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♦ near (1) /nɪə(r)/A avv.1 vicino; dappresso: to draw near, avvicinarsi: Easter is drawing near, s'avvicina la Pasqua; Stay somewhere near, resta vicino (nei paraggi)!; far and near, vicino e lontano; da ogni parte; dappertutto2 ( di solito, nearly) quasi; circa: You are near right, hai quasi ragione; It lasted near a century, è durato circa un secolo3 (fam.) frugalmente; parsimoniosamente; in ristrettezze: It was a well-to-do family once, but they live very near now, era una famiglia benestante, ma ora vivono in gravi ristrettezzeB prep.( anche near to) vicino a; presso (a); nei pressi di; accanto a: Come and sit near me, vieni a sederti accanto a me!; My cottage is near the lake, la mia villetta è nei pressi del lago; The sun is near setting, il sole è vicino al tramonto; near to tears, sul punto di piangere; to come near to do (o near doing) st., mancare poco che: Our party came near winning the election, mancò poco che il nostro partito vincesse le elezioni● near at hand, a portata di mano, sottomano; vicino ( anche nel tempo) □ near upon, quasi: It was near upon midnight, era quasi mezzanotte □ ( slang ingl.) as near as dammit, vicinissimo; a un pelo □ It's very near to Christmas, siamo sotto Natale □ The matter lies near his heart, la faccenda gli sta molto a cuore □ That's nowhere (o not anywhere) near enough, non basta davvero; è tutt'altro che sufficiente.♦ near (2) /nɪə(r)/a.1 vicino (soprattutto come agg. pred.; cfr. nearby); prossimo; ( di parente) stretto; ( d'amico) vicino al cuore, intimo: The school is quite near, la scuola è vicinissima; Easter is near, la Pasqua è vicina; in the near future, nel prossimo futuro; on a near day, uno dei prossimi giorni; a near relation, un parente dei più vicini; un parente stretto; a near friend, un amico intimo2 (spec. ingl.: di un veicolo, di un cavallo, della strada) di sinistra; sinistro: the near horse, il cavallo di sinistra ( di una pariglia); the near side of the road, il lato sinistro della strada3 ( di strada, itinerario) diretto; breve: He took the near way, prese la via diretta; Can you tell me the nearest way to the airport?, sai dirmi qual è la strada più breve per l'aeroporto?● (econ.) near banking, attività parabancaria □ a near collision, una collisione evitata per poco □ (geogr.) the Near East, il Vicino Oriente; il Medio Oriente □ a near miss, un colpo (un proiettile, ecc.) per poco non andato a segno; ( per estens.) un incontro (un incidente, un progetto, un successo, ecc.) mancato per poco: That was a near miss, ho (hai, ecc.) mancato il colpo per poco; c'è mancato poco che facessi centro; ( anche) per poco non l'ho incontrato □ near miss, colpo (proiettile, ecc.) che manca il bersaglio di poco; incidente mancato per un pelo □ near escape = It was a near escape ► sotto □ (econ.) near money, quasi moneta □ (econ.) near monopoly, quasi monopolio □ a near resemblance, una somiglianza quasi perfetta □ near shave = It was a near escape ► sotto □ the near side, il lato più vicino, il lato in vista ( di un oggetto) □ the near term, il breve termine □ near thing = It was a near escape ► sotto □ a near translation, una traduzione letterale (o aderente al testo) □ (med.) near vision chart, carta ottometrica □ to give a near guess, indovinare o quasi; indovinare pressappoco □ in the near distance, in secondo piano ( d'un quadro, ecc.) □ ( sport) near winner, secondo arrivato □ It was a near escape (o a near thing, a near shave), ce l'abbiamo (ce l'avete, ecc.) fatta per un pelo; ce la siamo (ve la siete, ecc.) cavata per il rotto della cuffia: It was a near thing!, c'è mancato poco!; per un soffio!; per un pelo! □ Come nearer!, avvicinati! □ ( sport) one's nearest rival, l'avversario diretto □ (fam.) one's nearest and dearest, i parenti più prossimi; i familiari.near (3) /nɪə(r)/a. e avv. (nei composti:)● ( sport) a near-capacity crowd, uno stadio quasi pieno □ near-dead with fright, mezzo morto dalla paura □ in a state of near-war, in uno stato che rasenta la guerra □ a near-red colour, un colore che tira al rosso.(to) near /nɪə(r)/A v. t.avvicinarsi a; accostarsi a: The ship was nearing the dock, la nave si accostava alla banchinaB v. i.avvicinarsi: The soccer season is nearing, s'avvicina l'inizio della stagione calcistica.
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