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1 get closer to

Общая лексика: припасть

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > get closer to
2 get closer

• lähestyä

English-Finnish dictionary > get closer
3 Get closer

амер. Приближаться

Difficulties of the English language (lexical reference) English-Russian dictionary > Get closer
4 get closer

v.

acercarse más, arrimarse más.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > get closer
5 get closer/nearer

• přiblížit se

• blížit se

English-Czech dictionary > get closer/nearer
6 close in, get closer, come nearer

v. chol

English-Klingon dictionary > close in, get closer, come nearer
7 get

1. I
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1) I have 10 shillings more to get мне надо достать еще десять шиллингов

2) she gave him as good as she got она дала ему сдачи
2. II
1) get somewhere get here (home, thus far, abroad, etc.) приезжать /добираться, попадать/ сюда и т. д.; he forgot the key and couldn't get in он забыл ключ и не мог попасть в дом; the door was locked and we could not get out дверь была заперта [на ключ], и мы не могли войти; the train is starting, you must get in поезд отправляется, вам надо войти в вагон; I have no ticket, will I be able to get in? у меня нет билета, мне можно пройти /меня пропустят/? get out! вылезай(те)!, выходи(те)!; please, let me get by пожалуйста, пропустите меня /разрешите мне пройти/; get ashore сходить /высаживаться/ на берег; get astray заблудиться; rumours (reports, etc.) get abroad ходят /распространяются/ слухи и т. д.; this piece of news has got abroad эта новость стала широко известна; such sensations get abroad такого рода сенсационные сообщения становятся достоянием широкой публики; he'll soon get there он там скоро будет, он туда скоро попадет; your letter got there yesterday ваше письмо там получили /пришло туда/ вчера; how (lid these flowers get there? как туда попали эти цветы?: he got home quickly он быстро добрался до дому: the bridge was destroyed and we couldn't get across мост был разрушен, и мы не могли попасть на ту сторону; the frontier is so well guarded that. no one can get across граница так надежно /хорошо/ охраняется, что никто не может ее перейти /что ее невозможно нарушить/; get down спуститься вниз: the cat climbed to the top of tile tree and couldn't get down кошка взобралась на вершину дерева и не могла слезть

2) he tries hard but he never gets anywhere он много работает, но у него ничего не выходит, он прилагает много усилий, но ничего не может добиться; you'll get nowhere if you work so little если вы будете так мало работать, вы ничего не добьетесь: with courage we can get anywhere мужество поможет нам добиться всего; he is getting ahead splendidly у него дела идут прекрасно; at last we seem to be getting somewhere похоже, наконец у нас что-то получается
3. III
1) get smth. get an answer (a postcard, a telegram, good new?get information, a birthday present, a pension, wages, etc.) получать ответ и т.д., get confirmation получить подтверждение; he got a surprise его ждал сюрприз; where can I get permission? его можно получить разрешение?; get one's breakfast (one's dinner, etc.) позавтракать и т. д.; I could not get any supper я остался без ужина, я не смог поужинать || get a sight /а glimpse/ of smb., smth. увидеть кого-л., что-л.

2) get smth., smb. where did you get the money? где вы достали /раздобыли/ деньги? get a hat (a new coat, same stamps, a new diary, etc.) приобретать /покупать/ шляпу и т. д.'; you had better get a new umbrella вам бы надо купить /вам нужен/ новый зонтик; where can I get this book? где можно достать /купить/ эту книгу? I got the book. needed я нашел /достал/ нужную мне книгу; I'll go and get some milk. get Some biscuits too a схожу за молоком. get Возьми еще и печенья. get the prize (a good crop, credit, much, little, etc.) получать приз и т. д., he has got the support of the directors он получил поддержку /добился поддержки/ директоров; get a profit получать прибыль; he got nothing ему ничего на досталось, get good results (advantage, power, fame, wealth, etc.) добиваться хороших результатов и т.д., I went and got some singing lessons я пошел и взял несколько уроков пения; get friends при обретать друзей; where do you get pupils? откуда вы берете учеников?; get a wife жениться; get knowledge of the subject овладевать каким-л. предметом || get possession of smth. завладеть /овладеть/ чем-л.; get one's own way добиться своего

3) get smth., smb. get one's hat (one's stick, one's bag, etc.) взять [с собой] шляпу и т. д., wait till I get my coat подожди, я только возьму пальто; go and get the doctor сходи за врачом; hold the line, I'll go and get him не вешайте трубку, я сейчас ere позову /найду/

4) get smth. the room (the house, etc.) gets no sun в комнату и т. д. совсем не попадает солнце; this room gets all the sun именно в эту комнату попадает солнце; I'll come and see you if I get the time я приеду повидать вас, если у меня будет время; she hoped to get a little sleep она надеялась, что немного поспит /что ей удастся немного поспать/; I'll go and get some sleep пойду сосну

5) get smb.,smth. I didn't get him a) я не застал его; б) я не дозвонился ему; you got the wrong number вы ошиблись номером /вы не туда попали/

6) get smb., smth. get the thief (the runaway, the culprit, a squirrel, etc.) поймать вора и т. д.; did he get his train он успел на поезд?; I decided to get the next train я решил сесть на следующий поезд

7) get smth. get an illness заболеть; get a cold /а chill/ простудиться; get [the] measles (scarlet fever, typhus, etc.) заболеть корью, подхватить корь и т. д.; have you got a cold? у вас насморк?; get a bad fall (a slight hurt) сильно (слегка) ушибиться; get a blow (a shock, a nasty wound, etc.) получить удар и т. д.

8) get smth. get ten years (six months, etc.) получить десять лет тюрьмы /тюремного заключения/ и т. д., быть приговоренным к десяти годам [тюремного заключения] и т. д.; you'll get a beating тебя ожидает порка, тебя высекут; you'll get a scolding тебя ожидает /ты получишь/ выговор; you'll get it! тебе влетит

9) get smth., smb. coll. get the joke (smb.'s meaning, smb.'s idea, etc.) понимать шутку и т. д., I don't get it не понял; it is just between us, get it? это только между нами, попятно?; I didn't get your name я не разобрал /не расслышал/ вашего имени; I don't get you я вас не понимаю

10) get smth. dividing nine by three we get three если разделить девять на три, получится три

11) have got smth. I have got a new watch (a new suit, a new hat, a car, etc.) у меня [есть] новые часы и т. д; have you got a newspaper (the tickets, a pencil, an erasing-knife, etc)? у вас есть газета и т.д.? I've got no money у меня нет денег; she's got a lovely voice у нее красивый голос; he'll lose all he's got, if he isn't careful если он не будет более осмотрительным /осторожнее/, он потеряет все, что имеет
4. IV
1) get smth. at some time get the answer this morning (some money soon, etc.) получить ответ сегодня утром и т. д.; get money every month получать деньги каждый месяц; I get a letter every day каждый день мне приходит /я получаю/ письмо; in this hotel I get breakfast every morning в этой гостинице каждое утро дают /подают/ завтрак; get your dinner at once сейчас же пообедай; get smth. in some manner you got the answer right ты получил /у тебя получился/ правильный ответ

2) get smth. in some manner get this horse (this coat, this bicycle, etc.) cheap (ly) дешево купить /приобрести/ лошадь и т. д., купить эту лошадь и т. д. по дешевке; get the book second-hand приобрести подержанную книгу, купить книгу у букиниста; get money easily легко зарабатывать /доставать, получать/ деньги; get this book easily достать эту книгу без затруднений

3) get smb., smth. somewhere get him home (the old man upstairs, you there, the child up, etc.) отводить /доставлять, приводить/ его домой и т.д., get smb. in а) помочь кому-л. проникнуть куда-л.; б) втащить кого-л. вовнутрь; get smb. out а) помочь кому-л. выбраться откуда-л.; б) вытащить кого-л. откуда-л.; get the horses out вывести лошадей; what got you here? что вас привело сюда?; get this parcel home (the table here, etc.) доставлять посылку домой и т. д., get the chairs (the washing, some coal, etc.) in вносить стулья и т.д., I don't know how you'll ever get the box (the trunk, the piano, etc.) upstairs не знаю, как вы втащите этот ящик и т. д. наверх; get a mast up ставить мачту; get up a sunken vessel поднимать затонувшее судно; get smth. overboard выбрасывать что-л. за борт; get his letter (one's own books, my money, etc.) back получить обратно его письме и т. д., now I've got you back теперь вы вернулись ко мне

4) get smb. at some time I'll get you yet! я еще вас поймаю!, вы еще мне попадетесь!; he got you that time! на этот раз он вас поймал!

5) get smb. somewhere it will get him nowhere, it won't get him anywhere это ничего ему не даст, этим он ничего не добьется; all work and no play does not get you anywhere если работать и не отдыхать, толку будет мало

6) get smb., smth. in some manner coll. I get you (your meaning, your idea, etc.) all right я хорошо понимаю вас и т. д.

7) have got smth. somewhere what have you got there? что у вас там?
5. V
get smb. smth.

1) get him a ticket (me a dictionary, them those pictures, etc.) доставать /покупать/ ему билет и т. д.; get me a good teacher (him a place. her another job, etc.) найдите мне хорошего преподавателя и т. д.

2) get smb. a towel (me my hat, him another dictionary, her a chair, me some ink, etc.) принести кому-л. полотенце и т. д.; can you get me another pencil? вы можете принести /дать/ мне другой карандаш?

3) get smb. smb., smth. get me the director (the hospital, the head teacher, etc.) соедините меня с директором и т. д.
6. VI
1) get smth., smb. in some state get dinner (breakfast, books, etc.) ready приготовить обед и т. д., she quickly got the children ready for school она быстро собрала детей в школу; get one's feet (one's clothes, etc.) wet промочить ноги и т. д.; get the windows open открыть окна; get everything right again снова навести везде порядок; get smb. free освободить кого-л., выпустить кого-л. на свободу; get the dog loose спустить собаку с цепи; it gets me down-hearted это приводит меня в уныние

2) get smth. in some state get the sum right получить правильный ответ [в решении задачи], правильно решить задачу
7. VII
1) get smth., smb. to do smth. get something (nothing, etc.) to eat (to read, to play with, etc.) достать что-нибудь поесть и т. д.; get leave to go home получить отпуск для поездки домой; get smb. to clean the windows (to wash the floors, to do the room, etc.) найти кого-л. [, чтобы] вымыть окна и т. д.; I can't get anyone to do the work properly не могу найти человека, который выполнил бы эту работу как следует

2) get smb., smth. to do smth. get your friend to help you (him to come, her to join us, your brother to introduce me to the chairman, etc.) убедить /заставить/ вашего приятеля /друга/ помочь вам и т. д.; get a fire to burn разжечь огонь или костер; get this door to shut properly починить дверь, чтобы она закрывалась как следует; I can never get him to go to bed я никогда не могу уложить его спать; get him to tell her about it уговорите его рассказать ей об этом; you will not be able to get a tree to grow in this soil вам не удастся вырастить дерево на такой почве

3) Have got smth. to do I have got very much /lots of work/ to do у меня очень много работы /дел/, мне надо очень много сделать; what have you got to say? что вы можете сказать?
8. VIII
get smth., smb. doing smth.get the clock (the work, the typewriter, etc.) going наладить часы и т. д; at last he got the stone rolling наконец ему удалось сдвинуть камень, и тот покатился; she got everybody singing все подхватили ее песню; она заставила всех петь; I'll get her talking а) я заставлю ее заговорить; б) я разговорю ее; that got him guessing это заставило его теряться в догадках
9. IX
1) get smth., smb. done I must get the book bound (my passport endorsed, the work done, my shoes repaired, etc.) мне нужно [отдать] переплести книгу и т. д.; we are getting our apartment newly papered мы заново оклеиваем [обоями] квартиру; I shall get my hair cut я постригусь; can you get the work finished in time (by evening)? a) вы можете закончить работу вовремя (к вечеру)?; б) вы можете добиться, чтобы работа была готова вовремя (к вечеру)?; where can I this printed (my piano tuned, my shoes soled, etc.)? где мне / я могу/ это напечатать и т. д.?; I want to get my coat mended я хочу починить /отдать в починку/ пальто; get the laws obeyed (my words believed, etc.) добиться [того], чтобы законы выполнялись /соблюдались/ и т. д.; get oneself appointed (noticed, chosen, etc.) сделать так, чтобы тебя назначили и т. д., they got him elected chairman они провели его в председатели

2) get smb. in some state get a man drunk напоить человека; get smb. dressed (washed, fed, etc.) одеть и т. д. кого-л.; it gets me discouraged я от этого прихожу в уныние; he got his face scratched (his wrist broken, etc.) он расцарапал лицо и т. д.
10. X
get into some state get married (dressed, shaved, brushed clean, confused, hurt, etc.) жениться и т.д., get drunk напиваться; get tired уставать; get frozen замерзать; he got drowned он утонул; you must get done /finished/ with it с этим нужно покончить /кончать/; get used /accustomed/ to the climate here (to the customs and manners over here, to sitting up late, to the rolling of a ship, etc.) привыкать к здешнему климату и т. д., he got fired /dismissed/ (severely wounded, killed, etc.) его уволили /выгнали/ и т. д.; he got paid for this ему за это заплатили; he got mixed up with dishonest men он связался с дурной компанией; they got left behind они отстали; that vase will get broken эта ваза разобьется; everything gets known все становится известным || get rid of smb., smth. отделываться /избавляться/ от кого-л., чего-л.; get rid of a troublesome visitor (of a lazy servant, of the old car, of an engagement, etc.) избавиться /отделаться/ от назойливого посетителя и т. д.
11. XI
1) be got the thing is not to be got fay вещь нельзя достать

2) be got at the soul of a people can be got at fully only through, the knowledge of its language душу народа можно познать только через его язык

3) be got at coll. the witness (the press, the voters, etc.) have been got at свидетели и т. д. были подкуплены
12. ХIII
1) get to do smth. soon she got to like her job скоро ей начала нравиться /понравилась/ ее работа, она вскоре полюбила свой работу;how did you get to know it? как вы об этом узнали?, как вам удалось это узнать?; they got to be friends они стали друзьями; you'll like him when /once/ you get to know him когда вы его узнаете, вы его полюбите

2) have got to do smth. we've got to go (to write a letter, to listen to what he says, to leave early to catch my train, to pass this examination, etc.) нам необходимо /мы должны/ идти и т.д., it has got to be done это должно быть сделано /надо сделать/; she's got to work hard for her living ей приходится много работать, чтобы заработать на жизнь

3) id have got to do with smth. what's that got to do with us? какое это имеет отношение к нам?
13. XIV
get doing smth.,get moving (rolling, singing, etc.) начать двигаться и т. д.; when these women get talking they go on for hours когда эти женщины начнут разговаривать /болтать/, их не остановишь; we got talking of the future мы стали говорить /заговорили/ о будущем; they wanted to get going on the construction of the house они хотели приступить к строительству дома; if we don't get doing we'll never arrive in time если мы не тронемся в путь, мы ни за что не приедем вовремя; things haven't really got going yet дела еще фактически не сдвинулись с места /с мертвой точки/; let's get going! пошли!, пойдём!, поёхали!
13. XV
get into some state get warmer (worse and worse, uglier every day, etc.) становиться теплее и т. д.; get grey (old, silly, poor, red in the face, etc.) поседеть и т. д.; get well поправляться, выздоравливать; he is getting better ему уже лучше; get asleep засыпать; I am getting thirsty (sleepy, hungry. etc.) мне захотелось пить и т. д., the children will get wet (hungry, etc.) дети вымокнут /промокнут/ и т. д.; he got rich он разбогател; he got mad at the message записка его разозлила; он разозлился на записку; they got closer to each other они сблизились, они стали ближе друг другу; it got rainy пошли дожди; it got foggy опустился туман; the sky got cloudy небо заволокло тучами; it is getting dark (cold, warm, etc.) темнеет и т. д. it is getting late уже поздно; the fire is getting low костер гаснет /угасает/; things are getting better дела идут все лучше
14. XVI
1) get into (out of, through, over, up, across, at, etc.) smth. get into the room (into town, into a bar, etc.) попадать /входить/ в комнату и т. д.; the burglar got into the kitchen through the window грабитель проник /влез/ в кухню через окно; get into a car сесть /влезть/ в автомобиль /в машину/; get into the saddle сесть /взобраться/ в седло; something has got into my eye мне что-то попало в глаз this story got into the newspapers эта история попала в газеты; where has that book got to? куда запропастилась /делась/ эта книга?; get to the station (to London, to the office, etc.) добраться до вокзала и т. д.; where did you get to yesterday? куда вы делись /где вы были/ вчера?; get out, of a train (out of a bus, out of a carriage, etc.) выходить из поезда и т. д., get out of bed! вставайте!; get out of here (out of this house)! прочь отсюда (из этого дома)!; get out of the way of a car посторониться и пропустить машину; get out of smb.'s way уйти с чьей-л. дороги; get through the hole in the wall (through the eye of a needle, through a gap, through a crack, etc.) пролезать через дыру в стене и т. д.; get over a fence (over a wall, over a stile, etc.) перелезать через забор и т. д.; get over /across/ a river переправляться через реку; get across tile street (across /over/ the bridge, across the frontier, etc.) перейти на другую сторону улицы и т. д.; he got above the clouds он поднялся над облаками; get under the hedge (under the wire netting, under the rope, etc.) пролезать под изгородью и т. д.; get under some old boxes (under some bushes, etc.) залезать /закатиться/ под старые ящики и т. д.; under the wheels (under а motor-саг, etc.) попасть под колеса и т. д.; the cat got under the bed (under the fence, etc.) кошка шмыгнула под кровать и т. д.; get at the top shelf (at the ripest fruit, at one's luggage, etc.) дотянуться /достать/ до верхней полки и т. д.; keep medicines where children can't get at them убирайте лекарства так, чтобы дети не смогли их достать; the dog could not get at me собака не могла меня достать; let me get at him coll. дайте мне только до него добраться; get down a tree (down a fence, etc.) слезать с дерева и т. д., get up a ladder (up a hill, up a tree, etc.) взбираться на лестницу и т. д.; get by the guard (by the policeman, etc.) проскользнуть мимо часового и т. д.; get before the crowd (before the procession, before the column of marchers, etc.) обогнать толпу и т. д.; get behind a tree (behind a door, behind a fence, etc.) встать /спрятаться/ за дерево и т. д.; the реп got behind the bookcase ручка закаталась /попала/ за книжный шкаф; get between the sheets залезть под одеяло; he got between the boys and prevented a fight он встал между мальчишками и не дал им сцепиться; get aboard a ship подняться на борт корабля

2) get to (abreast of, beyond, as far аs, etc.) smth. get to the end of the chapter (to the main subject, to the theme of my story, to the heart of the matter, etc.) дойти /добраться/ до конца главы и т. д.: how far did you get to? до какого места ты дочитал?; get to the head of one's class выйти на первое место в классе; стать первым учеником в классе; get to the city police (to the authorities, etc.) связаться с городской полицией и т. д.; get to some time (to some age) достигать какого-л. времени (возраста); when it gets to 10 o'clock I begin to feel tired к десяти часам я начинаю чувствовать усталость: when you get to 70... когда вам [будет] семьдесят...; get between two fighting parties оказаться /очутиться/ между двумя враждующими /борющимися/ группами; his anger has got beyond control он вышел из себя, он уже не мог сдержать гнев; he doesn't let much get by him он почти ничего не пропускает; практически ничто мимо него не проходит; you cannot easily get at him с ним не так просто связаться /увидеться/; get abreast of modem technology достичь современного уровня техники; we got as far as the lake мы дошли или доехали до озера || get in touch with smb. связаться / установить контакт/ с кем-л.

3) get within smth. get within smb.'s reach (within the range of their fire, etc.) оказаться в пределах чьей-л. досягаемости и т. д.; get within earshot оказаться в пределах слышимости; get within their sight оказаться в поле их зрения; get out of smth. get out of smb.'s sight скрыться с чьих-л. глаз; get out of smb.'s reach оказаться для них вне пределов досягаемости; get among smb. get among friends (among enemies, among strangers, etc.) оказаться среди друзей и т. д. || get into the hands of the police попасть в руки полиции

4) get into smth. get into a coat (into one's clothes, into one's boots, etc.) надевать пальто и т. д., get into one's trousers натянуть брюки; I can't get into these shoes, they are three sizes too small я не могу надеть эти ботинки, мне надо на три номера больше

5) get into smth. get into business (into trade, into the movies, into politics, etc.) заняться коммерцией и т. д.; get into fights with the neighbour's children драться /вступать в драку/ с соседскими мальчишками; get into Parliament (into a party, into a club, etc.) стать членом парламента и т. д.; get into office получить /занять/ должность; Kennedy got into office in 1961 Кеннеди стал президентом в тысяча девятьсот шестьдесят первом году; get into conversation (into a dispute with smb., into correspondence, into communication, etc.) завязать разговор и т.д.; they got into quite an argument about it между ними разгорелся довольно жаркий спор

6) get in (to) smth. get into trouble (into a difficulty, into mischief, etc.) попасть в беду и т. д.; get into debt залезть в долги; get in a row (into a horrible scrape, etc.) оказаться замешанным /ввязаться/ в скандал и т. д.; get into a bad habit приобрести плохую /дурную/ привычку; get into the habit /into the way/ of getting up early (of doing things one's own way, of answering back, etc.) привыкнуть рано вставать и т. д., get into a rage впасть в ярость; get into a panic поддаться панике; get into general use получить широкое распространение; get out of smth. get out of practice потерять навык, [давно] не иметь практики; get out of repair требовать ремонта; get out of order выйти из строя, испортиться, сломаться; get out of shape потерять форму

7) get over (out of, through,get etc.) smth. get over a difficulty ( over an obstacle, over an impediment, etc.) преодолеть затруднение и т. д.; she couldn't get over her shyness (over her embarrassment, over her confusion, over her dislike of him, over the disinclination to work, etc.) она не могла побороть / преодолеть/ свой застенчивость и т. д.; he couldn't get over his stutter он не мог избавиться от заикания; I can't get over his abominable manners никак не могу примириться с его ужасными манерами /привыкнуть к его ужасным манерам/; get over a disappointment (over an alarm, over a surprise, etc.) прийти в себя после разочарования и т. д.; I couldn't get over his behaviour он себя так плохо вел, что я никак не мог успокоиться; I couldn't get over the fear of him я никак не мог избавиться от чувства /преодолеть чувство/ страха перед ним; get over an illness (over an ailment, over that severe cold, over an injury, etc.) оправиться от /после/ болезна и т.д., get over /out of/ a bad habit отделаться / отучиться/ от дурной привычки; get out of a difficulty выйти из затруднительного положения; there is по getting out of it, you cannot get out of it от этого не открутишься; don't try to get out of your duties не пытайтесь уклоняться от своих обязанностей; get through another bad winter (through a dangerous illness, etc.) пережить еще одну тяжелую зиму и т. д.; I don't know how I'll get through this month я не знаю, как я дотяну до конца месяца; I don't know how I got through the day не знаю, как я прожил /выдержал/ этот день; get through an exam выдержать экзамен; get through written papers написать контрольную работу; get through a driving test сдать экзамен на водительские права; how he got through college is a mystery совершенно непонятно, как он смог окончить колледж; get (a)round smth. get around the law (around the regulations, around that clause, around a difficulty, etc.) обходить закон и т. д.; there is no getting (aground this fact a) нельзя не (посчитаться с этим фактом; б) нельзя пройти мимо этого факта; get (a)round smb. coll. she can get (aground anyone она может убедить /обвести вокруг пальца/ кого хочешь /кого угодно/; she knows how to get round him она знает, как к нему подъехать

8) get through /over/ smth. get through a lot of reading (through a lot of work, etc.) много прочитать и т.д., get through her washing (through one's homework, through this book, etc.) закончить стирку и т. д.; how could he get through all these files? как он успел просмотреть все эти папки?; get through one's task with great speed быстро выполнить свой задачу; get through a lot of correspondence ( through these books, etc.) разделаться с большим количеством писем и т. д.; get through such a lot of food (through all this meat, through a bottle of gin a week, etc.) съесть /осилить/ много всякой всячины и т. д.; get through one's fortune (through a lot of money, through L 1000 in less than a week, etc.) растратить /растранжирить, промотать/ свое состояние и т. д.

9) get at smth., smb. get at the truth (at the facts, at the root of the trouble, at the cause of the disturbance, at the heart of things, etc.) докапываться до правды и т. д.; get at the meaning of the sentence добраться до сути этого предложения; get at the secret of his success выяснить /понять/, в чем секрет его успеха; that's what I want to get at вот в чем мне хочется разобраться, вот что мне хочется постичь; what are you getting at? coll. a) чего вы хотите?, к чему вы клоните?; б) что вы имеете в виду?; we could not tell what the speaker was getting at мы не знали /не понимали/, что имел в виду /хотел сказать/ оратор; who are you getting at? кого вы имеете в виду?, на кого вы намекаете?; were you getting at me in that last remark you made? в своем последнем замечании вы намекали на меня? /вы имели в виду меня/?; he is always getting at me coll. он вечно ко мне цепляется /придирается/

10) get at smb. get at a witness (at a judge, at the press, etc.) подкупать свидетеля и т. д.
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1) get (in)to doing smth. coll. get into sleeping in the afternoon (to fighting, etc.) взять себе за привычку спать днем и т. д.; I got to thinking that... я стал думать, что...

2) get out of doing smth. get out of attending smth. (out of going there, out of answering, etc.) отвертеться и не пойти на какое-л. мероприятие и т. д.; get as far as doing smth. we did not get as far as discussing finances мы не дошли до обсуждения финансовых вопросов
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1) get smth. from (at, out of, etc.) smth., smb. get machinery from Europe (many commodities from abroad, etc.) получать оборудование из Европы и т. д., закупать /покупать, приобретать/ оборудование в Европе и т.д., get our things at this shop покупать /приобретать/ вещи в этом магазине; get information from the library (money from the bank, help from him, etc.) получать, сведения из библиотеки и т. д., get dinner (lunch, etc.) at the hotel (at the restaurant, at the inn, etc.) (пообедать и т. д. в гостинице и т. д.; I got this information (the news, facts. etc.) from a friend of mine (from my secretary, etc.) мне это и т. д. сообщил один приятель и т. д., я получил эти сведения и т. д. от одного приятеля и т. д.; get butter from cream получать масло из сливок; get a confession out of the prisoner ( a secret out of the woman, the truth out of the man, etc.) вытянуть / вырвать/ у заключенного признание и т. д.; get smth. for smth. get data for analysis (information for the article, new curtains for the guest-room, etc.) доставать /добывать/ данные для анализа и т. д., get material for research собирать материал для исследования: can I still get a ticket for tonight's play? можно еще достать /купить, получить/ билет на сегодняшний спектакль?; get smth. for smb. get tickets (another dictionary, this book, etc.) for him купить или заказать ему билеты и т. д.; get smth. by smth. get good results by hard work усердием /большим трудом/ добиться хороших результатов; get very little by deceit немногого добиться обманом || get hold of the manager (of the secretary, of the owner, etc.) разыскать /найти/ администратора и т. д., where did you get hold of this curious old picture? где вы раздобыли эту любопытную старую картину?; he got the start of his rivals он получил преимущество перед своими соперниками

2) get smth. from smb. get presents from his brother (a letter from one's parents, a message from him, etc.) получать подарки от брата и т. д.; get no help (no money, no advice, etc.) from him не получать от него помощи и т. д.; you will never get anything from him от него ничего не дождешься; get his timidity from his mother унаследовать робость от матери; get smth. for smth. get a good salary for the job (a reward for his part in the affair, a medal for bravery. etc.) получать хорошую зарплату за эту работу и т. д.; what did you get for this article? сколько вам заплатили за эту статью?; get a good price for the land получить хорошую цену за землю; I will see what I can get for it посмотри, сколько я могу за это получить /выручить, взять/; get a new watch (a ring, a new hat, etc.) for one's birthday получить новые часы и т. д. [в подарок] на день рождения; get smth. out of smth. what did you get out of his lecture? что вы вынесли из его лекции?, что вам дала его лекция?; all he got out of it was disgrace это принесло ему только позор; get smth. of smb., smth. what impression did you get of him (of this play, etc.)? .какое он и т. д. на вас произвел впечатление?

3) get smth., smb. across (from, to, etc.) smth. get smth. across the river (across the sea, across the frontier, etc.) переправить что-л. через реку и т. д.; get smb. across the street (across the bridge, across the field, etc) перевести кого-л. через улицу и т. д.; get one's hat from the other room (the books from the study, the tea-things from the kitchen, etc.) принести шляпу из другой комнаты и т. д., get down a book from the top shelf (the boy from the fence, my hat from the book, etc.) снимать книгу с верхней полки и т. д.; get a letter to London (to Paris, etc.) доставить письмо в Лондон и т. д., get the child to bed уложить ребенка в постель; get the trunk back to the garret отнести сундук обратно на чердак; get the parcel back to London снова доставить пакет в Лондон; get your TV back for this evening (for the party, etc.) принесите снова ваш телевизор на этот вечер и т. д.; the car did not get him very far on the road home он проехал на машине лишь небольшую часть дороги домой; that did not get him very far on the road to fame это весьма незначительно способствовало его продвижению по пути славы; get smth., smb. to smb., smth. how can I get these things to you? как мне переправить вам эти вещи?; get the slaves to the north переправить рабов на север

4) get smth., smb. into (through, from, out of, etc.) smth. I can't get the key into the lock я не могу вставить ключ в замок; help me get the pig into the cart помогите мне втащить поросенка в телегу: how can I get all these books into the bag? как мне запихнуть /засунуть, впихнуть/ все эти книги в портфель?; get the piano through the door протащить пианино в дверь; get the milk from the refrigerator for me достаньте мне молока из холодильника; get smth. out of the house выносить что-л. из дома; get a cork out of a bottle вытаскивать пробку из бутылки; get stains out of a coat выводить пятна с пиджака: get these things out of the way уберите эти вещи с дороги [, чтобы они не мешали]; get the man out of the house (the dog out of the room, etc.) выводить человека из дома и т. д.: get her out of the country помочь ей уехать или вывезти ее из страны /за границу/ || get smth. into one's head вбить себе что-л. в голову: he got it into his head that everybody was persecuting him он вбил себе в голову, что его все преследуют; get smth. out of one's head выбросить что-л. из головы; get the idea (the thing, it, the notion, etc.) out of one's head выбросить эту мысль и т. д. из головы, перестать об этом думать

5) get smb., smth. into (through) smth. get him into Parliament (into their headquarters, etc.) провести /протащить/ его в парламент и т. д.; get smb. into the firm пристроить кого-л. в эту фирму; get a bill through Parliament (this measure through the house, etc.) провести /протащить/ законопроект в парламенте и т. д., he helped me to get my luggage through the customs он помог мне пройти таможенный досмотр; get a pupil through his examination вытащить ученика на экзамене; it was his mathematics that got him through entrance examinations он выдержал приемные экзамены благодаря тому, что хорошо знал математику; get an article into a paper поместить статьи в газете; get the report into print сдать доклад в печать

6) get smb. by smth. get smb. by the hand (by the hair, by the throat, by the wrist. etc.) схватить кого-л. за руку и т. д.: get smth., smb. on (by) smth. I get all program (me)s on my TV-set мой телевизор принимает все программы; how many stations can you get on your radio set? сколько станций берет /принимает/ ваш приемник?; I can't get him on the phone я не могу связаться с ним по телефону; get smb. by phone (by radio, etc.) связаться с кем-л. по телефону и т. д.

7) get smb. in (on, through, etc.) smth. the bullet got him in the leg (through the stomach, in the shoulder, etc.) пуля попала ему в ногу и т. д.; the blow got him on the head (in the mouth, on the back, etc.) удар пришелся ему по голове и т. д., get smth. in smth. get a splinter in one's finger занозить палец; get a bullet in the leg получить пулевое ранение в ногу

8) get smb. into smth. get smb. into debt (into difficulties, into a fight, etc.) вовлекать кого-л. в долги и т. д., she got me into trouble у меня из-за нее /она втравила меня в/ неприятности; get smb. out of smth. get smb. out of a fix /out of difficulty/ вызволить кого-л. из затруднения; get the children out of this habit отучать детей от этой привычки || get smth., smb. off one's hands избавиться от чего-л., кого-л., сбыть что-л., кого-л. с рук; she wished she could get the old house (the useless books, her unmarried daughter, etc.) off her hands ей хотелись избавиться /освободиться/ от старого дома и т. д. /сбыть старый дом и т. д. с рук/

9) get smth. of smth. get 5 years of hard labour получить пять лет каторжных работ; get smth. for smth. he got a stiff sentence for his crimes за совершенные преступления ему был вынесен суровый приговор

10) have got smth., smb. in (at, on, etc.) smth. I have /I've/ got money in the bank (a flat in this house, a friend at the studio, etc.) у меня в банке [лежат] деньги и т. д. || he's got smth., smb. on the brain он все время о чем-л., о ком-л. думает
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get smth. by doing smth. that's what you get by talking too much вот что ты получаешь /вот как ты расплачиваешься/ за болтливость; get a good price by bargaining поторговаться и получить хорошую цену; get smth. for doing smth. you'll get a beating for doing this тебе за это всыпят; you'll get it for breaking that vase! тебе крепко достанется за то, что ты разбил вазу!
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get smth., smb. as smth. get L 10 as reward (a book as a consolation prize, the newcomer as assistant, etc.) получить десять фунтов в качестве вознаграждения и т. д.; I got this book as a present я получил эту книгу в подарок; we get L 20 as the average мы получаем в среднем двадцать фунтов
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get smb., smth. before... (when..., etc.) get him before he escapes схватить его до того, как он скроется; get the book when the price is reduced купить книгу, когда ее уценят

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > get
8 get one's ass in a sling

(груб.) эквивалент нашему ""очко сжалось"". Морской пехотинец Тимоти Тимпсон. вспоминает Вьетнам: ""We saw how charlies were getting closer and sure I got my ass in a sling...— Мы увидели приближающихся ""чарли"" (вьетнамцев), и, если честно, мое очко немного сжалось "".

English-Russian slang from the book M. Goldenkova "Caution, hot dog" > get one's ass in a sling
9 get a closer look (at)

Общая лексика: поближе рассмотреть

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > get a closer look (at)
10 get a closer look

Общая лексика: (at) поближе рассмотреть

Универсальный англо-русский словарь > get a closer look
11 to get a good look at smth

to get/to have/to take a good (better, closer) look at smth хорошенько (получше, поближе) рассмотреть что-либо/всмотреться во что-чибо

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to get a good look at smth
12 to get a closer view smth

поближе рассмотреть что-либо

English-Russian combinatory dictionary > to get a closer view smth
13 arrimarse más

• get closer

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > arrimarse más
14 přiblížit se

get closer/nearer

come near

get nearer

drive up

draw nearer

draw closer/nearer

draw near

Czech-English dictionary > přiblížit se
15 acercar

v.

1 to bring nearer.

acerca la mesa a la pared move the table closer to the wall; (sin tocar la pared) push o move the table up against the wall (tocando la pared)

acércame el pan could you pass me the bread?

2 to bring near, to put near, to bring close, to approximate.

Pull that chair over Acerca esa silla.

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acercar

Conjugation model [ SACAR], like link=sacar sacar

► verbo transitivo

1 to bring near, bring nearer, draw up

■ acércate come closer

■ ¿me acercas el agua? can you pass the water?

■ nos acercó a casa she gave us a lift home

2 figurado to bring together

► verbo pronominal acercarse

1 (aproximarse) to be near

■ se acerca el verano summer is near

2 (ir) to go

■ acércate a la esquina go to the corner

3 (visitar) to drop in, drop by

■ se acercó a vernos he dropped by to see us

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verb

1) to bring closer

2) take

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- acercarse

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1. VT

1) (=aproximar) [gen] to move closer; [al hablante] to bring closer

acerca la silla a la mesa — move your chair closer to the table

acercó la cámara a uno de los actores — he moved the camera up to one of the actors

acerca un poco la silla — bring your chair a bit closer

acercó sus labios a los míos — he brought his lips close to mine

un intento de acercar la cultura al pueblo — an attempt to bring culture to the people

2) (=dar) [sin moverse] to pass; [desde más lejos] to bring over

acércame las tijeras — pass the scissors

¿puedes acercarme aquel paquete? — can you bring me over that parcel?

3) (=llevar en coche) to take

¿me puedes acercar a casa? — can you take me home?

¿quieres que te acerque al aeropuerto? — do you want me to take you to the airport?

4) (=unir) [+ culturas, países, puntos de vistas] to bring closer (together)

hay intereses comunes que nos acercan — there are common interests that bring us closer (together)

van a celebrar una nueva reunión para intentar acercar posturas — they are having another meeting to try and bring the two sides closer (together)

2.

See:

acercarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( aproximar) to bring... closer o nearer

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa — she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego — he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

b) ( unir) <posturas/países> to bring... closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho — their first child brought them much closer together

2) ( llevar)

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop
2.
acercarse v pron

1)

a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

no te acerques! — keep away!

acercarse a algo/alguien — to approach something/somebody

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

b) amigos/países to draw o come closer together

c) hora/momento to draw near, approach

ahora que se acercan las Navidades — now that Christmas is coming

d) postura/ideas ( asemejarse)

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

2) (ir, pasar)

acércate una tarde a tomar café — come around for coffee some afternoon

me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo — I dropped by his office to say hello

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= bring into + proximity, approximate, build + bridges.

Ex. The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.

Ex. This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.

Ex. This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators.

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* acercarse = loom, wander up, go up, near, come up to, lie + ahead, get + closer, come down + the pike, come by, close in on.

* acercarse (a) = approach, get + anywhere near, move into, move toward(s), move + closer to, reach out to, come nigh (to).

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* acercarse amenazadoramente = loom up.

* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse por = mosey.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* acercar un poco más = bring + Nombre + a step closer.

* no acercarse a = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1)

a) ( aproximar) to bring... closer o nearer

acercaron la mesa a la puerta — they moved the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa — she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego — he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? — can you pass o give me that book?

b) ( unir) <posturas/países> to bring... closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho — their first child brought them much closer together

2) ( llevar)

me acercó a la parada — she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop
2.
acercarse v pron

1)

a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer

acércate más — ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer; ( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

no te acerques! — keep away!

acercarse a algo/alguien — to approach something/somebody

se le acercaron dos policías — two policemen came up to o approached him

b) amigos/países to draw o come closer together

c) hora/momento to draw near, approach

ahora que se acercan las Navidades — now that Christmas is coming

d) postura/ideas ( asemejarse)

acercarse a algo — to lean o tend toward(s) something

2) (ir, pasar)

acércate una tarde a tomar café — come around for coffee some afternoon

me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo — I dropped by his office to say hello

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= bring into + proximity, approximate, build + bridges.

Ex: The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.

Ex: This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.

Ex: This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators.

* acercarse = loom, wander up, go up, near, come up to, lie + ahead, get + closer, come down + the pike, come by, close in on.

* acercarse (a) = approach, get + anywhere near, move into, move toward(s), move + closer to, reach out to, come nigh (to).

* acercarse al final = draw to + an end, draw to + a close, come to + an end.

* acercarse amenazadoramente = loom up.

* acercarse aun más = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse gradualmente (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse la hora de = come up for.

* acercarse más aun = bring + closer together, come closer together, draw + closer together.

* acercarse poco a poco (a) = edge (toward(s)).

* acercarse por = mosey.

* acercarse sin ser visto = sidle up to.

* acercar un poco más = bring + Nombre + a step closer.

* no acercarse a = stay away from, steer + clear of, give + Nombre + a wide berth, steer away from.

* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto = would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.

* que se acerca = oncoming.

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acercar [A2 ]

vt

A

1

(aproximar): acerca la lámpara un poco más bring the lamp a little closer o nearer

intentaron acercar la mesa a la puerta they tried to move ( o pull etc) the table closer o nearer to the door

acercó la silla a la mesa she drew her chair up to the table

acercó las manos al fuego he held his hands closer to the fire

¿puedes acercarme ese libro? can you pass o give me that book?

2 (unir) ‹posturas/países› to bring … closer

su primer hijo los acercó mucho their first child brought them much closer together

B

(llevar): mi madre nos acercó a la parada my mother gave us a lift to o dropped us at the bus stop

¿te acerco a la estación? do you want a lift to o can I give you a lift to the station?

esta tarde te acerco los libros I'll bring the books round this afternoon

■ acercarse

v pron

A

1 (aproximarse) to approach, to come/go/get closer o nearer

acércate más (acercándose al hablante) come closer o nearer; (alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer

¡no te acerques! keep away!, don't come/go any closer o nearer!

acercarse A algo/algn to approach sth/sb, to come/go/get closer TO sth/sb

según nos acercábamos a la ciudad as we got closer to o approached the city, as we drew near to the city

no te acerques tanto al micrófono don't get so close to the microphone

se le acercaron dos policías two policemen came up to o approached him

se están acercando a una solución they are getting close to o edging towards a solution

2 «amigos/países» to draw o come closer together

3 «hora/momento» to draw near, approach

se acercaba la fecha de su partida the day of her departure was drawing near o approaching

ahora que se acercan las Navidades now that Christmas is coming

B

(ir, pasar): acércate una tarde a tomar café come around for coffee some afternoon

ya que estaba en Londres me acerqué a la oficina a saludarlo as I was in London I went round to his office o ( AmE) I dropped by his office to say hello

C «postura/ideas» (asemejarse) acercarse A algo; to lean o tend TOWARD(S) sth

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acercar ( conjugate acercar) verbo transitivo
1
a) ( aproximar) to bring … closer o nearer;

◊ acercaron la mesa a la puerta they moved the table closer o nearer to the door;

acercó las manos al fuego he held his hands closer to the fire;
¿puedes acercarme ese libro? can you pass o give me that book?
b) ( unir) ‹posturas/países› to bring … closer

2 ( llevar):
◊ me acercó a la parada she gave me a ride (AmE) o (BrE) lift to the bus stop

acercarse verbo pronominal
a) ( aproximarse) to approach, to get closer o nearer;

◊ acércate más ( acercándose al hablante) come o get closer o nearer;

( alejándose del hablante) go o get closer o nearer;
◊ se le acercaron dos policías two policemen came up to o approached him

b) [amigos/países] to draw o come closer together

c) [hora/momento] to draw near, approach;

◊ ahora que se acerca la Navidad now that Christmas is coming

acercar verbo transitivo
1 to bring near o nearer, bring (over)
2 fig (unir, armonizar) to bring together: sindicato y patronal acercaron sus posturas, management and unions began to see eye to eye o management and unions reduced the gap between their postures
3 (llevar) to give a lift to: si quieres te acerco a tu casa, I'll give you a lift home if you want
' acercar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
alcanzar
- aproximar
- arrimar
- jalar
English:
pull
- pull up
- draw
- zoom

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acercar

♦ vt

1. [aproximar] to bring nearer;

acerca la mesa a la pared [sin tocar la pared] move the table closer to the wall;
[tocando la pared] push o move the table up against the wall;
acércame el pan could you pass me the bread?

2. [llevar]
la acercó a la estación en moto he gave her a Br lift o US ride to the station on his bike;

¿te importaría acercarme a mi casa? would you mind giving me a Br lift o US ride home?;

te acercaré el cortacésped mañana I'll bring you the lawnmower over tomorrow

3. [personas, posturas]
la desgracia común los acercó shared misfortune brought them together;

han acercado posturas tras dos semanas de negociaciones after two weeks of negotiations the two sides are now closer to each other

♦ See also the pronominal verb acercarse

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acercar

v/t

1 bring closer

2

:

acercar a alguien a un lugar give s.o. a ride o lift somewhere

3 ( pasar)

:

acércame el pan pass me the bread

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acercar {72} vt

aproximar, arrimar: to bring near, to bring closer

♦ See also the reflexive verb acercarse

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acercar vb

1. (aproximar) to bring closer [pt. & pp. brought]

acerca la silla a la mesa bring the chair closer to the table

2. (dar) to pass

¿me acercas el agua, por favor? can you pass me the water, please?

3. (llevar en coche) to give a lift [pt. gave; pp. given]

os acercaré en mi coche I'll give you a lift in my car

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16 rapprocher

rapprocher [ʀapʀɔ∫e]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. ( = approcher) to bring closer (de to)

• rapprochez votre chaise bring your chair closer

• rapprocher deux objets l'un de l'autre to move two objects closer together

• il a changé d'emploi, ça le rapproche de chez lui he has changed jobs, so now he's nearer home

   b. ( = réconcilier, réunir) [+ personnes] to bring together

• cette expérience m'a rapproché d'elle the experience brought me closer to her

   c. [+ indices, textes] ( = confronter) to put side by side ; ( = établir un lien entre) to establish a connection between

• c'est à rapprocher de ce qu'on disait tout à l'heure that relates to what we were saying earlier

2. reflexive verb

► se rapprocher

   a. ( = approcher) [échéance, personne, véhicule, orage] to get closer

• rapproche-toi (de moi) come closer (to me)

• il se rapprocha d'elle sur la banquette he drew closer to her on the bench

• pour se rapprocher de chez lui, il a changé d'emploi to be nearer home he changed jobs

• plus on se rapprochait de l'examen... the closer we came to the exam...

• se rapprocher de la vérité to come close to the truth

   b. (dans le temps) [crises, bruits] to become more frequent

   c. [personnes] to be reconciled ; [points de vue] to draw closer together ; [sociétés] to form links

• il s'est rapproché de ses parents he became closer to his parents

• leur position s'est rapprochée de la nôtre their position has drawn closer to ours

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ʀapʀɔʃe
1.

verbe transitif

1) ( rendre plus proche) to move [something] closer [objet] (de to)

rapproche la chaise du mur — move the chair closer to the wall

le courant nous rapproche de la côte — the current is taking us toward(s) the coast

rapproche les deux vases — move the two vases closer together

2) ( dans le temps) to bring [something] forward(s) [date, rendez-vous] (de to)

cette date nous rapproche trop des élections — that date brings us too close to the elections

3) ( disposer à l'entente) to bring [somebody] (closer) together [personnes]

leur passion pour la musique les rapproche — they are drawn together by their passion for music

ses épreuves l'ont rapprochée des pauvres — having suffered herself, she feels for the poor

ils ont réussi à rapprocher les deux pays — they managed to improve relations between the two countries

4) ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]

5) ( apparenter) to compare

la situation est à rapprocher de ce qui s'est passé en 1951 — the situation can be compared to that of 1951

ses caractéristiques le rapprochent plus des mammifères — its characteristics make it closer to the mammals

2.

se rapprocher verbe pronominal

1) ( devenir plus proche) to get closer, to get nearer (de to)

l'orage se rapproche — the storm is getting closer

j'ai choisi ce travail pour me rapprocher d'elle — I took this job so that I could be nearer to her

2) ( s'apparenter)

se rapprocher de — ( processus) to get close to; ( état) to be close to

leurs peintures se rapprochent des fresques antiques — their paintings are similar to classical frescoes

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ʀapʀɔʃe vt
1) (= mettre plus près) to move closer

rapprocher qch de — to move sth closer to

Il a rapproché le fauteuil de la télé. — He moved the armchair closer to the TV.

2) [deux objets] to move closer together

3) (= réunir) to bring together

Cet accident a rapproché les deux frères. — The accident brought the two brothers together.

4) (= comparer) to establish a parallel between

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rapprocher verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( rendre plus proche) to move [sth] closer [objet] (de to); peux-tu rapprocher la lampe, je n'y vois rien can you move the lamp a bit closer, I can't see a thing; si tu n'y vois rien, rapproche la lampe if you can't see, move the lamp closer; rapproche la chaise du mur move the chair closer to the wall; le courant nous rapproche de la côte the current is taking us toward(s) the coast; le prolongement de la ligne va me rapprocher de mon travail the extension of the line will take me closer to my work; il faut rapprocher les électrodes pour que l'étincelle se produise the electrodes must be moved closer together in order to produce a spark; j'ai dû rapprocher mon fauteuil de la fenêtre I had to move my armchair closer to the window; rapproche les deux vases move the two vases closer together; les jumelles rapprochent les objets fig binoculars make objects seem closer ou nearer;

2 ( dans le temps) to bring [sth] forward(s) [date, rendez-vous] (de to); ils veulent rapprocher la date des négociations they want to bring the date of the negotiations forward; cette date nous rapproche trop des élections this date brings us too close to the elections;

3 ( disposer à l'entente) to bring [sb] (closer) together [personnes]; leur passion pour la musique les rapproche they are drawn together by their passion for music; ses épreuves l'ont rapprochée des pauvres her hardships have brought her closer to the poor; ils ont réussi à rapprocher les deux pays they managed to improve relations between the two countries;

4 ( réunir) to bring together [personnes]; activité/club rapprochant des gens d'horizons très différents activity/club which brings together people from very different walks of life;

5 ( pour comparer) to compare; la situation est à rapprocher de ce qui s'est passé en 1951 the situation can be compared to what happened in 1951;

6 ( apparenter) ses caractéristiques le rapprochent plus des mammifères its characteristics make it closer to the mammals.

B se rapprocher vpr

1 ( devenir plus proche) to get closer, to get nearer (de to); l'avion/l'orage/l'ennemi se rapproche the plane/the storm/the enemy is getting closer; j'ai choisi ce travail pour me rapprocher d'elle I chose this job so that I could be nearer to her;

2 ( améliorer des relations) to get closer (de to); ils n'ont rien fait pour se rapprocher de nous they did nothing to get closer to us; il semble que les deux pays se rapprochent relations between the two countries seem to be improving;

3 ( s'apparenter) se rapprocher de ( processus) to get close to; ( état) to be close to; leurs peintures se rapprochent des fresques antiques their paintings are similar to ancient frescoes; le chimpanzé se rapproche plus de l'homme que du babouin the chimpanzee is more closely related to man than to the baboon.

[raprɔʃe] verbe transitif

1. [approcher] to bring closer ou nearer

rapprocher les morceaux bord à bord COUTURE to put the two pieces edge to edge

‘à rapprocher’ IMPRIMERIE ‘close up’

2. [dans le temps]

chaque minute le rapprochait du moment fatidique every minute brought the fateful moment closer

l'émission/la fête a été rapprochée à cause des événements the programme/party has been brought forward because of what's happened

je vais rapprocher mes rendez-vous I'm going to group my appointments together

3. [faire paraître proche] to bring closer

le dessin japonais rapproche les différents plans Japanese drawing techniques foreshorten perspective

(en usage absolu)

mon nouveau zoom rapproche quinze fois my new zoom lens magnifies fifteen times

4. [de sa destination]

rapprocher quelqu'un to take ou to bring somebody closer

je te dépose à Concorde, ça te rapprochera I'll drop you off at Concorde, that'll get you a bit closer to where you're going

5. [affectivement] to bring (closer) together

ça m'a rapproché de mon père it's brought me closer to my father, it's brought my father and me closer together

qu'est-ce qui vous rapproche? what do you have in common?

6. [comparer] to compare

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se rapprocher verbe pronominal (emploi réciproque)

les deux pays cherchent à se rapprocher the two countries are seeking a rapprochement

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se rapprocher verbe pronominal intransitif

[venir près] to come close ou closer

rapprochez-vous de l'estrade move closer to the stage

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se rapprocher de verbe pronominal plus préposition

1. [se réconcilier avec]

j'ai essayé sans succès de me rapprocher d'elle avant sa mort I tried in vain to get closer to her before she died

2. [être comparable à] to be similar to

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17 acercarse

pron.v.

1 to approach, to come near, draw near, to come close to.

2 to be reconciled (amantes).

3 acercarse a (Comp.), to close in on.

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acercarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (aproximarse) to be near

■ se acerca el verano summer is near

2 (ir) to go

■ acércate a la esquina go to the corner

3 (visitar) to drop in, drop by

■ se acercó a vernos he dropped by to see us

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to approach, get closer

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VPR

1) (=aproximarse)

a) [al hablante] to come closer; [a algo alejado del hablante] to get closer

acércate, que te vea — come closer so that I can see you

no te acerques más, que te puedes quemar — don't get any closer, you could burn yourself

al ver que se acercaban, el conductor se paró — when he saw them coming closer o approaching, the driver stopped

unos pasos femeninos se acercaban por el pasillo — a woman's footsteps were coming up the corridor

acercarse a: no te acerques tanto a la mesa — don't get so close to the table

los periodistas no pudieron acercarse al avión — the journalists couldn't get near the plane

me acerqué a la ventana — I went up o over to the window

señores pasajeros, nos estamos acercando a Heathrow — ladies and gentlemen, we're approaching Heathrow

el paro se acerca al 10% — unemployment is approaching 10%

b) (=abordar)

acercarse a algn — [al hablante] to come up to sb; [lejos del hablante] to go up to sb

se me acercó por la espalda — she came up behind me

se le acercaron para pedirle autógrafos — they went up to her to ask for autographs

c)

acercarse algo al oído — to put sth to one's ear

2) [en el tiempo] [acontecimiento, momento] to get closer, get nearer

ya se acercan las vacaciones — the holidays are nearly here, the holidays are getting closer o nearer

se acercaba la hora de despedirnos — it was nearly time to say goodbye

acercarse a — [+ fecha] to approach; [+ situación] to get closer to

se acercan a la edad de la jubilación — they are approaching retirement age

nos acercábamos a la solución — we were getting closer to finding an answer

3) (=ir)

acércate a la tienda y trae una botella de agua — go over to the shop and get a bottle of water

tengo que acercarme a comprar el periódico — I just have to go and buy the paper

ya me acercaré un día a visitaros — one of these days I'll pay you a visit o I'll come and see you

acércate por la oficina cuando puedas — call by the office when you get the chance

4) (=parecerse)

acercarse a algo, nuestros gustos se acercan más a la ópera — our tastes tend more towards opera

los resultados se acercan bastante a lo que esperábamos — the results are fairly close to what we expected

eso se acerca a la herejía — that is verging on heresy

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= be just in the ballpark.

Ex. Many things do not have to be perfect, just in the ballpark.

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= be just in the ballpark.

Ex: Many things do not have to be perfect, just in the ballpark.

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■acercarse verbo reflexivo
1 to approach [a, -]
2 (desplazarse) to go
(venir) to come: dijeron que esta tarde se acercarían por aquí, they said they'd come around here this afternoon
' acercarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acercar
- aproximar
- arrimar
- juntar
- rondar
English:
approach
- come up
- creep
- edge
- go over to
- go up
- keep off
- march up to
- near
- ride up
- sneak
- up
- walk up
- zoom in
- clear
- close
- come
- distance
- draw
- go
- gravitate
- keep
- move
- pull
- stay
- walk

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vpr

1. [en el espacio] to come closer, to approach;

acércate más, que no te oigo come closer, I can't hear you;

acércate un poco más a la ventana move a bit closer to the window;

acércate a ver esto come and have a look at this;

no te acerques al precipicio don't go near the edge;

se me acercó una mujer para preguntarme la hora a woman came up to me and asked me the time;
Fig
se acercó a él en busca de protección she turned to him for protection

2. [ir] to go;
[venir] to come;
se acercó a la tienda a por pan she popped out to the shops for some bread;

acércate por aquí un día de estos come over and see us some time

3. [en el tiempo] [fecha, estación, elecciones] to draw nearer, to approach;

se acerca la Navidad Christmas is coming;

nos acercamos al verano it will soon be summer

4. [parecerse]
acercarse a to resemble;

su estilo se acerca más a la poesía que a la prosa his style is closer to poetry than to prose

5. [en negociaciones] [países, bandos] to come closer;

sus posturas se han acercado mucho en las últimas semanas the differences between them have narrowed considerably over recent weeks

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acercarse

v/r

1 approach; de fecha draw near;

se acercó a mí she came up to me o approached me;

no te acerques a la pared don’t get close to the wall;

¡acércate! come closer!

2 ir go;

me acercaré a tu casa I’ll drop by

3 de grupos, países develop closer ties

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vr

aproximarse, arrimarse: to approach, to draw near

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acercarse vb to get nearer / to get closer

acércate más come closer

se acerca el verano summer will soon be here

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18 näher

I Adj. closer, nearer; Weg: shorter; (genauer) more detailed ( oder precise), in greater detail; die nähere Umgebung the immediate vicinity; bei näherer Betrachtung on closer inspection; fig. on further consideration; nah, Nähere

II Adv.

1. closer, nearer; sich mit einer Sache näher befassen go into a matter; (etw.) näher beschreiben be more precise (about s.th.); go into more detail (about s.th.); etw. näher betrachten have a closer look at s.th., look at s.th. more closely; jemandem etw. näher bringen make s.th. (more) accessible to s.o., help s.o. to appreciate ( oder understand) s.th. better

2. jemanden näher kennen know s.o. quite ( oder fairly) well; kennen Sie ihn näher? how well do you know him?

3. näher kommen oder treten come closer; kommen oder treten Sie näher! come in!, this way, please!, come closer; jemandem näher kommen fig. get closer to s.o.; sich oder einander näher kommen get closer; jetzt kommen wir der Sache ( schon) näher! umg. now we’re getting there; das kommt der Wahrheit oder den Tatsachen schon näher that’s more like the truth

4. näher liegen (wahrscheinlicher sein) be more likely ( oder obvious); (vernünftiger sein) be better, be more reasonable ( oder sensible); es liegt näher zu (+ Inf.) it would be better to (+ Inf.) (bietet sich eher an) the more obvious thing would be to (+ Inf.) was liegt näher, als abzureisen what could be more sensible than to leave; näher liegend (wahrscheinlicher) more likely ( oder obvious); (vernünftiger) better, more reasonable ( oder sensible); das näher Liegende tun etc. the (more) obvious thing (to do); einem Plan, Vorschlag etc.

5. ( immer) näher rücken auch zeitlich: get closer (and closer); Weihnachten etc. rückt immer näher auch Christmas etc. is just around the corner

6. jemandem näher stehen be closer to s.o.; sie hat ihm damals näher gestanden she was closer to him at that time; siehe auch nah, nächst...

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Nä|her ['nɛːɐ]
1. m -s, -,Nä́|he|rin
[-ərɪn]
2. f -, -nen
sewing worker; (Frau auch) seamstress
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Nä·her(in)

<-s, ->

m(f) sewer masc, seamstress fem

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1.
Komp. zu

nahe
2.
Adjektiv; nicht präd

1) (kürzer) shorter <way, road>

2) (genauer) further, more precise < information>; closer < investigation, inspection>

die näheren Umstände — the precise circumstances

bei näherem Hinsehen — on closer examination

wissen Sie Näheres [darüber]? — do you know any more [about it]?; do you know any details?

Näheres hierzu siehe unten — for further information on this see below
3.
adverbial

1)

bitte treten Sie näher! — please come in/nearer/this way

2) (genauer) more closely; (im einzelnen) in [more] detail

jemanden/etwas näher kennen lernen — get to know somebody/something better

ich kenne ihn nicht näher — I don't know him well

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näher

A. adj closer, nearer; Weg: shorter; (genauer) more detailed ( oder precise), in greater detail;

die nähere Umgebung the immediate vicinity;

bei näherer Betrachtung on closer inspection; fig on further consideration; → nah, Nähere

B. adv

1. closer, nearer;

sich mit einer Sache näher befassen go into a matter;

(etwas) näher beschreiben be more precise (about sth); go into more detail (about sth);

etwas näher betrachten have a closer look at sth, look at sth more closely

2.

jemanden näher kennen know sb quite ( oder fairly) well;

kennen Sie ihn näher? how well do you know him?

3.

näher kommen oder

treten come closer;

kommen oder

treten Sie näher! come in!, this way, please!, come closer

4.

(immer) näher rücken auch zeitlich: get closer (and closer);

Weihnachten etc

rückt immer näher auch Christmas etc is just around the corner; → auch nah, nächst…

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1.
Komp. zu

nahe
2.
Adjektiv; nicht präd

1) (kürzer) shorter <way, road>

2) (genauer) further, more precise < information>; closer <investigation, inspection>

die näheren Umstände — the precise circumstances

bei näherem Hinsehen — on closer examination

wissen Sie Näheres [darüber]? — do you know any more [about it]?; do you know any details?

Näheres hierzu siehe unten — for further information on this see below
3.
adverbial

1)

bitte treten Sie näher! — please come in/nearer/this way

2) (genauer) more closely; (im einzelnen) in [more] detail

jemanden/etwas näher kennen lernen — get to know somebody/something better

ich kenne ihn nicht näher — I don't know him well

Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch > näher
19 juntar

v.

1 to put together.

poco a poco ha juntado una valiosa colección de cuadros she has gradually put together a valuable collection of paintings

juntaron todos los departamentos en un solo edificio they brought all the departments together in a single building

2 to join, to connect, to piece together, to put together.

Elsa junta los cables Elsa joins the wires.

3 to assemble, to bunch up, to bring together, to combine.

Ellos juntaron un equipo ganador They assembled a winning team.

4 to gather together, to get together, to pull together.

Ellos juntaron varios candidatos They gathered together several candidates

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juntar

► verbo transitivo

1 (unir) to join together, put together; (piezas) to assemble

■ junta las mesas put the tables together

2 familiar (coleccionar) to collect

3 (reunir - dinero) to raise; (- gente) to gather together

► verbo pronominal juntarse

1 (unirse) to join, get together; (ríos, caminos) to meet

■ nos juntamos todos los domingos we get together every Sunday

2 (acercarse) to squeeze up

■ juntaos un poco que no quepo squeeze up, I can't get in

3 (relacionarse) to go out ( con, with), mix ( con, with)

■ últimamente no se junta con nadie she is being remarkably antisocial lately

4 (amancebarse) to move in ( con, with), start living together

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verb

1) to unite

2) assemble, collect

3) gather

4) pool

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- juntarse
- juntarse con
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1. VT

1) (=colocar juntos) to put together

juntó las manos en actitud de plegaria — she put her hands together as if praying

juntaron varias mesas — they put several tables together

junta el armario a la pared — put the cupboard against the wall

juntar dinero — (=ahorrar) to save, save up; (=reunir fondos) to raise funds, fundraise

estoy juntando dinero para comprarme una bicicleta — I'm saving up to buy a bicycle

2) (=reunir) [+ amigos, conocidos] to get together; [+ participantes, concursantes] to bring together

juntó a sus amigos para darles la noticia — he got his friends together to tell them the news

¿cómo consiguió el director juntar tantas estrellas en una misma película? — how did the director manage to bring together so many stars o get so many stars together in one film?

la final ha juntado a los dos mejores equipos del mundo — the final has brought together the two best teams in the world

3) (=coleccionar) [+ sellos, objetos] to collect

4) (=entornar) [+ puerta, ventana] to push to

2.

See:

juntarse

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( unir) <pies/manos/camas> to put... together

b) ( reunir)

junta las fichas y ponlas en la caja — collect up the counters and put them in the box

juntar fuerzas para hacer algo — to pluck up courage to do something

están juntando (dinero) para el viaje — they are saving (up) for the trip

juntar monedas/sellos — (esp AmL) to collect coins/stamps

c) ( cerrar) < puerta> to push... to
2.
juntarse v pron

1) personas

a) ( acercarse) to move o get closer together

júntense más, así salen todos en la foto — get (in) o move (in) closer together so I can get you all in the picture

b) ( reunirse) to get together

juntarse con alguien — to join somebody, meet up with somebody

c) ( relacionarse)

juntarse con alguien: yo no me junto con gente de su calaña I don't mix with her sort; se empezó a juntar con malas compañías — she fell into bad company

d) ( como pareja) to live together

se volvieron a juntar — they got back together again

2)

a) desgracias/sucesos to come together

este mes se nos ha juntado todo! — this month it's just been one thing after another

b) carreteras/conductos to meet, join

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= assemble, piece together, bundle, pool, put together.

Ex. In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.

Ex. During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex. CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex. The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex. The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

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* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.

* juntarse = be together.

* juntarse con = kick + it with.

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* juntar sin solapar = butt together.

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1.
verbo transitivo

a) ( unir) <pies/manos/camas> to put... together

b) ( reunir)

junta las fichas y ponlas en la caja — collect up the counters and put them in the box

juntar fuerzas para hacer algo — to pluck up courage to do something

están juntando (dinero) para el viaje — they are saving (up) for the trip

juntar monedas/sellos — (esp AmL) to collect coins/stamps

c) ( cerrar) < puerta> to push... to
2.
juntarse v pron

1) personas

a) ( acercarse) to move o get closer together

júntense más, así salen todos en la foto — get (in) o move (in) closer together so I can get you all in the picture

b) ( reunirse) to get together

juntarse con alguien — to join somebody, meet up with somebody

c) ( relacionarse)

juntarse con alguien: yo no me junto con gente de su calaña I don't mix with her sort; se empezó a juntar con malas compañías — she fell into bad company

d) ( como pareja) to live together

se volvieron a juntar — they got back together again

2)

a) desgracias/sucesos to come together

este mes se nos ha juntado todo! — this month it's just been one thing after another

b) carreteras/conductos to meet, join

* * *

= assemble, piece together, bundle, pool, put together.

Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.

Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.

Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.

Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.

Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan = birds of a feather flock together.

* juntarse = be together.

* juntarse con = kick + it with.

* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer = made for each other, be two of a kind, be a right pair.

* juntar sin solapar = butt together.

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juntar [A1 ]

vt

1 (unir) ‹pies/manos/camas› to put … together

si juntamos dos mesas, cabremos todos if we put two tables together we'll all be able to fit round

como faltó un profesor, juntaron dos clases one teacher was away so they combined two classes o put two classes together

junta los verdes con los azules put the green ones and the blue ones together

2

(reunir): junta las fichas y ponlas en la caja collect up the counters and put them in the box

tendrás que juntar fuerzas para decírselo you'll have to pluck up courage to tell him

están juntando (dinero) para el viaje they are saving (up) for the trip

me va a llevar tiempo juntar el dinero it's going to take me some time to get the money together o to raise the money

junta monedas/sellos ( esp AmL); she collects coins/stamps

3

(cerrar): junta la puerta push the door to

■ juntarse

v pron

A «personas»

1 (acercarse) to move o get closer together

júntense más, así salen todos en la foto get (in) o move (in) closer together so I can get you all in the picture

2 (reunirse) to get together

tenemos que juntarnos un día para tomar una copa we must get together for a drink one of these days

se juntó con nosotros en Caracas he met up with us o joined us in Caracas

nos juntamos para comprarle un regalo we got o ( BrE) clubbed together to buy her a present

¡vaya dos que se han juntado! what a pair!

3 (relacionarse) juntarse CON algn:

yo no me junto con gente de su calaña I don't mix with her sort

se empezó a juntar con malas compañías she fell into bad company

no me junto más contigo ( leng infantil); I'm not playing with you any more

4

(como pareja): no se podían casar, así que se juntaron they couldn't get married so they started living together

se volvieron a juntar they got back together again

B

1 «desgracias/sucesos» to come together

¡este mes se nos ha juntado todo! this month it's just been one thing after another

se juntó el accidente del niño con lo de la mudanza their son's accident came right on top of the move o came just as they were moving house

2 «carreteras/conductos» to meet, join

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juntar ( conjugate juntar) verbo transitivo
a) ( unir) ‹pies/manos/camas› to put … together

b) ( reunir) ‹fichas/piezas› to collect up, gather together;

‹ dinero› to save (up);
◊ juntar sellos (esp AmL) to collect stamps

c) ( cerrar) ‹ puerta› to push … to

juntarse verbo pronominal
1 [ personas]
a) ( acercarse) to move o get closer together

b) ( reunirse) to get together;

◊ juntarse con algn to join sb, meet up with sb

c) ( como pareja) to live together;

◊ se volvieron a juntar they got back together again

2
a) [desgracias/sucesos] to come together

b) [carreteras/conductos] to meet, join

juntar verbo transitivo
1 (unir) to join, put together: juntaremos las sillas, we'll put the chairs together
(ensamblar) to assemble
2 (reunir a personas) quiere juntar a toda la familia, she wants to get all her family together
(reunir animales) to round up
4 (coleccionar) to collect
5 (una cantidad de dinero) to raise
' juntar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aglomerar
- reunir
- amontonar
English:
assemble
- connect
- gather
- join
- join up
- piece together
- pool
- put together
- throw together
- collect
- hoard
- piece
- put

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juntar

♦ vt

1. [unir] to put together;

junta los pies put your feet together;

como no cabíamos todos, decidimos juntar las mesas as we didn't all fit, we decided to push the tables together;

junté los cables con cinta aislante I tied the wires together with some insulating tape

2. [reunir] to put together;
[cromos, sellos, monedas] to collect; [fondos] to raise; [personas] to bring together;
poco a poco ha juntado una valiosa colección de cuadros she has gradually put together a valuable collection of paintings;

he ido juntando dinero todo el año para las vacaciones I've been saving up all year for my Br holidays o US vacation;

juntaron todos los departamentos en un solo edificio they brought all the departments together in a single building

♦ See also the pronominal verb juntarse

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juntar

v/t

1 put together; bienes collect, accumulate

2 gente gather together

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juntar vt

1) unir: to unite, to combine, to put together

2) reunir: to collect, to gather together, to assemble

3) : to close partway

juntar la puerta: to leave the door ajar

♦ See also the reflexive verb juntarse

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juntar vb

1. (poner juntos) to put together [pt. & pp. put]

juntaron las dos camas they put the two beds together

2. (unir) to join together

hay que juntar todas las piezas you have to join all the pieces together

3. (reunir) to get together

juntó a toda la familia el día de su cumpleaños she got all the family together for her birthday

hemos juntado bastante dinero we've raised quite a lot of money

Spanish-English dictionary > juntar
20 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

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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.) 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

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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)

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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

* * *

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

•

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

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