that was the nearest I ever got to seeing him

stand/live [quite] near — [ganz] in der Nähe stehen/wohnen

come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

so near and yet so far — so nah und doch so fern

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken

go near the water's edge — nahe ans Ufer gehen

keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

move it nearer her — rücke es näher zu ihr

don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer

when we got nearer Oxford — als wir in die Nähe von Oxford kamen

wait till we're nearer home — warte, bis wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

the man near/nearest you — der Mann, der bei dir/der dir am nächsten steht

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — im Schwimmen kommt bei weitem keiner an ihn heran

we're no nearer solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems nicht nähergekommen

ask me again nearer the time — frag mich, wenn der Zeitpunkt etwas näher gerückt ist, noch einmal

near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

be in a state of near-collapse — kurz vor dem Zusammenbruch stehen

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder

£30 or near/nearest offer — 30 Pfund oder nächstbestes Angebot

this is the nearest equivalent — dies entspricht dem am ehesten

that's the nearest you'll get to an answer — eine weitergehende Antwort wirst du nicht bekommen

near escape — Entkommen mit knapper Not

round it up to the nearest penny — runde es auf den nächsthöheren Pfennigbetrag

be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

that was the nearest I ever got to seeing him — da hätte ich ihn fast gesehen

the nearer it gets to the election, the more they look like losing — je näher die Wahl kommt or rückt, desto mehr sieht es danach aus, dass sie verlieren werden __diams; to be near at hand zur Hand sein; (shops) in der Nähe sein; (help) ganz nahe sein; (event) unmittelbar bevorstehen

the same size as near as dammit (inf) — fast genau die gleiche Größe

(that's) near enough — so gehts ungefähr, das haut so ungefähr hin (inf)

he lives near (to) the border — er wohnt in der Nähe der Grenze or nahe der Grenze

move the chair near/nearer (to) the table — rücken Sie den Stuhl an den/näher an den Tisch

near (to) where I had seen him — nahe der Stelle, wo ich ihn gesehen hatte

to be nearest to sth — einer Sache (dat) am nächsten sein

the adaptation is very near (to) the original — die Bearbeitung hält sich eng ans Original

to be near (to) sb's heart or sb — jdm am Herzen liegen

to be near (to) the knuckle or bone (joke) — gewagt sein; (remark) hart an der Grenze sein

near (to) death — dem Tode nahe

near (to) the appointed time — um die ausgemachte Zeit herum

to be nearer/nearest (to) sth — einer Sache (dat) zeitlich näher liegen/am nächsten liegen

near (to) the end of my stay/the play/the book — gegen Ende meines Aufenthalts/des Stücks/des Buchs

she's near (to) the end of her stay — ihr Aufenthalt ist fast zu Ende or vorbei

her birthday is near (to) mine — ihr und mein Geburtstag liegen nahe beieinander

the sun was near (to) setting —

as it drew near/nearer (to) his departure — als seine Abreise heranrückte/näher heranrückte

to be near (to) tears/despair etc — den Tränen/der Verzweiflung etc nahe sein

she was near (to) laughing out loud — sie hätte beinahe laut gelacht

German is nearer (to) Dutch than English is — Deutsch ist dem Holländischen ähnlicher als Englisch

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming (inf) — im Schwimmen kann es niemand mit ihm aufnehmen (inf)

to be near (person, object) — in der Nähe sein; (danger, end, help) nahe sein; (event, departure, festival) bevorstehen

to be very near — ganz in der Nähe sein; (in time) nahe or unmittelbar bevorstehen; (danger etc) ganz nahe sein

to be nearer/nearest — näher/am nächsten sein; (event etc) zeitlich näher/am nächsten liegen

when death is so near — wenn man dem Tod nahe ist

the hour is near (when...) (old) her hour was near (old) — die Stunde ist nahe(, da...) (old) ihre Stunde war nahe (old)

a near disaster/accident — beinahe or fast ein Unglück nt/ein Unfall m

£50 or nearest offer (Comm) — Verhandlungsbasis £ 50

this is the nearest translation you'll get — besser kann man es kaum übersetzen, diese Übersetzung trifft es noch am ehesten

to be nearing sth (fig) — auf etw (acc) zugehen

come or draw near/nearer — [Tag, Zeitpunkt:] nahen/näherrücken

near at hand — in Reichweite (Dat.); [Ort] ganz in der Nähe

be near at hand — [Ereignis:] nahe bevorstehen

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken

keep near me — halte dich od. bleib in meiner Nähe

near where... — in der Nähe od. unweit der Stelle (Gen.), wo...

don't stand so near the fire — geh nicht so nahe od. dicht an das Feuer

near the end/the beginning of something — gegen Ende/zu Anfang einer Sache (Gen.)

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder

be a near miss — [Schuss, Wurf:] knapp danebengehen

that was a near miss — (escape) das war aber knapp!

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...

to be critical of — kritisch sein or sich kritisch äußern über (+acc)

who's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary

he wants to be a doctor — er möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.

she's not at all well — es geht ihr gar nicht gut

he'll be three next month — er wird nächsten Monat drei (Jahre alt)

two times two is or are four — zwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier

how are you for a beer? — hast du Lust auf ein Bier?

they're coming tomorrow — sie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:

you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:

I will not be intimidated — ich lasse mich nicht einschüchtern __diams; to be/not to be...

they are shortly to be married — sie werden bald heiraten

I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt

if it were or was to snow — falls or wenn es schneien sollte

he's never late, is he? – yes he is — er kommt nie zu spät, oder? – oh, doch

I'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?

he has been and gone — er war da und ist wieder gegangen

now you've been and done it (inf) — jetzt hast du aber was angerichtet!

I've just been and (gone and) broken it! — jetzt hab ichs tatsächlich kaputt gemacht (inf)

there he was sitting at the table — da saß er nun am Tisch

it is 5 km to the nearest town — es sind 5 km bis zur nächsten Stadt

it was me or I (form) who said it first — ICH habe es zuerst gesagt, ich war derjenige, der es zuerst gesagt hat

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte

the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile

the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti

the way in — l'entrata (to di)

the way out — l'uscita (of di)

there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita

to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita

come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto

to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.

to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)

it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)

we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare

in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!

to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci

to live over the way — colloq. abitare di fronte

the way ahead looks difficult — fig. il futuro si preannuncia difficile

the way forward — fig. il modo per andare avanti

the way in — l'entrata (to di)

the way out — l'uscita (of di)

there's no way out — fig. non c'è via d'uscita

to be well on the o one's way to doing essere sul punto di fare; to be on the way out fig. passare di moda; she's got two kids and another one on the way colloq. ha due figli e un altro in arrivo; to be out of sb.'s way non essere sulla strada di qcn.; don't go out of your way to do non sforzarti di fare; to go out of one's way to do fare tutto il possibile per fare; out of the way (isolated) fuori mano; (unusual) fuori del comune; along the way lungo la strada; fig. strada facendo; by way of (via) passando per o da; to go one's own way fig. andare per la propria strada; to go the way of sb., sth. fare la fine di qcn., qcs.; to make one's way towards dirigersi verso; to make one's own way in life — farsi strada nella vita

come o step this way venga da questa parte; "this way for the zoo" "allo zoo"; "this way up" "su"; to look this way and that guardare da tutte le parti; to look the other way (to see) guardare dall'altra parte; (to avoid seeing unpleasant thing) girarsi dall'altra parte; fig. (to ignore) chiudere un occhio; to go every which way andare in tutte le direzioni; the other way up nell'altro senso; the right way up nel senso giusto; the wrong way up nel senso sbagliato, al contrario; to turn sth. the other way around girare qcs. al contrario; I didn't ask her, it was the other way around è stata lei a chiedermelo, non io; you're Ben and you're Tom, is that the right way around? tu sei Ben, e tu Tom, giusto? if you're ever down our way se per caso capiti dalle nostre parti; he's coming our way sta venendo verso di noi; an opportunity came my way mi si è presentata un'occasione; to put sth. sb.'s way colloq. rifilare o mollare qcs. a qcn.; everything's going my way — mi sta andando tutto per il verso giusto

to keep sth. out of sb.'s way — (to avoid injury, harm) tenere qcs. fuori dalla portata di qcn.

to make way — fare strada (for sb., sth. a qcn., qcs.)

it's a long way — ci vuole molto (to per andare fino a)

we still have some way to go before getting — fig. abbiamo ancora un po' di strada da fare prima di arrivare

in his o her o its own way a modo suo; to have a way with sth. saperci fare con qcs.; she certainly has a way with her BE colloq. sicuramente ci sa fare; a way of doing (method) un metodo o sistema per fare; (means) un modo per fare; there's no way of knowing non c'è modo o verso di sapere; to my way of thinking a mio modo di vedere; that's the way to do it! così si fa! that's the way! così! bene! I like the way he dresses mi piace il suo modo di vestire; whichever way you look at it da tutti i punti di vista; either way, she's wrong in tutti e due i casi, ha torto; one way or another in un modo o nell'altro; one way and another it's been rather eventful nel complesso è stato piuttosto movimentato; I don't care one way or the other in un modo o nell'altro per me è lo stesso; no two ways about it non ci sono dubbi; you can't have it both ways non puoi avere la botte piena e la moglie ubriaca, non si può avere tutto; no way! — colloq. assolutamente no!

to get one's way o to have one's own way fare di testa propria; she likes (to have) her own way le piace fare di testa sua; if I had my way se potessi fare di testa mia o a modo mio; have it your (own) way — (fai) come vuoi o come preferisci

being a Frenchman, he likes wine — als Franzose trinkt er gern Wein

he is being nice to them/sarcastic — er ist nett zu ihnen/jetzt ist er sarkastisch

was she pleased! — war sie [vielleicht] froh!

aren't you a big boy! — was bist du schon für ein großer Junge!

I am freezing — mich friert es

how are you/is she? — wie geht's (ugs.) /geht es ihr?

it is the 5th today — heute haben wir den Fünften

if I were you — an deiner Stelle

how much are the eggs? — was kosten die Eier?

two times three is six, two threes are six — zweimal drei ist od. sind od. gibt sechs

sixteen ounces is a pound — sechzehn Unzen sind od. ergeben ein Pfund

London is not England — London ist nicht [gleich] England

can such things be? — kann es so etwas geben?; kann so etwas vorkommen?

I think, therefore I am — ich denke, also bin ich

be that as it may — wie dem auch sei

I shan't be a moment or second — ich komme gleich; noch eine Minute

she has been in her room for hours — sie ist schon seit Stunden in ihrem Zimmer

let it be — lass es sein

let him/her be — lass ihn/sie in Ruhe

where will the party be? — wo ist die Party?; wo findet die Party statt?

I'm off or for home — ich gehe jetzt nach Hause

she's from Australia — sie stammt od. ist aus Australien

have you [ever] been to London? — bist du schon einmal in London gewesen?

has anyone been? — ist jemand da gewesen?

the train was departing when I got there — der Zug fuhr gerade ab, als ich ankam

the Queen is to arrive at 3 p.m. — die Königin soll um 15 Uhr eintreffen

if I were to tell you that..., were I to tell you that... — wenn ich dir sagen würde, dass...

to be critical of — kritisch sein or sich kritisch äußern über (+acc)

who's that? – it's me/that's Mary — wer ist das? – ich bins/das ist Mary

he wants to be a doctor — er möchte Arzt werden Note that the article is used in German only when the noun is qualified by an adjective.

she's not at all well — es geht ihr gar nicht gut

he'll be three next month — er wird nächsten Monat drei (Jahre alt)

two times two is or are four — zwei mal zwei ist or sind or gibt vier

how are you for a beer? — hast du Lust auf ein Bier?

they're coming tomorrow — sie kommen morgen Note how German uses the present tense:

you will be hearing from us — Sie hören von uns, Sie werden von uns hören Note the use of bei + infinitive:

I will not be intimidated — ich lasse mich nicht einschüchtern __diams; to be/not to be...

they are shortly to be married — sie werden bald heiraten

I wasn't to tell you his name — ich sollte or durfte Ihnen nicht sagen, wie er heißt; (but I did) ich hätte Ihnen eigentlich nicht sagen sollen or dürfen, wie er heißt

if it were or was to snow — falls or wenn es schneien sollte

he's never late, is he? – yes he is — er kommt nie zu spät, oder? – oh, doch

I'm going to Berlin – how long will you be there? — ich gehe nach Berlin – wie lange wirst du dort bleiben?