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1 ♦ closely
♦ closely /ˈkləʊslɪ/avv.1 da vicino: to follow sb. closely, seguire q. da vicino; to hold sb. closely, stringere forte q.; tener stretto q.; to work closely with sb., lavorare in stretta collaborazione con q.2 fittamente; fitto; densamente: closely written, scritto fitto; closely packed, densamente stipato; pigiato; ammassato3 moltissimo; fortemente; strettamente: This insect closely resembles a gadfly, questo insetto somiglia moltissimo a un tafano; closely connected with, strettamente collegato con; closely related to, strettamente connesso a; affine a4 accuratamente; attentamente; in modo serrato: Watch him closely!, guardalo attentamente!; sorveglialo da vicino!; tienilo d'occhio!; to question sb. closely, interrogare q. a fondo; sottoporre a interrogatorio serrato● a closely-guarded secret, un segreto ben custodito □ ( sport) closely marked, marcato stretto; marcatissimo. -
2 closely close·ly adv
['kləʊslɪ](guard) strettamente, attentamente, (examine, study, watch, follow) da vicino, attentamente, (listen) attentamente, (resemble) molto, (connected) strettamente
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