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1 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
II
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)
III
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)
IV
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
II
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)
III
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 -
2 front
I [frʌnt]1) (forward facing area) (of house, shop) facciata f.; (of cupboard, box, car) davanti m., parte f. anteriore; (of sweater) davanti m.; (of book) copertina f.; (of card) faccia f.; (of coin, banknote) recto m.; (of fabric) diritto m.2) (furthest forward part) (of train, queue) testa f.; (of building) davanti m.; (of auditorium) prima fila f.at the front of — in testa a [ line]; sul davanti di [ house]
3) mil. pol. fronte m.4) (stomach)to spill sth. down one's front — rovesciarsi qcs. addosso
5) BE (promenade) passeggiata f.6) meteor. fronte m.7) (area of activity) fronte m.changes on the domestic o home front — pol. cambiamenti di politica interna
8) fig. (outer appearance) facciata f.11) in front of (before) davanti aII [frʌnt]aggettivo attrib.1) (facing street) [entrance, garden, window] davanti; [ bedroom] sul davanti della casa2) (furthest from rear) [wheel, paw, leg] anteriore, davanti; [ seat] (in cinema) in prima fila; (in vehicle) davanti; [ tooth] davanti; [ carriage] di testafront panel — (in car radio) frontalino
3) (first) [ page] primo; [ racing car] in testaIII 1. [frʌnt]2) colloq. (lead) essere a capo di, capeggiare [band, party]3) telev. presentare [ TV show]2.1) (face)to front onto — BE o
* * *1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) davanti, parte anteriore, facciata2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) davanti, parte anteriore3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) lungomare4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) fronte5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) fronte6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) facciata7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) fronte•- frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front* * *I [frʌnt]1) (forward facing area) (of house, shop) facciata f.; (of cupboard, box, car) davanti m., parte f. anteriore; (of sweater) davanti m.; (of book) copertina f.; (of card) faccia f.; (of coin, banknote) recto m.; (of fabric) diritto m.2) (furthest forward part) (of train, queue) testa f.; (of building) davanti m.; (of auditorium) prima fila f.at the front of — in testa a [ line]; sul davanti di [ house]
3) mil. pol. fronte m.4) (stomach)to spill sth. down one's front — rovesciarsi qcs. addosso
5) BE (promenade) passeggiata f.6) meteor. fronte m.7) (area of activity) fronte m.changes on the domestic o home front — pol. cambiamenti di politica interna
8) fig. (outer appearance) facciata f.11) in front of (before) davanti aII [frʌnt]aggettivo attrib.1) (facing street) [entrance, garden, window] davanti; [ bedroom] sul davanti della casa2) (furthest from rear) [wheel, paw, leg] anteriore, davanti; [ seat] (in cinema) in prima fila; (in vehicle) davanti; [ tooth] davanti; [ carriage] di testafront panel — (in car radio) frontalino
3) (first) [ page] primo; [ racing car] in testaIII 1. [frʌnt]2) colloq. (lead) essere a capo di, capeggiare [band, party]3) telev. presentare [ TV show]2.1) (face)to front onto — BE o
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3 front
1. noun1) Vorderseite, die; (of door) Außenseite, die; (of house) Vorderfront, die; (of queue) vorderes Ende; (of procession) Spitze, die; (of book) vorderer Deckelin or at the front [of something] — vorn [in etwas position: Dat., movement: Akk.]
in front — vorn[e]
be in front of something/somebody — vor etwas/jemandem sein
walk in front of somebody — (preceding) vor jemandem gehen; (to position) vor jemanden gehen
he was murdered in front of his wife — er wurde vor den Augen seiner Frau ermordet
2) (Mil.; also fig.) Front, dieon the Western front — an der Westfront
be attacked on all fronts — an allen Fronten/(fig.) von allen Seiten angegriffen werden
4) (Meteorol.) Front, diecold/warm front — Kalt-/Warmluftfront, die
5) (outward appearance) Aussehen, das; (bluff) Fassade, die (oft abwertend); (pretext, façade) Tarnung, die2. adjectiveit's all a front — das ist alles nur Fassade (abwertend)
vorder...; Vorder[rad, -zimmer, -zahn]front garden — Vorgarten, der
* * *1) (the part of anything (intended to be) nearest the person who sees it; usually the most important part of anything: the front of the house; the front of the picture; ( also adjective) the front page.) die Vorderseite2) (the foremost part of anything in the direction in which it moves: the front of the ship; ( also adjective) the front seat of the bus.) die Front3) (the part of a city or town that faces the sea: We walked along the (sea) front.) die (Strand-)promenade4) ((in war) the line of soliers nearest the enemy: They are sending more soldiers to the front.) die Front5) (a boundary separating two masses of air of different temperatures: A cold front is approaching from the Atlantic.) die Front6) (an outward appearance: He put on a brave front.) die Kühnheit7) (a name sometimes given to a political movement: the Popular Front for Liberation.) die Organisation•- academic.ru/29601/frontage">frontage- frontal
- at the front of
- in front of
- in front* * *[frʌnt]I. nshall I lie on my \front or my back? soll ich mich auf den Bauch oder auf den Rücken legen?please turn round and face the \front bitte drehen Sie sich um und schauen Sie nach vorn\front of a building Front f eines Gebäudes\front of a pullover Vorderteil m eines Pulloversto put sth on back to \front etw verkehrt herum anziehen▪ from the \front von vorneto lead from the \front die Spitze anführen2. (front area)▪ the \front der vordere Bereichwe want seats as near the \front as possible wir wollen möglichst weit vorne sitzenthe \front of a crowd die Spitze einer Menge▪ at the \front vorn[e]she got us seats right at the \front sie hat uns Sitze in der vordersten Reihe besorgt3. (ahead of)▪ in \front vorn[e]the lady in the row in \front die Dame in der Reihe vor uns▪ in \front of sth/sb vor etw/jdmin \front of other people/the children/witnesses vor anderen Menschen/den Kindern/Zeugen▪ out \front im Publikumto go out \front vor den Vorhang treten▪ up \front im Vorausthe restaurant is a \front for a drug-smuggling gang das Restaurant dient nur als Deckadresse für eine Drogenschmugglerbandeto put on a bold [or brave] \front kühn [o mutig] auftreten8. MIL, METEO, POL Front fthe \front for the Liberation of Palestine die palästinensische Befreiungsarmeea cold/warm \front METEO eine Kalt-/Warmfronta united \front POL eine geschlossene Fronton the domestic/work \front an der Heimatfront/Arbeitsfronton the employment \front im Beschäftigungsbereichthe lake/river \front die Uferpromenade1. (at the front) vorderste(r, s)I like sitting in the \front seats at the cinema ich sitze gerne auf den vorderen Plätzen im Kino\front leg Vorderbein nt\front teeth Schneidezähne pl\front wheel Vorderrad nt2. (concealing) Deck-\front operation Deckfirma fIII. vt1. (face onto)all the apartments \front the sea alle Wohnungen gehen zum Meer hinaus▪ to be \fronted verkleidet seinto be \fronted with timber mit Holz verkleidet sein3. (be head of)to \front a department eine Abteilung leiten▪ to \front sth etw moderierenIV. vi1. (face)the house \fronts north das Haus geht nach Norden [hinaus]our cottage \fronts onto the village green unser Häuschen liegt zur Dorfwiese hin2. (be front man)* * *[frʌnt]1. n1) (= forward side, exterior) Vorderseite f; (= forward part, including interior) Vorderteil nt; (of house etc = façade) Vorderfront f, Stirnseite f; (of shirt, dress) Vorderteil nt; (= dickey) Hemdbrust f; (THEAT = auditorium) Zuschauerraum min front of sb/sth — vor jdm/etw
at the front of (inside) — vorne in (+dat); (outside) vor (+dat)
to be in front — vorne sein; (Sport) vorn(e) or an der Spitze liegen
in front of you you can see... — vor Ihnen können Sie... sehen
in or at the front of the train/class — vorne im Zug/Klassenzimmer
2) (MIL, POL, MET) Front fthey were attacked on all fronts (Mil) — sie wurden an allen Fronten angegriffen; (fig) sie wurden von allen Seiten angegriffen
cold front (Met) — Kalt(luft)front f
we must present a common/united front — wir müssen eine gemeinsame/geschlossene Front bieten
4) (= outward appearance) Fassade f7) no pl (= effrontery) Stirn fto have the front to do sth — die Frechheit besitzen or die Stirn haben, etw zu tun
2. adv50% up front —
See:→ also upfront3. vithe houses/windows front onto the street — die Häuser liegen/die Fenster gehen auf die Straße hinaus
4. vt1)2) organization, band leiten5. adjvorderste(r, s), Vorder-; page erste(r, s)front tooth/wheel/room — Vorderzahn m/-rad nt/-zimmer nt
the front end of the train — die Spitze des Zuges
* * *front [frʌnt]A s1. allg Vorder-, Stirnseite f, Front f:at the front auf der Vorderseite, vorn ( → A 4)2. ARCH (Vorder)Front f, Fassade f3. Vorderteil n4. MILa) Front f, Kampf-, Frontlinie fb) Frontbreite f:at the front an der Front ( → A 1);go to the front an die Front gehen;on all fronts an allen Fronten (a. fig);on a broad front auf breiter Front (a. fig);form a united front against gemeinsam Front machen gegen5. Vordergrund m:drive too close to the car in front zu wenig Abstand zum Vordermann lassen;go in front (Fußball etc) in Führung gehen;he threw himself in front of a train er warf sich vor einen Zug;to the front nach vorn, voraus, voran;a) in den Vordergrund treten,b) an Popularität gewinnen;look to the front nach vorn schauen;play up front SPORT Spitze spielen6. a) (Straßen-, Wasser) Front f7. fig Front f:b) Sektor m, Bereich m:on the educational front im Erziehungsbereich, auf dem Erziehungssektor8. a) Strohmann mb) Aushängeschild n (einer Interessengruppe oder subversiven Organisation etc)9. umg Fassade f, äußerer Schein:a) auf vornehm machen, sich Allüren geben,b) Theater spielen;maintain a front den Schein wahren10. poeta) Stirn fb) Antlitz n, Gesicht n11. Frechheit f, Unverschämtheit f:have the front to do sth die Stirn haben oder sich erdreisten, etwas zu tun12. Hemdbrust f, Einsatz m13. (falsche) Stirnlocken pl14. METEO Front f15. THEATa) Zuschauerraum m:be out front umg im Publikum sitzenb) Proszenium n (Raum zwischen Vorhang und Rampe)B adj1. Front…, Vorder…:front entrance Vordereingang m;the front nine (Golf) die ersten 9 Löcher;front surface Stirnfläche f;3. LING Vorderzungen…C v/t1. gegenüberstehen, -liegen (dat):the house fronts the sea das Haus liegt (nach) dem Meer zu;the windows front the street die Fenster gehen auf die Straße (hinaus)3. mit einer Front oder Vorderseite versehen4. als Front oder Vorderseite dienen für6. MIL Front machen lassenD v/i* * *1. noun1) Vorderseite, die; (of door) Außenseite, die; (of house) Vorderfront, die; (of queue) vorderes Ende; (of procession) Spitze, die; (of book) vorderer Deckelin or at the front [of something] — vorn [in etwas position: Dat., movement: Akk.]
in front — vorn[e]
be in front of something/somebody — vor etwas/jemandem sein
walk in front of somebody — (preceding) vor jemandem gehen; (to position) vor jemanden gehen
2) (Mil.; also fig.) Front, diebe attacked on all fronts — an allen Fronten/(fig.) von allen Seiten angegriffen werden
3) (at seaside) Strandpromenade, die4) (Meteorol.) Front, diecold/warm front — Kalt-/Warmluftfront, die
5) (outward appearance) Aussehen, das; (bluff) Fassade, die (oft abwertend); (pretext, façade) Tarnung, die2. adjectiveit's all a front — das ist alles nur Fassade (abwertend)
vorder...; Vorder[rad, -zimmer, -zahn]front garden — Vorgarten, der
* * *n.Front -en f.Vorderseite f.
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