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I.close1 [kləʊs]1. adjectivea. ( = near) proche• in close proximity to sb/sth dans le voisinage immédiat de qn/qch• she felt something close to loathing for the man elle éprouvait un sentiment proche de la haine pour cet hommeb. [friend, relative] proche ; [relationship, friendship] profond ; [cooperation, ties, links, connection] étroit ; [resemblance] fort• to be in/keep in close contact with sb être/rester en contact étroit avec qn• to be/feel close to sb être/se sentir proche de qnc. [examination, inspection, study] attentif ; [questioning] serré ; [investigation, enquiry, checking] minutieux ; [translation] fidèle• (up)on closer inspection or examination après un examen plus minutieux• to keep a close eye or watch on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de prèsd. [texture] dense ; [election, contest, race, finish] serrée. [room] mal aéré ; [atmosphere] lourd2. adverb• close to sb/sth près de qn/qch• close behind (sb/sth) juste derrière (qn/qch)• close by (sb/sth) tout près (de qn/qch)• to get close (to sb/sth) s'approcher (de qn/qch)• to get closer (to sb/sth) se rapprocher (de qn/qch)• to be close at hand [object] être à portée de main ; [place] être à proximité ; [date, event] être proche• to look at sth close to/up regarder qch de très près3. compoundsII.close2 [kləʊz]1. noun( = end) fin f• to draw sth or bring sth to a close mettre fin à qcha. ( = shut) fermer ; [+ road] barrerb. [+ proceedings, discussion] mettre fin à ; [+ account] clorea. [door, drawer] se fermer ; [museum, theatre, shop] fermerb. [session] se terminer ; [speaker] terminer• the meeting closed abruptly la séance a pris fin or s'est terminée brusquement4. compounds► close season noun (British) (Hunting) période f de fermeture de la chasse ; (Fishing) période f de fermeture de la pêche ; (Football) intersaison f[business, shop] fermer (définitivement)[hunters, pursuers] se rapprocher ; [darkness, night] tomber• to close in on sb ( = approach) se rapprocher de qn ; (in race, pursuit) rattraper qn► close off separable transitive verb[+ room] interdire l'accès à ; [+ road] barrer► close up[people in line] se rapprocher ; [wound] se refermer[+ house, shop] fermer* * *I 1. [kləʊs]1) ( road) passage m2) ( of cathedral) enceinte f2.1) ( with close links) [relative] proche; [resemblance] frappantto bear a close resemblance to somebody/something — ressembler beaucoup à quelqu'un/quelque chose
close links with — liens mpl étroits avec [country]; liens mpl d'amitié avec [group]
2) ( intimate) [friend] proche (to de)3) ( almost equal) [contest, result] serré‘is it the same?’ - ‘no but it's close’ — ‘c'est le même?’ - ‘non mais c'est proche’
4) (careful, rigorous) [scrutiny] minutieux/-ieuse; [supervision] étroitto keep a close watch ou eye on somebody/something — surveiller étroitement quelqu'un/quelque chose
5) ( compact) [texture] dense; [print, formation] serré6) ( stuffy) [weather] lourd7) (colloq) ( secretive)3.1) ( nearby)it's close, I can hear it — il ne doit pas être loin, je l'entends
2) ( close temporally)3) ( almost)4.‘is the answer three?’ - ‘close!’ — ‘est-ce que la réponse est trois?’ - ‘tu y es presque’
close enough adverbial phrase5.that's close enough — ( no nearer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable) ça ira
close to prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase1) ( near) près de [place, person, object]how close are we to...? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de...?
2) ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria]3) ( almost at)closer to 30 than 40 — plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30
to come closest to — s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception]
how close are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?
4) ( also close on (colloq)) ( approximately) près de, presque6.close by prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase près de [wall, bridge]••(from) close to — (colloq)
II 1. [kləʊz]it was a close call (colloq) ou shave (colloq) ou thing — je l'ai/tu l'as etc échappé belle
1) gen, Sport fin fat the close of day — littér à la tombée du jour liter
2) Finance2.transitive verb1) ( shut) fermer2) ( block) fermer [border, port]; boucher [pipe, opening]; barrer [road]; interdire l'accès à [area of town]3) ( bring to an end) mettre fin à [meeting, case]; fermer [account]4) ( reduce)to close the gap — fig réduire l'écart
5) ( agree) conclure [deal, contract]3.1) ( shut) [airport, polls, shop] fermer; [door, container, eyes, mouth] se fermer2) ( cease to operate) [business, mine] fermer définitivement3) ( end) [meeting, play] prendre finto close with — se terminer par [song]
4) Finance [currency, index] clôturer (at à)the market closed down/up — le marché a clôturé en baisse/en hausse
5) ( get smaller) se réduire6) ( get closer) se rapprocher (on de)4.closed past participle adjective1) ( shut) fermé‘closed’ — ( sign in shop) ‘fermé’; ( in theatre) ‘relâche’
‘closed for lunch/for repairs’ — ‘fermé pour le déjeuner/pour cause de réparations’
‘road closed’ — ‘route barrée’
‘closed to the public’ — ‘interdit au public’
‘closed to traffic’ — ‘circulation interdite’
behind closed doors — fig à huis clos
2) ( restricted) [community, meeting] fermé•Phrasal Verbs:- close in- close up -
2 close
1. Ithe child's eyes close глаза ребенка закрываются; her tired eyelids closed ее усталые веки сомкнулись; the window (the door, th2. II1) close in some manner usually in the negative the door (the box, etc.) doesn't close properly / well/ (easily, etc.) дверь и т. д. как следует и т. д. не закрывается /плохо и т. д. закрывается/; close at fame time many flowers close at night многие цветы закрываются на ночь2) close at some time the theatre (the museum, the library, etc.) closes on Monday (for the summer, etc.) театр и т. д. закрывается /не работает/ по понедельникам и т. д.3. IIIclose smth.1) close a box (a door, windows, shutters, a gate, and, etc.) закрывать /захлопывать/ ящик и т. д.; cold closes the pores поры от холода закрываются; close a knife сложить нож; close the blinds опустить шторы; close one's hand сжать руку в кулак; close one's lips сомкнуть, сжать губы; close one's eyes а) закрыть глаза; б) уснуть навеки, скончаться; close one's father's eyes закрыть глаза отцу, присутствовать при кончине [своего] отца; close one's mouth а) закрыть рот; б) придержать язык, держать язык за зубами, помалкивать2) close a theatre (one's business, a newspaper, etc.) закрывать театр и т. д.; close a road (a street, a bridge, etc.) перекрывать движение по дороге и т. д.3) close a gap заполнить пробел; close a hole засыпать яму; заделать дыру; close a wound закрыть / зашить/ рану; close a circuit замкнуть цепь; close the ranks сомкнуть ряды4) close one's speech (one's address, one's course of lectures, one's career, etc.) заканчивать свое выступление /речь/ и т. д.; before closing my letter I should like to say... заканчивая письмо, я хотел бы сказать...; close a discussion (a debate, a dispute, etc.) прекращать обсуждение и т. д.; close the subscription list закрыть подписной лист; close one's account закрыть [ свой] счет в банке; close the procession (the motorcade, etc.) замыкать процессию и т. д.5) close a deal /а bargain/ заключать сделку, прийти к соглашению4. IVclose smth. in some manner1) close smth. tightly (securely, abruptly, unexpectedly, etc.) плотно и т. д. закрыть /захлопнуть/ что-л.2) close a discussion (a debate, etc.) reluctantly (unexpectedly, etc.) без особого желания и т. д. прекращать обсуждение и т. д.5. XIbe closed road closed! проезд закрыт!; be closed at some time the shop (the museum, the exhibition, etc.) is closed on Sundays no воскресеньям магазин и т. д. закрыт /не работает/; navigation in the river is now closed навигация на реке закрыта /уже закончилась/; be closed in some manner the season is virtually closed сезон, no существу, окончился; be closed to smb. the station is closed to civilians станция закрыта для гражданского населения; be closed for smth. the bridge is closed for repairs мост закрыт на ремонт; be closed at some time the deal was closed this morning сделка была заключена сегодня утром6. XVI1) close with smth. he closed (let me close) with the following words... он закончил (разрешите мне закончить) следующими словами..., в заключение он сказал (разрешите мне сказать) следующее...2) close with smth. close with a dance (with a moral, with a song, etc.) заканчиваться танцами и т. д.; the meeting closed with a speech by the president собрание закончилось речью президента close on a note of sadness закончиться на грустной ноте /пессимистически/3) close about /round/ (over) smb., smth. darkness closed about him тьма поглотила /окутала/ его; the mists closed about us нас окутал туман; the crowd closed Гоши him толпа сомкнулась вокруг него; the water closed over the ship корабль погрузился в воду4) close with smth. close with your terms (with a bargains with the offer made to him, etc.) соглашаться на /принимать/ виши условия и т. д.', close with smb. close with the company (with the people, with the firm, etc.) прийти It соглашению с этой компанией и т. д.5) close with smb. close with the enemy сближаться с противником7. XVIIclose with /by/ doing smth. he closed with advising me not to go there в конце [нашей беседы] он сказал, что ходить туда мне не стоит; close by signing the contract (with telling me that story, with the singing of our favourite song, etc.) заканчиваться подписанием контракта и т. д.8. XXI11) closesmth. after /behind/ (against) smb. close the door (the gates) after the visitors закрывать дверь (калитку) за посетителями; close the door behind oneself закрывать за собой дверь; close the door against /on/ smb. a) закрыть двери перед кем-л.; б) закрыть / заказать/ кому-л. путь (куда-д.)2) close smth. against smth. close the river against net fishing (the churchyard against all further internment, etc.) запретить сетевой лов рыбы в реке и т. д., close smth. to smth., smb. close the bridge to traffic (the harbour to navigation, the grounds to the public, the exhibition to the public view, etc.) закрыть мост для движения транспорта и т. д.', close the country to foreigners запретить иностранцам въезд в страну close one's eyes to smth. закрыть глаза на что-л., смотреть на что-л. сквозь пальцы; close one's ears to smth. пропускать мимо ушей /игнорировать/ что-л.3) close smth. with smth. close a speech with promises to the voters (the proceedings with the startling news, a lecture with a few witty allusions, a meeting with a song, etc.) заканчивать речь обещаниями избирателям и т. д.4) close smth. with smth. close a wound with stitches зашить рану, наложить на рану швы
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