact тесный контакт ~ call амер. на волосок от;
close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ коротко;
close cropped коротко остриженный;
to cut one's hair close коротко постричься ~ defence непосредственное охранение ~ district амер. избирательный округ, где победа на выборах одержана незначительным большинством ~ down мор. задраивать ~ down закрывать (предприятие) ;
прекращать работу ~ down закрывать ~ down ликвидировать предприятие ~ down подавлять ~ down прекращать работу ~ down применять репрессии;
подавлять ~ близкий, интимный;
close friend близкий друг ~ in окружать, огораживать ~ in приближаться;
наступать ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
close on приходить к соглашению;
close round окружать ~ внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный;
close investigation подробное обследование;
close reading внимательное, медленное чтение ~ of financial year конец финансового года ~ of pleadings прекращение обмена состязательными бумагами ~ of polling прекращение процедуры голосования ~ of year конец года ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
close on приходить к соглашению;
close round окружать ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку to ~ one's days умереть;
to close the door (on smth.) положить конец обсуждению (чего-л.) ;
сделать( что-л.) невозможным day: his ~ is gone его время прошло, окончилась его счастливая пора;
his days are numbered дни его сочтены;
to close (или to end) one's days окончить дни свои;
скончаться;
покончить счеты с жизнью ~ column сомкнутая колонна;
close order сомкнутый строй order: ~ воен. строй, боевой порядок;
close (extended) order сомкнутый (расчлененный) строй ~ out закрывать свое предприятие ~ out исключать ~ out исключать возможность ~ out ликвидировать ценные бумаги ~ out продавать ~ сжатый (о почерке, стиле) ;
close print убористая печать ~ внимательный;
тщательный;
подробный;
close investigation подробное обследование;
close reading внимательное, медленное чтение reading: ~ чтение;
close reading внимательное чтение ~ in сокращаться (о днях) ;
close on приходить к соглашению;
close round окружать ~ season время, когда запрещена охота или рыбная ловля season: close ~ закрытый сезон ~ плотный;
густой (о лесе) ;
close texture плотная ткань to ~ one's days умереть;
to close the door (on smth.) положить конец обсуждению (чего-л.) ;
сделать (что-л.) невозможным door: door дверь;
дверца;
дверной проем;
front door парадный вход;
to close the door ((up) on smb.) закрыть (за кем-л.) дверь ~ перен. путь, дорога;
a door to success путь к успеху;
to close the door (to (или upon) smth.) отрезать путь (к чему-л.) ;
сделать (что-л.) невозможным;
to open a door (to (или for) smth.) открыть путь (к чему-л.) ;
~ точный;
close translation точный перевод ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек ~ up заканчивать ~ up закрывать ~ up закрываться (о ране) ~ up ликвидировать ~ up сомкнуть ряды ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку ~ call амер. на волосок от;
close contest упорная борьба на выборах;
close vote почти равное деление голосов ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with вступать в борьбу ~ upon = ~ on;
~ with принимать предложение, заключать сделку ~ коротко;
close cropped коротко остриженный;
to cut one's hair close коротко постричься to get to ~ quarters сблизиться, подойти на близкую дистанцию;
close attack воен. наступление с ближней дистанции ~ скупой;
he is close with his money он скуповат ~ почти;
he ran me very close он почти догнал меня ~ уединенный;
скрытый;
to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ уединенный;
скрытый;
to keep a thing close держать (что-л.) в секрете;
to keep (или to lie) close прятаться ~ замкнутый, молчаливый, скрытный;
to keep oneself close держаться замкнуто ~ близко;
close up поблизости;
close on почти, приблизительно;
there were close on a hundred people present присутствовало почти сто человек

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > close
15 incolmabile

incolmabile agg.

1 unfillable, unbridgeable; that cannot be filled, that cannot be bridged (pred.): la sua scomparsa ha lasciato un vuoto incolmabile, his death has left a gap that cannot be filled

2 ( sport) (di distacco) too big to be closed: il distacco tra il primo e gli inseguitori è incolmabile, the gap between the leader and the challengers is too big to be closed.

* * *
[inkol'mabile]
aggettivo

lasciare un vuoto incolmabile — to leave a gap that cannot be filled

avere un vantaggio incolmabile — sport to have an unassailable lead

* * *

incolmabile

/inkol'mabile/

aggettivo

lasciare un vuoto incolmabile to leave a gap that cannot be filled; avere un vantaggio incolmabile sport to have an unassailable lead.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > incolmabile
16 close

I
1. [kləʋs] n

1. огороженное стеной место ( около дома или деревни)

breaking smb.'s close - нарушение границы чужого земельного участка

2. соборная площадь, площадь вокруг собора; территория, обыкн. огороженная (включает постройки, сад и т. п.)

3. площадка для игр ( при школе)

4. шотл. ход со двора, проход к лестнице многоквартирного дома

5. тупик ( улица)

2. [kləʋs] a

1. 1) закрытый

close carriage - закрытый экипаж

close vowel - фон. закрытый гласный

2) закрытый; ограниченный; замкнутый

close season /time/ - время, когда охота запрещена; ≅ охотничий сезон закрыт

close terrain - топ. закрытая местность

close competition - закрытый конкурс

2. замкнутый, уединённый

to keep oneself close - держаться замкнуто; жить уединённо

3. 1) тайный, скрытый

close intent - тайное намерение

to lie /to keep/ close - прятаться

to keep smth. close - держать что-л. в секрете, скрывать что-л.

to say smth. in closest confidence - сказать что-л. строго конфиденциально

2) скрытный, сдержанный ( о человеке)

he was too close about his past life - он скрывал своё прошлое

4. строго охраняемый

close arrest - строгий арест

close cell [prisoner] - особо охраняемая тюремная камера [-ый заключённый]

to keep in close confinement - содержать в строгом заключении

♢ a close as an oyster /as wax/ - ≅ умеет держать язык за зубами

3. [kləʋz] v

1. 1) закрывать

to close a door [shutters, one's mouth] - закрыть дверь [ставни, рот] [ср. тж. ♢ ]

this road is closed to heavy motor traffic - для грузового транспорта эта дорога закрыта

to close a hole - заткнуть отверстие /дыру/

to close a gap - а) заполнить пробел; б) спорт. сократить разрыв; в) воен. ликвидировать прорыв

to close a drawer - задвинуть ящик (стола и т. п.)

2) закрываться

the window won't close - окно не закрывается

the shops close at six - магазины закрываются в шесть часов

the wound closed - рана закрылась /зарубцевалась/

the play closed after ten performances - после десяти представлений пьеса сошла со сцены

2. эл. замыкать ( цепь)

3. мор. задраивать

♢ to close one's doors - а) (to) не допускать, не впускать [ср. тж. 1, 1)]; to close the country's doors to immigrants - не до пускать иммиграции в страну б) закрыть предприятие; he had to close his doors for lack of trade - он закрыл своё дело из-за отсутствия заказов

to close the door (to) - отрезать путь к чему-л.

his attitude closed the door to further negotiations - его позиция отрезала путь к дальнейшим переговорам

to close one's parent's eyes - закрыть глаза родителю, присутствовать при смерти родителя

to close smb.'s eye - подбить кому-л. глаз

to close one's ear (to) - пропускать (что-л.) мимо ушей; быть глухим (к)

to close one's mouth - держать язык за зубами, помалкивать [ср. тж. 1, 1)]

to close one's purse (to) - отказать в деньгах (кому-л.)
II
1. [kləʋz] n

1. конец; заключение, завершение

at the close of one's days - в конце жизни

day has reached its close - день кончился

to bring to a close - закончить, завершить; довести до конца

to draw to a close - приближаться к концу

2. закрытие, окончание работы:

at the close of the exchange - при закрытии биржи

close price - ком. окончательная цена

3. муз. каданс

2. [kləʋz] v

1. 1) заканчивать, завершать; заключать

to close a speech - заключить речь /выступление/

to close a meeting [the debate] - закрыть собрание [прения]

to close a subscription list - прекратить подписку

to close an account - фин. закрыть счёт

2) заканчиваться; завершаться

the meeting closed with a speech by the president - собрание завершилось выступлением президента

his short life closed - его короткая жизнь оборвалась

2. 1) договариваться

to close a bargain - договориться, заключить сделку /соглашение/

2) (with) принять (предложение, условия)

I offered him six pounds and he closed with it - я предложил ему шесть фунтов, и он согласился

the two ministers did not close with each other - два министра не смогли договориться между собой

3. (at) бирж. иметь какую-л. цену или какой-л. курс на момент закрытия биржи

that stock closed last night at ten dollars - на момент закрытия биржи вчера вечером эти акции стоили десять долларов

4. (with) воен. войти в соприкосновение

the order was given to close with the enemy - дан приказ войти в соприкосновение с противником

♢ to close one's days - окончить дни свои, умереть
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1. [kləʋs] a

1. 1) близкий; находящийся или расположенный недалеко

close proximity - непосредственная близость

close combat - воен. ближний /рукопашный/ бой [см. тж. 8, 1)]

close reconnaissance - воен. ближняя разведка

close support [defence] - воен. непосредственная поддержка [-ое охранение]

close fighting - бой с ближней дистанции ( бокс)

the house is close to the station - дом находится близко от вокзала

2) близкий, интимный

he is a close friend of mine - он мой большой /близкий/ друг

3) тесный, близкий

close contact - тесный контакт

close co-operation - а) тесное сотрудничество; б) воен. непосредственное взаимодействие

there's a close resemblance between them - между ними большое сходство

2. 1) плотный, компактный; тесный

close texture - плотная ткань

close thicket - густая чаща

to sew with close stitches - шить мелкими стежками

close timber - горн. сплошная крепь

close formation - воен. сомкнутый строй

close march - воен. движение в сомкнутом строю

close finish - финиширование в тесной группе участников ( велоспорт)

close planting - загущённый посев, загущённая посадка ( растений)

close stand - густое стояние; сомкнутость полога ( леса)

2) хорошо пригнанный; плотный

close lid - плотно закрывающаяся крышка

close bonnet - плотно сидящая на голове шапочка

close fit - тех. плотная пригонка

3) облегающий ( об одежде)

3. 1) сжатый ( о стиле)

2) краткий и содержательный

close statement - лаконичное заявление

3) убористый (о почерке и т. п.)

close print - убористая печать, плотный набор

4. душный, спёртый

close air - спёртый /тяжёлый/ воздух

close day [room] - душный день [-ая комната]

a spell of close weather - период летней духоты

5. 1) тщательный; подробный

close investigation - тщательное расследование

close analysis - подробный анализ

close attention - пристальное /неослабное/ внимание

close check - тех. строгий контроль

2) точный

close translation [copy] - точный перевод [-ая копия]

6. срезанный низко, коротко, до корня

close haircut - короткая стрижка

close mowing - низкий срез (травы, хлебов и т. п.)

7. скупой, скаредный

he is close with his money - он скуповат

8. почти равный (о шансах и т. п.)

close combat /contest/ - а) состязание, в котором силы участвующих почти равны; состязание достойных соперников; б) упорная борьба на выборах; [см. тж. 1, 1)]

close vote - почти равное количество голосов «за» и «против»

close district - амер. избирательный округ, в котором победа одержана незначительным большинством

9. разг.

1) трудно достающийся, ограниченный ( о средствах)

money is close - деньги достаются нелегко

2) скуповатый

10. строго логичный

close reasoning - логичное /корректное/ рассуждение

11. арх. строгий, суровый

close mourning - глубокий траур

12. редк. вязкий; нелетучий

13. спорт. осторожный (о футболе и т. п.)

14. кино крупный

close shot - крупный план

2. [kləʋs] adv

1. близко

close at hand - близко, рядом, под рукой; рукой подать

to follow smb. close - следовать за кем-л. по пятам

the end of the year is drawing close - приближается конец года

close to the wind - мор. в крутой бейдевинд

2. коротко

to cut one's hair close - коротко подстричься

3. в сочетаниях:

close by - рядом

close on = close upon

close to - около

to sit close to the fire - сидеть около камина

to stick close to the text - строго придерживаться текста

close upon - приблизительно, около, почти

close upon two hundred people - около двухсот человек

♢ to press smb. close - обращаться с кем-л. сурово /строго/

close to home - ≅ не в бровь, а в глаз

the speaker's remarks hit close to home - замечания оратора попали в самую точку

3. [kləʋs] v

1) подходить близко, сближаться, смыкаться:

the ship sank and the water closed over it - корабль затонул, и воды сомкнулись над ним

2) спорт., воен. сомкнуть ( ряды)

to close the ranks - а) сомкнуть ряды; б) сплотиться, объединиться

we must close the ranks to secure peace - мы должны сплотиться, чтобы обеспечить мир

НБАРС > close
17 close

close

1. close [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] adj

usu pred

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] beieinander

2) ( 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 sein

3) ( 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] beieinander

4) ( 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 Verwandte

5) ( 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;

6) (fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument;

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7) ( 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 nt

8) ( 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/sein

9) ( 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 behalten

10) ( secret) verschwiegen;

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen;

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11) (airless, stifling) schwül;

( in room) stickig

12) ( mean) knauserig ( pej)

13) ( almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...;

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14) ling

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

PHRASES:

to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahe kommen;

that was a \close call! das war knapp!;

to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen;

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 be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen;

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 aufeinander

PHRASES:

to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen vi

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 Hof

2. close [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] vt

1) ( shut)

to \close sth etw schließen;

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen;

to \close a company/ factory/ shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen;

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen;

to \close the door/ one's mouth/ the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen;

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen;

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen];

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen;

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 sperren

2) ( 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 beenden

3) ( make smaller)

to \close sth etw schließen;

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4) elec

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5) comput

to \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) vi

1) ( shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen;

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu;

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2) ( shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3) ( end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden stockex

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4) ( approach) sich akk nähern;

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran n

1) no pl ( end) Ende nt, Schluss m;

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden;

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden;

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen;

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss;

at the \close of trading, by the \close stockex bei Börsenschluss

2) ( cricket)

the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

3) mus Kadenz f

English-German students dictionary > close
18 close

Adj

1. पास

Our school is close to the theatre.

2. नज़दीकी

She is a close relative of mine.

3. समान

There is no close resemblance between those twins.

4. सूक्ष्म

He took a close look at the text.

5. बराबर\closeका

The match was a close contest.

6. एकसाथ

The army advanced in close formation.

7. बारीक

The razor gave a close shave.

8. बन्द

She is kept in close confinement of her house.

9. गोपनीय

She was a bit close about her marriage.

10. सवृत

The English vowel /i:/ is a close vowel.

11. कंजूस

He is very close with his things.
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Adv

1. पास\closeमें

They sat close to each other in the photo.
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N

1. समाप्ति

At the close of first innings the score was 158 for 2 wickets.
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V

1. बन्द\closeकरना

The door was closed at night.

2. बन्द\closeहोना

The shops in the city close at 11:00 pm.

3. समाप्त\closeहोना

The function closed with a vote of thanks.

4. नज़दीक\closeआना

The gap between the runners are beginning to close.

English-Hindi dictionary > close
19 fracture

fracture [fʀaktyʀ]

feminine noun

fracture ; (figurative) split ( entre between)

• fracture du crâne fractured skull

• la fracture sociale the gap between the haves and the have-nots

• fracture numérique digital gap

* * *
fʀaktyʀ
nom féminin fracture

fracture du poignet — fractured wrist

fracture ouverte — compound fracture

Phrasal Verbs:

- fracture sociale

* * *
fʀaktyʀ nf
fracture

fracture du crâne — fractured skull

fracture de la jambe — broken leg

* * *

fracture nf Géol, Méd fracture; fracture du poignet fractured wrist; fracture ouverte compound fracture; fracture de fatigue stress fracture.

Composé

fracture sociale social divide.

[fraktyr] nom féminin

1. MÉDECINE fracture

fracture du crâne fractured skull

il a eu une fracture du crâne his skull was fractured

fracture fermée closed ou simple fracture

fracture multiple compound fracture

fracture ouverte open fracture

2. GÉOLOGIE fracture

3. SOCIOLOGIE

la fracture sociale social inequalities

4. INFORMATIQUE

fracture numérique digital divide

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > fracture
20 reducirse

reducirse

► verbo pronominal

1 (gen) to be reduced; (decrecer) to decrease

2 (resultar) to come down (a, to)

■ todo se redujo a una equivocación it all came down to a mistake

* * *

VPR

1) (=disminuir) [inflación, población, beneficios] to fall; [calor] to become less intense, decrease; [salsa] to reduce

el número de accidentes se ha reducido en un 16,5% — the number of accidents has fallen by 16.5%

sus gastos se redujeron a la mitad — their expenses were cut o reduced by half

2) (=limitarse)

• reducirse a —

a) [en cantidad]

el mobiliario se reduce a unas pocas mesas y sillas — the furniture amounts to no more than o is simply a few tables and chairs

sus ingresos se reducen a una pensión por invalidez de 500 euros — his income is limited to o consists only of a disability pension of 500 euros

b) [en extensión]

el consumo de heroína se ha ido reduciendo a la población más joven — heroin consumption has gradually been reduced to just the younger population

el problema se reduce a una pura cuestión económica — the problem comes down to o boils down to simple economics, the problem is simply a question of economics

la entrevista se redujo a un cuarto de hora escaso — the interview lasted barely a quarter of an hour

el pensamiento del autor se puede reducir a lo siguiente — the author's thinking can be simplified o summarized as follows

c) [persona] to limit o.s. to

en este ensayo nos reduciremos a la situación en el siglo XVIII — in this essay we will limit ourselves to considering the situation in the 18th century

se vieron reducidos a pedir limosna — they were reduced to begging for alms

* * *

= taper in.

Ex. Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

* * *

= taper in.

Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

* * *

■reducirse verbo reflexivo
1 (mermar, disminuir) to be reduced
2 (limitarse) to be limited: todo se reduce a ser educado, it all comes down to being polite
' reducirse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
resumirse
- reducir
English:
boil down
- ease off
- ease up
- narrow down
- boil
- diminish
- dwindle
- halve
- narrow
- shrink

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vpr

1. [disminuir] to go down, to fall, to decrease;

se ha reducido la diferencia the gap has closed;

los salarios se han reducido un 2 por ciento salaries have gone down o fallen o decreased by 2 percent

2.
reducirse a [limitarse a] [m5] toda su ayuda se redujo a unas palabras de ánimo her help amounted to nothing more than a few words of encouragement;

me he reducido a lo esencial I've concentrated on the bare essentials

3.
reducirse a [equivaler a] to boil o come down to;

todo se reduce a una cuestión de dinero it all boils o comes down to money

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reducirse

v/r come down (a to)

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vr

reducirse a : to come down to, to be nothing more than

Spanish-English dictionary > reducirse

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