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Ⅰ.close1 [kləʊs]proche ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f) serré ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (g) attentif ⇒ 1 (e) mal aéré ⇒ 1 (h) près ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) étroitement ⇒ 2 (b)(a) (near in space or time) proche;∎ the library is close to the school la bibliothèque est près ou proche de l'école;∎ in close proximity to sth dans le voisinage immédiat de ou tout près de qch;∎ they're very close in age ils ont presque le même âge;∎ his death brought the war closer to home c'est avec sa mort que nous avons vraiment pris conscience de la guerre;∎ we are close to an agreement nous sommes presque arrivés à un accord;∎ at close intervals à intervalles rapprochés;∎ I saw him at close quarters je l'ai vu de près;∎ at close range à bout portant;∎ to be close at or to hand (shop, cinema etc) être tout près; (book, pencil etc) être à portée de main;∎ to be close to tears être au bord des larmes;∎ to be (very) close to victory être (tout) près de la victoire;∎ familiar I came close to thumping him one j'ai bien failli lui en coller une;∎ he keeps things close to his chest il ne fait guère de confidences;∎ to see sth at close quarters voir qch de près;∎ to give sb a close shave raser qn de près;∎ the bill was passed but it was a close thing la loi a été votée de justesse;∎ he managed to get elected but it was a close run thing il a été élu de justesse(b) (in relationship) proche;∎ they're very close (friends) ils sont très proches;∎ he's a close friend of mine c'est un ami intime;∎ a close relative un parent proche;∎ I'm very close to my sister je suis très proche de ma sœur;∎ he has close ties with Israel il a des rapports étroits avec Israël;∎ there's a close connection between the two things il y a un rapport étroit entre les deux;∎ the President consulted his closest advisers le président consulta ses conseillers les plus proches;∎ sources close to the royal family des sources proches de la famille royale;∎ a subject close to my heart un sujet qui me tient à cœur;∎ to keep sth a close secret garder le secret absolu sur qch∎ they stay in close contact ils restent en contact en permanence∎ it was a close contest ce fut une lutte serrée;∎ to play a close game jouer serré;∎ close finish arrivée f serrée(e) (thorough, careful) attentif, rigoureux;∎ pay close attention to what she says faites très attention ou prêtez une grande attention à ce qu'elle dit;∎ have a close look at these figures examinez ces chiffres de près;∎ upon close examination après un examen détaillé ou minutieux;∎ to keep (a) close watch or eye on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près;∎ I keep close control of the expenses je contrôle étroitement les dépenses;∎ in close confinement en détention surveillée(f) (roughly similar) proche;∎ his version of events was close to the truth sa version des faits était très proche de la réalité;∎ he bears a close resemblance to his father il ressemble beaucoup à son père;∎ it's the closest thing we've got to an operating theatre voilà à quoi se réduit notre salle d'opération∎ Military in close formation en ordre serré∎ it's very close in here on manque vraiment d'air ici;∎ it's terribly close today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui(i) (secretive) renfermé, peu communicatif;∎ he's very close about his private life il est très discret sur sa vie privée2 adverb∎ don't come too close n'approche pas ou ne t'approche pas trop;∎ I live close to the river j'habite près de la rivière;∎ did you win? - no, we didn't even come close avez-vous gagné? - non, loin de là;∎ she came close to losing her job elle a failli perdre son emploi;∎ to come close to death frôler la mort;∎ to come close to the world record frôler le record du monde;∎ they walked close behind us ils nous suivaient de près;∎ she lives close by elle habite tout près;∎ I looked at it close to or up je l'ai regardé de près;∎ close together serrés les uns contre les autres;∎ sit closer together! serrez-vous!;∎ it's brought us closer ça nous a rapprochés∎ he held me close il m'a serré dans ses bras3 noun∎ it's close on nine o'clock il est presque neuf heures;∎ she must be close on fifty elle doit friser la cinquantaine ou doit avoir près de cinquante ans(almost, nearly) presque;∎ the baby weighs close to 7 pounds ≃ le bébé pèse presque 3 kilos et demi►► Military close combat corps à corps m;Music close harmony tessiture f limitéeⅡ.close2 [kləʊz]fermer ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (j), 2 (a) conclure ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (h) arrêter ⇒ 1 (f) liquider ⇒ 1 (g) se refermer ⇒ 2 (b) se terminer ⇒ 2 (d) clôturer ⇒ 2 (e) fin, conclusion ⇒ 3(a) (shut → door, window, shop, book) fermer;∎ he closed his eyes and went to sleep il ferma les yeux et s'endormit;∎ figurative the committee had not closed the books on the inquiry le comité n'avait pas refermé le dossier de l'affaire;∎ to close one's eyes to sth fermer les yeux sur qch;∎ to close one's mind to sth refuser de penser à qch;∎ she closed her mind to anything new elle s'est fermée à tout ce qui était neuf(b) (opening, bottle) fermer, boucher;∎ figurative we must close the gap between the rich and the poor nous devons combler le fossé entre riches et pauvres(c) (block → border, road) fermer;∎ they've closed the airport ils ont fermé l'aéroport;∎ a road closed to motor traffic une route interdite à la circulation automobile(d) (shut down → factory) fermer;∎ they plan to close more rural stations ils ont l'intention de fermer d'autres petites gares de campagne∎ she closed the conference with a rallying call to the party faithful elle termina la conférence en lançant un appel de solidarité aux fidèles du parti;∎ a neat way of closing the discussion un habile moyen de clore la discussion;∎ the subject is now closed l'affaire est close∎ to close the books balancer les comptes, régler les livres;∎ to close the yearly accounts arrêter les comptes de l'exercice(h) (settle → deal) conclure;∎ we closed a deal with them last week nous avons conclu un accord avec eux la semaine dernière(i) (move closer together) serrer, rapprocher;∎ Military close ranks! serrez les rangs!;∎ figurative the party closed ranks behind their leader le parti a serré les rangs derrière le leader∎ this window doesn't close properly cette fenêtre ne ferme pas bien ou ferme mal;∎ the door closed quietly behind them la porte s'est refermée sans bruit derrière eux;∎ the bakery closes on Fridays la boulangerie ferme le vendredi(b) (wound, opening) se refermer;∎ the gap was closing fast l'écart diminuait rapidement(c) (cover, surround)∎ the waves closed over him les vagues se refermèrent sur lui;∎ the onlookers closed around us un cercle de curieux se forma autour de nous;∎ my fingers closed around the gun mes doigts se resserrèrent sur le revolver∎ I closed with a reference to Rimbaud j'ai terminé par une référence à Rimbaud(e) Stock Exchange clôturer;∎ the shares closed at 420p les actions ont clôturé ou terminé à 420 pence;∎ the share index closed two points down l'indice (boursier) a clôturé en baisse de deux points3 nounfin f, conclusion f; (of day) tombée f; Stock Exchange (on financial futures market) clôture f; (closing price) cours m de clôture;∎ at close of business à la ou en clôture;∎ the concert came to a close le concert s'acheva;∎ the year drew to a close l'année s'acheva;∎ it's time to draw the meeting to a close il est temps de mettre fin à cette réunion;∎ towards the close of the century vers la fin du siècle;∎ at close of play (in cricket) à la fin du match►► Computing close box case f de fermeture;British close season Hunting fermeture f de la chasse; Fishing fermeture f de la pêche; Football intersaison f(a) (business, factory) fermer;∎ the shop had to close down le magasin a dû fermer(business, factory) fermer;∎ they had to close down their shop ils ont dû fermer leur magasin∎ to close in on or upon se rapprocher de;∎ the hunters closed in on their prey les chasseurs se rapprochèrent de leur proie;∎ the police/his creditors are closing in l'étau de la police/de ses créanciers se resserre∎ darkness closed in on us la nuit nous enveloppaisoler, fermer;∎ the area was closed off to the public le quartier était fermé au public;∎ some of the rooms in the house have been closed off certaines pièces de la maison ont été fermées;∎ Accountancy to close off an account arrêter un comptese rapprocher de;∎ we were closing on them fast nous nous rapprochions d'eux rapidement(b) (complete successfully → game, competition) remporter;∎ to close it out l'emporter∎ to close a position boucler ou clore ou fermer une position➲ close up(c) (shop, house) fermer(b) (shopkeeper) fermer(a) (finalize deal with) conclure un marché avec
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