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1 approximation to the nearest millimeter
(AmE) see approximation to the nearest millimetre BrEEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > approximation to the nearest millimeter
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2 approximation to the nearest millimetre
n (BrE)MATH aproximación al milímetro más cercano fEnglish-Spanish technical dictionary > approximation to the nearest millimetre
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3 approximation
1 approximation f ; a rough approximation une approximation grossière ; the nearest approximation to it is ce qui s'en rapproche le plus, c'est ;2 (figure, calculation) approximation f (of de). -
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5 near
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1. adjective1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo
2. adverb1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) cerca
3. preposition(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) cerca de
4. verb(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) acercarse a- nearly- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
near adj adv cercais the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?tr[nɪəSMALLr/SMALL]1 cercano,-a■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?2 (relations) cercano,-a3 (time) próximo,-a4 (similar) parecido,-a■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos1 cerca1 cerca de1 acercarse a■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto come near acercarseto come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algoto draw near acercarsenear miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelosnear ['nɪr] vt1) : acercarse athe ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto2) : estar a punto deshe is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarsenear adv1) close: cercamy family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca2) nearly: casiI came near to finishing: casi terminénear adj1) close: cercano, próximo2) similar: parecido, semejantenear prep: cerca deadj.• afín adj.• allegado, -a adj.• aproximado, -a adj.• cerca adj.• cercano, -a adj.• estrecho, -a adj.• inmediato, -a adj.• propincuo, -a adj.• próximo (Cercano) adj.• vecino, -a adj.• íntimo, -a adj.adv.• cerca adv.prep.• cerca de prep.• hacia prep.• sobre prep.v.• acercarse v.
I nɪr, nɪə(r)adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
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adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
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preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
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transitive verb acercarse* a[nɪǝ(r)]1. ADV1) (in place) cercadon't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!
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so near and yet so far, the shore was so near and yet so far — la orilla estaba al alcance de la mano pero llegar a ella era imposiblevictory was so near and yet so far — la victoria parecía estar asegurada pero ese último esfuerzo para obtenerla les resultó imposible
2) (in time)•
the agreement brings peace a little nearer — este acuerdo nos acerca un poco más a la paz•
winter is drawing near — el invierno se acerca•
the nearer it gets to the election the more they look like losing — a medida que se acercan las elecciones mayor parece la posibilidad de que pierdan•
to be near at hand — [object] estar al alcance de la mano; [event, season] estar a la vuelta de la esquina3) (in level, degree)•
the nearest I ever came to feeling that was when... — la única vez que llegué a sentir algo parecido fue cuando...•
you as near as dammit killed me * — no me mataste, pero por un pelo *•
you won't get any nearer than that to what you want — no vas a encontrar otra cosa que se aproxime más a lo que buscas"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo
4) (=almost) casi•
I came near to telling her everything — llegué casi a decírselo todo•
near on 3,000 people — casi 3.000 personas•
it's in near perfect condition — está casi en perfectas condiciones•
I could hardly see it in the near total darkness — apenas lo veía en la oscuridad que era casi total2. PREP(also: near to)1) (of place) cerca deis there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?
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we don't live anywhere near Lincoln — vivimos bastante or muy lejos de Lincoln•
if you come near me I'll kill you — como te me acerques, te mato•
the passage is near the end of the book — el trozo viene hacia el final del libro•
don't go near the edge — no te acerques al borde•
we were nowhere near the station — estábamos bastante or muy lejos de la estación2) (in time)3) (=almost)•
she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter3. ADJ1) (in place) cercanomy house is near enough to walk — mi casa está muy cerca, se puede ir andando
where's the nearest service station? — ¿dónde está la gasolinera más cercana?
2) (in time) próximo•
the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...3) (in level, degree)that's the nearest thing to a compliment you'll get from him — iro eso es lo más parecido a un elogio que vas a conseguir de él
a near thing —
she won, but it was a near thing — ganó, pero por los pelos
4) [relative] cercano4. VT1) (in space) acercarse a2) (in time)he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años
3) (in level, degree)5.VI acercarse6.CPDnear miss N — [of planes] casi colisión f ; (when aiming) casi acierto m ; (in competition) (=near-victory) casi victoria f
he had a near miss — (Aer) no se estrelló por poco; (Aut) no chocó por poco
it was a near miss — (target) no dio en el blanco por poco
near money N — (Comm) activos mpl realizables
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I [nɪr, nɪə(r)]adjective -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercano, próximob) ( in time) cercano, próximoc) ( in approximation) parecidothat's the nearest thing to an apology you can expect from him — eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que se puede esperar de él
d) < relative> cercano2) ( virtual) (before n)3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo
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adverb -er, -est1)a) ( in position) cercab) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)the total will be nearer to $1,000 than $500 — el total va a estar más cerca de 1.000 que de 500 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)near to something/-ing: she was near to tears estaba al borde de las lágrimas or a punto de echarse a llorar; I came very near to hitting him — estuve a punto de pegarle, por poco le pego
2) ( nearly) casiI'm nowhere near finished — me falta mucho or (colloq) un montón para terminar
that's nowhere near enough — (colloq) con eso no alcanza, ni mucho menos
it'll cost $1,000, near enough — (colloq) costará 1.000 dólares, o por ahí (fam)
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preposition -er, -esta) ( in position) cerca deb) ( in time)c) ( in approximation)damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares
d) ( on the verge of)
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6 approach
approach [ə'prəʊtʃ]∎ as we approached Boston comme nous approchions de Boston;∎ she is approaching fifty elle approche de la cinquantaine;∎ we are approaching a time when... le jour approche où...;∎ we have nothing approaching that colour nous n'avons rien qui se rapproche de cette couleur;∎ speeds approaching the speed of light des vitesses proches de celle de la lumière;∎ it was approaching Christmas Noël approchait;∎ a feeling approaching hatred un sentiment proche de la haine(b) (consider) aborder;∎ let's approach the problem from another angle abordons le problème d'une autre façon;∎ that's not the way to approach it ce n'est pas comme cela qu'il faut s'y prendre(c) (speak to) parler à; (of company, group, team) pressentir, faire des propositions ou des ouvertures à;∎ to be easy/difficult to approach être d'un abord facile/difficile;∎ I was approached by a man in the street j'ai été abordé par un homme dans la rue;∎ I approached him about the job je lui ai parlé du poste;∎ they approached him about doing a deal ils sont entrés en contact avec lui pour conclure un marché(person, vehicle) s'approcher; (time, event) approcher, être proche;∎ Christmas/spring is approaching Noël/le printemps approche3 noun(a) (of person, vehicle) approche f, arrivée f; (of spring) approche f; (of night) tombée f; (of death) approche(s) f(pl);∎ she heard his approach elle l'a entendu venir;∎ the pilot began his approach to Heathrow le pilote commença sa descente sur ou vers Heathrow(b) (way of tackling) méthode f;∎ another approach to the problem une autre façon d'aborder le problème;∎ I don't like her approach je n'aime pas sa façon de s'y prendre;∎ a new approach to dealing with unemployment une nouvelle conception de la lutte contre le chômage, une nouvelle méthode de lutte contre le chômage;∎ let's try the direct approach allons-y sans détours;∎ this book adopts a non-scientific approach to the subject ce livre aborde le sujet d'une manière non scientifique(c) (proposal) proposition f;∎ the shopkeeper made an approach to his suppliers le commerçant a fait une proposition à ses fournisseurs∎ the approaches to the town les voies d'accès de la ville;∎ the approach to the house/hotel l'allée qui mène à la maison/à l'hôtel;∎ the approaches to the beach les chemins qui mènent à la plage;∎ the approach to the summit le chemin qui mène au sommet∎ an approach to an apology/a smile un semblant d'excuse/de sourire;∎ it's the nearest approach to an apology that they received c'est ce qu'on leur a dit qui ressemblait le plus à des excuses►► British Transport approach road route f d'accès; (to motorway) voie f de raccordement, bretelle f; -
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A n1 ( route of access) (to town, island) voie f d'accès ; Mil approche f ; all the approachs to the city have been sealed off toutes les voies d'accès de la ville ont été bouclées ; the approach to the house le chemin or l'allée qui mène à la maison ;3 ( way of dealing) approche f ; an approach to doing une façon de faire ; an original approach to the problem une façon originale d'aborder le problème ; a new approach to child psychology une nouvelle façon d'aborder la psychologie de l'enfant, une nouvelle approche de la psychologie de l'enfant ; we need to try a different approach nous devons essayer une méthode différente ; I don't care for their approach je n'aime pas leur façon de s'y prendre ; she is very Freudian in her approach elle a une optique très freudienne ;4 ( overture) démarche f ; ( proposal to buy etc) proposition f ; to make approaches to sb gen, Comm faire des démarches auprès de qn ;5 ( approximation) this was the nearest approach to a solution/a cease-fire c'était ce qui ressemblait le plus à une solution/un cessez-le-feu ;6 Aviat = approach path.B vtr1 ( draw near to) s'approcher de [person, place] ; ( verge on) approcher de ; it was approaching dawn l'aube approchait ; it was approaching midnight il était presque minuit ; he is approaching sixty il approche (de) la soixantaine ; a woman approaching middle age/retirement une femme approchant de la cinquantaine/de la retraite ; gales approaching speeds of 200 km per hour des vents qui atteignaient presque les 200 km à l'heure ; he looked at her with something approaching admiration il la regardait presque avec admiration ; a profit of something approaching five million dollars un bénéfice de près de cinq millions de dollars ;2 ( deal with) aborder [problem, topic, subject] ;3 ( make overtures to) s'adresser à [person] ; ( more formally) faire des démarches auprès de [person, company] ; (with offer of job, remuneration) solliciter (about au sujet de) ; she was approached by a man in the street elle a été abordée par un homme dans la rue ; the company has been approached by several buyers la compagnie a été contactée par plusieurs acheteurs, plusieurs acheteurs ont fait des démarches auprès de la compagnie ; he has been approached by several publishers il a reçu des propositions de plusieurs maisons d'édition.C vi [person, animal, car] (s')approcher ; [event, season, date] approcher ; the time is fast approaching when… le moment est imminent où… -
8 точность
жен. exactness, precision;
(правильность) accuracy;
(пунктуальность) punctuality с точностью часового механизма ≈ like clockwork с точностью до 0,1 ≈ to within 0,1 (читается point one) точность хода ≈ (часов) accuracy movement точность перевода ≈ faithfulness/fidelity/accuracy of a translation в точности ≈ exactly, precisely;
(пунктуально) punctually;
(правильно) accurately;
(буквально) to the letterточн|ость - ж. precision, exactness;
(правильность) accuracy;
(пунктуальность) punctuality;
абсолютная ~ absolute accuracy;
возможная ~ possible accuracy;
~ документов accuracy of documents/records;
максимальная ~ maximum accuracy;
необходимая ~ requisite accuracy;
с ~остью до... to an approximation of...;
с ~остью до одного градуса to the nearest degree;
с ~остью часового механизма with clock precision;
в ~ости exactly;
(буквально) to the letter;
в ~ости исполнить carry out to the letter;
~ый
1. precise, exact;
(правильный) accurate;
~ое время exact time;
~ые весы accurate scales;
~ые приборы precision instruments;
~ая копия exact copy;
~ый перевод accurate translation;
~ый расчёт времени accurate timing;
~ый адрес exact address;
~ые инструкции precise instructions;
чтобы быть ~ым... to be precise...;
2. (о человеке) punctual;
~ые науки exact sciences.Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > точность
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9 rule
1) правило, норма; норматив || устанавливать правила или нормы2) строит. прав'ило3) линейка || линовать, разлиновывать4) правление || управлять, руководить, командовать5) мат. закон6) графить, разграфлять•set closed under rule — множество, замкнутое относительно операции
- blind man's ruleto lay down the rule — формулировать [устанавливать] правило
- box rule- cut rule- em rule- slow-in- sum rule- three sigma rule
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