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21 close-up
noun (a photograph or film taken near the subject and thus big in scale: The close-up of the model showed her beautiful skin.) primer planotr['kləʊsʌp]1 primer planon.• fotografía de cerca s.f.• vista de cerca s.f.kləʊs 'kləʊsʌpnoun primer plano m['klǝʊsʌp]1.N primer plano m2.CPDclose-up lens N — teleobjetivo m
* * *[kləʊs] ['kləʊsʌp]noun primer plano m -
22 close to
1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) cerca de2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) casi -
23 close-up
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24 close down
1) ((of a business) to close permanently: High levels of taxation have caused many firms to close down.) cerrar(definitivamente)2) ((of a TV or radio station etc) to stop broadcasting for the day (noun closedown).) cerrar la emisión1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<shop/factory\>\> cerrar*2) v + adv ( cease operations) \<\<shop/factory\>\> cerrar*1.VI + ADV [business] (gen) cerrarse definitivamente; (by order) clausurarse; (TV, Rad) cerrar (la emisión)2.VT + ADV (gen) cerrar definitivamente; (by legal order) clausurar* * *1) v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<shop/factory\>\> cerrar*2) v + adv ( cease operations) \<\<shop/factory\>\> cerrar* -
25 close in
v + adva) \<\<pursuers/enemy\>\> acercarse*, aproximarseto close in on something/somebody — cercar* algo/a algn
b) \<\<winter\>\> acercarse*night was closing in — estaba oscureciendo or anocheciendo, caía la noche (liter)
c) ( get shorter) \<\<days\>\> acortarse1.VI + ADV [hunters] acercarse rodeando, rodear; [night] caer; [darkness, fog] cerrarse2.VT + ADV [+ area] cercar, rodear* * *v + adva) \<\<pursuers/enemy\>\> acercarse*, aproximarseto close in on something/somebody — cercar* algo/a algn
b) \<\<winter\>\> acercarse*night was closing in — estaba oscureciendo or anocheciendo, caía la noche (liter)
c) ( get shorter) \<\<days\>\> acortarse -
26 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) casi, cerca deVI + PREP1) (=get nearer to) acercarse a -
27 close in on
VI + ADV + PREPto close in on sb — rodear a algn, cercar a algn
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28 close-harmony
[ˌklǝʊsˌhɑːmǝnɪ]CPDclose-harmony singing N — canto m en estrecha armonía
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29 close-run
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30 close-set
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31 close at hand
(nearby; not far off: My mother lives close at hand.) al alcance de la mano -
32 close call/shave
(a narrow (often lucky) escape: That was a close shave - that car nearly ran you over.) salvarse por los pelos -
33 close off
v + o + adv, v + adv + o clausurar, cerrar*VT + ADV [+ road] cerrar al tráfico, cerrar al público; [+ supply] cortar; [+ access] bloquear* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o clausurar, cerrar* -
34 close round
VI + PREP -
35 close to the bone
(joke) subido de tono -
36 close with
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37 close-cropped
['klǝʊs'krɒpt]ADJ (cortado) al rape, rapado -
38 close-down
kləʊz 'kləʊzdaʊnnoun ( of factory) cierre m['klǝʊzdaʊn]N cierre m* * *[kləʊz] ['kləʊzdaʊn]noun ( of factory) cierre m -
39 close-grained
[ˌklǝʊs'ɡreɪnd]ADJ [wood] tupido -
40 close-shaven
[ˌklǝʊs'ʃeɪvǝn]ADJ muy bien afeitado
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