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1 near

near [nɪə(r)]

près de ⇒ 1 (a)-(c), 1 (e), 6 (a), 6 (c)-(e) proche de ⇒ 1 (b), 6 (b), 6 (c) au bord de ⇒ 1 (e) près ⇒ 2 (a), 2 (b) proche ⇒ 2 (b), 3 (a), 3 (b), 3 (e) quasi ⇒ 2 (c) approcher de ⇒ 4 approcher ⇒ 5

(compar nearer, superl nearest)

1 preposition

(a) (in space) près de;

∎ near Paris près de Paris;

∎ don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas du feu;

∎ is there a chemist's near here? est-ce qu'il y a un pharmacien près d'ici ou dans le coin?;

∎ she likes to have her family near her elle aime avoir sa famille près d'elle ou auprès d'elle;

∎ near the end of the book vers la fin du livre;

∎ I haven't been near a horse since the accident je n'ai pas approché un cheval depuis l'accident;

∎ you can't trust him near a gun il est dangereux avec une arme à feu;

∎ she wouldn't let anyone near her (physically) elle ne voulait pas qu'on l'approche; (emotionally) elle ne voulait être proche de personne

(b) (in time) près de, proche de;

∎ it's getting near Christmas c'est bientôt Noël;

∎ ask me nearer the time repose-moi la question quand l'heure viendra;

∎ near the end of the film vers la fin du film

(c) (similar to) près de;

∎ that would be nearer the truth ce serait plus près de la vérité;

∎ nobody can come anywhere near her il n'y a personne à son niveau;

∎ he's nowhere near it! (with guess, calculation) il n'y est pas du tout!

(d) (in amount or number)

∎ profits were near the 30 percent mark les bénéfices approchaient la barre des 30 pour cent;

∎ it took us nearer three hours to finish en fait, nous avons mis presque trois heures à finir;

∎ it will cost nearer £5,000 ça coûtera plutôt dans les 5000 livres

(e) (on the point of) près de, au bord de;

∎ the country's economy is near ruin le pays est au bord de la faillite;

∎ to be near tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ near death sur le point de mourir;

∎ it's near freezing il ne fait pas loin de zéro, la température avoisine zéro degré

2 adverb

(a) (in space) près, à côté, à proximité;

∎ to draw near s'approcher;

∎ come nearer venez plus près, approchez-vous;

∎ to bring sth nearer (to) rapprocher qch (de);

∎ the heat was too great for us to get near la chaleur était trop intense pour que l'on puisse s'approcher;

∎ so near and yet so far! c'est dommage, si près du but!;

∎ near at hand tout près, à proximité

(b) (in time) proche, près;

∎ as the time grew or drew near à mesure que le moment approchait;

∎ midnight drew near minuit approchait, on approchait de minuit

(c) (with adjective) quasi;

∎ a near impossible task une tâche quasi ou quasiment ou pratiquement impossible;

∎ the show went ahead with near tragic consequences le spectacle a continué avec des conséquences quasi tragiques

(d) (idioms)

∎ as near as makes no difference à peu de chose près, à quelque chose près;

∎ familiar £50 or as near as dammit 50 livres à peu de chose près^□ ;

∎ as near as I can remember autant que je puisse m'en souvenir;

∎ it's near enough ça va comme ça;

∎ it's near enough 50 lbs ça pèse dans les 50 livres;

∎ it's nowhere near good enough c'est loin d'être suffisant;

∎ she's nowhere near finished elle est loin d'avoir fini;

∎ there weren't anywhere near enough people il y avait bien trop peu de gens

3 adjective

(a) (in space) proche;

∎ the near edge le bord le plus proche;

∎ our near neighbours nos proches voisins;

∎ I knew you were near je savais que vous étiez dans les environs ou parages;

∎ the nearest post office le bureau de poste le plus proche;

∎ the near front wheel (driving on left) la roue avant gauche; (driving on right) la roue avant droite

(b) (in time) proche;

∎ when the time is near quand le moment approchera;

∎ in the near future dans un proche avenir

(c) (virtual)

∎ it was a near disaster on a frôlé la catastrophe;

∎ he found himself in near darkness il s'est retrouvé dans une obscurité quasi totale;

∎ it was a near thing on l'a échappé belle, il était moins une;

∎ I caught the train, but it was a near thing j'ai eu mon train de justesse;

∎ I missed the train, but it was a near thing j'ai manqué mon train de peu;

∎ he's the nearest thing we have to a national hero il est ce que nous avons de mieux en matière de héros national;

∎ it's the nearest you'll get to a bookshop in these parts c'est ce que vous trouverez de mieux en matière de librairie par ici

(d) (in amount, number)

∎ to the nearest £10 à 10 livres près;

∎ round it up/down to the nearest 10 francs arrondissez aux 10 francs supérieurs/inférieurs

(e) (closely related) proche;

∎ her nearest relatives ses parents les plus proches;

∎ humorous your nearest and dearest vos proches

4 transitive verb

(approach → place, date, event) approcher de; (→ state) être au bord de;

∎ the train was nearing the station le train approchait de la gare;

∎ he was nearing seventy when he got married il allait sur ses soixante-dix ans quand il s'est marié;

∎ the book is nearing completion le livre est sur le point d'être terminé;

∎ we are nearing our goal nous touchons au but;

∎ he seemed to be nearing a crisis il semblait au bord d'une crise;

∎ we're nearing the point of no return il sera bientôt trop tard pour faire marche arrière, on atteindra bientôt le point de non-retour

5 intransitive verb

(date, place) approcher

6 near to preposition

(a) (in space) près de;

∎ they live near to us ils habitent près de ou à côté de chez nous

(b) (emotionally) proche de;

∎ those near and dear to him ceux qui le touchent de près, ses proches

(c) (in time) près de, proche de;

∎ it's getting near to Christmas Noël approche

(d) (in similarity) près de

(e) (on the point of) près de, au bord de;

∎ to be near to death être sur le point de mourir;

∎ to be near to tears être au bord des larmes;

∎ I came near to leaving several times j'ai failli partir plusieurs fois

►► American near beer bière f sans alcool;

the Near East le Proche-Orient;

∎ in the Near East au Proche-Orient;

near gale (on Beaufort scale) grand frais m;

Computing near letter quality qualité f courrier;

near letter quality printer imprimante f de qualité courrier;

near miss (gen) & Sport coup m qui a raté de peu; (between planes, vehicles etc) collision f évitée de justesse;

∎ it was a near miss (answer) la réponse était presque bonne; (accident) on a frôlé l'accident;

∎ that was a near miss! (escape) on l'a échappé belle!;

∎ the two cars had a near miss les deux voitures ont bien failli se rentrer dedans;

near money quasi-monnaie f;

Stock Exchange near month échéance f proche

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2 ♦ near

♦ near (1) /nɪə(r)/
A avv.

1 vicino; dappresso: to draw near, avvicinarsi: Easter is drawing near, s'avvicina la Pasqua; Stay somewhere near, resta vicino (nei paraggi)!; far and near, vicino e lontano; da ogni parte; dappertutto

2 ( di solito, nearly) quasi; circa: You are near right, hai quasi ragione; It lasted near a century, è durato circa un secolo

3 (fam.) frugalmente; parsimoniosamente; in ristrettezze: It was a well-to-do family once, but they live very near now, era una famiglia benestante, ma ora vivono in gravi ristrettezze

B prep.

( anche near to) vicino a; presso (a); nei pressi di; accanto a: Come and sit near me, vieni a sederti accanto a me!; My cottage is near the lake, la mia villetta è nei pressi del lago; The sun is near setting, il sole è vicino al tramonto; near to tears, sul punto di piangere; to come near to do (o near doing) st., mancare poco che: Our party came near winning the election, mancò poco che il nostro partito vincesse le elezioni

● near at hand, a portata di mano, sottomano; vicino ( anche nel tempo) □ near upon, quasi: It was near upon midnight, era quasi mezzanotte □ ( slang ingl.) as near as dammit, vicinissimo; a un pelo □ It's very near to Christmas, siamo sotto Natale □ The matter lies near his heart, la faccenda gli sta molto a cuore □ That's nowhere (o not anywhere) near enough, non basta davvero; è tutt'altro che sufficiente.
♦ near (2) /nɪə(r)/
a.

1 vicino (soprattutto come agg. pred.; cfr. nearby); prossimo; ( di parente) stretto; ( d'amico) vicino al cuore, intimo: The school is quite near, la scuola è vicinissima; Easter is near, la Pasqua è vicina; in the near future, nel prossimo futuro; on a near day, uno dei prossimi giorni; a near relation, un parente dei più vicini; un parente stretto; a near friend, un amico intimo

2 (spec. ingl.: di un veicolo, di un cavallo, della strada) di sinistra; sinistro: the near horse, il cavallo di sinistra ( di una pariglia); the near side of the road, il lato sinistro della strada

3 ( di strada, itinerario) diretto; breve: He took the near way, prese la via diretta; Can you tell me the nearest way to the airport?, sai dirmi qual è la strada più breve per l'aeroporto?

4 (fig. fam.) di manica stretta (fig.); avaro; gretto; meschino; tirchio

● (econ.) near banking, attività parabancaria □ a near collision, una collisione evitata per poco □ (geogr.) the Near East, il Vicino Oriente; il Medio Oriente □ a near miss, un colpo (un proiettile, ecc.) per poco non andato a segno; ( per estens.) un incontro (un incidente, un progetto, un successo, ecc.) mancato per poco: That was a near miss, ho (hai, ecc.) mancato il colpo per poco; c'è mancato poco che facessi centro; ( anche) per poco non l'ho incontrato □ near miss, colpo (proiettile, ecc.) che manca il bersaglio di poco; incidente mancato per un pelo □ near escape = It was a near escape ► sotto □ (econ.) near money, quasi moneta □ (econ.) near monopoly, quasi monopolio □ a near resemblance, una somiglianza quasi perfetta □ near shave = It was a near escape ► sotto □ the near side, il lato più vicino, il lato in vista ( di un oggetto) □ the near term, il breve termine □ near thing = It was a near escape ► sotto □ a near translation, una traduzione letterale (o aderente al testo) □ (med.) near vision chart, carta ottometrica □ to give a near guess, indovinare o quasi; indovinare pressappoco □ in the near distance, in secondo piano ( d'un quadro, ecc.) □ ( sport) near winner, secondo arrivato □ It was a near escape (o a near thing, a near shave), ce l'abbiamo (ce l'avete, ecc.) fatta per un pelo; ce la siamo (ve la siete, ecc.) cavata per il rotto della cuffia: It was a near thing!, c'è mancato poco!; per un soffio!; per un pelo! □ Come nearer!, avvicinati! □ ( sport) one's nearest rival, l'avversario diretto □ (fam.) one's nearest and dearest, i parenti più prossimi; i familiari.
near (3) /nɪə(r)/
a. e avv. (nei composti:)

1 quasi: a near-perfect description, una descrizione quasi perfetta

2 strettamente; molto: two near-related terms, due termini strettamente connessi

● ( sport) a near-capacity crowd, uno stadio quasi pieno □ near-dead with fright, mezzo morto dalla paura □ in a state of near-war, in uno stato che rasenta la guerra □ a near-red colour, un colore che tira al rosso.
(to) near /nɪə(r)/
A v. t.

avvicinarsi a; accostarsi a: The ship was nearing the dock, la nave si accostava alla banchina

B v. i.

avvicinarsi: The soccer season is nearing, s'avvicina l'inizio della stagione calcistica.

English-Italian dictionary > ♦ near
3 near

1. adverb
1) (at a short distance) nah[e]

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

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

get nearer together — näher zusammenrücken

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

2) (closely)

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken
2. preposition
1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

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

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

it's near here — es ist hier in der Nähe

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

2) (in quality)

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

3) (in time)

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

it's drawing near Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

come back nearer 8 o'clock — komm kurz vor 8 Uhr noch einmal zurück

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

4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

near-hysterical — fast hysterisch

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

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
3. adjective
1) (in space or time) nahe

in the near future — in nächster Zukunft

the chair is nearer — der Stuhl steht näher

our nearest neighbours — unsere nächsten Nachbarn

2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]

near and dear — lieb und teuer

3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

£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!

4)

the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

5) (direct)

4 miles by the nearest road — 4 Meilen auf dem kürzesten Wege
4. transitive verb
sich nähern (+ Dat.)

the building is nearing completion — das Gebäude steht kurz vor seiner Vollendung

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[niə] 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nahe

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nahe
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) nahe

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nahe
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nahe
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) sich nähren

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near

[nɪəʳ, AM nɪr]

I. adj

1. (close in space) nahe, in der Nähe

where's the \nearest phone box? wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?

in the \near distance [ganz] in der Nähe

2. (close in time) nahe

in the \near future in der nahen Zukunft

3. (most similar)

▪ \nearest am nächsten

walking in these boots is the \nearest thing to floating on air in diesen Stiefeln läuft man fast wie auf Watte

this was the \nearest equivalent to cottage cheese I could find von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das hier Hüttenkäse am ähnlichsten

he rounded up the sum to the \nearest dollar er rundete die Summe auf den nächsten Dollar auf

4. attr (close to being)

he was in a state of \near despair er war der Verzweiflung nahe

that's a \near certainty/impossibility das ist so gut wie sicher/unmöglich

a \near catastrophe/collision eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß m

5. attr (person) nahe, eng

he's a \near neighbour er gehört zu der unmittelbaren Nachbarschaft

\near relative enge[r] [o nahe[r]] Verwandte[r]

his \nearest and dearest ( hum) seine Lieben hum

6. attr BRIT, AUS AUTO, TRANSP (nearside) auf der Beifahrerseite präd, nach n

7.

▶ a \near thing:

that was a \near thing! it could have been a disaster das war aber knapp! es hätte ein Unglück geben können

she won in the end but it was a \near thing am Ende hat sie doch noch gewonnen, aber es war knapp

II. adv

1. (close in space) nahe

do you live somewhere \near? wohnst du hier irgendwo in der Nähe?

I wish we lived \nearer ich wünschte, wir würden näher beieinanderwohnen

I was standing just \near enough to hear what he was saying ich stand gerade nah genug, um zu hören, was er sagte

\near at hand object in [unmittelbarer] Reichweite; place [ganz] in der Nähe

2. (close in time) nahe

to draw [or get] \near näher rücken

the time is drawing \nearer die Zeit rückt näher

3. (almost) beinahe, fast

a \near perfect performance eine fast perfekte Vorstellung

I \near fell out or the chair ich wäre beinahe vom Stuhl gefallen

as \near as:

as \near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesen

I'm as \near certain as can be ich bin mir so gut wie sicher

there were about 60 people at the party, as \near as I could judge ich schätze, es waren so um die 60 Leute auf der Party

\near enough ( fam) fast, beinahe

she's been here 10 years, \near enough sie ist seit 10 Jahren hier, so ungefähr jedenfalls

they're the same age or \near enough sie haben so ungefähr dasselbe Alter

nowhere [or not anywhere] \near bei Weitem nicht

his income is nowhere \near enough to live on sein Einkommen reicht bei Weitem nicht zum Leben [aus]

he's not anywhere \near as [or so] tall as his sister er ist längst nicht so groß wie seine Schwester

4.

▶ as \near as dammit [or damn it] BRIT ( fam)

it will cost £200, or as \near as dammit so Pi mal Daumen gerechnet wird es etwa 200 Pfund kosten

III. prep

1. (in proximity to)

▪ \near [to] nahe [bei] + dat

he stood \near her er stand nahe [o dicht] bei ihr

do you live \near here? wohnen Sie hier in der Nähe?

we live quite \near [to] a school wir wohnen in unmittelbarer Nähe einer Schule

the house was nowhere \near the port das Haus lag nicht mal in der Nähe des Hafens

don't come too \near me, you might catch my cold komm mir nicht zu nahe, du könntest dich mit meiner Erkältung anstecken

which bus stop is \nearest [to] your house? welche Bushaltestelle ist von deinem Haus aus die nächste?

go and sit \nearer [to] the fire komm, setz dich näher ans Feuer

there's a car park \near the factory bei [o in der Nähe] der Fabrik gibt es einen Parkplatz

2. (almost time of)

I shan't be home till some time \near midnight ich werde erst so um Mitternacht zurück sein

it's nowhere \near time for us to leave yet es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehen

I'm nowhere \near finishing the book ich habe das Buch noch längst nicht ausgelesen

details will be given \near the date die Einzelheiten werden kurz vor dem Termin bekanntgegeben

his birthday is very \near Easter er hat kurz vor Ostern Geburtstag

I'll think about it \nearer [to] the time wenn die Zeit reif ist, dann werde ich drüber nachdenken

\near the end of the war gegen Kriegsende

3. (close to a state) nahe

we came \near to being killed wir wären beinahe getötet worden

they came \near to blows over the election results sie hätten sich fast geprügelt wegen der Wahlergebnisse

\near to starvation/dehydration nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten

\near to tears den Tränen nahe

4. (similar in quantity or quality)

he's \nearer 70 than 60 er ist eher 70 als 60

this colour is \nearest [to] the original diese Farbe kommt dem Original am nächsten

nobody else comes \near him in cooking was das Kochen angeht, da kommt keiner an ihn ran

5. (about ready to)

▪ to be \near to doing sth nahe daran sein, etw akk zu tun

I am \near to losing my temper ich verliere gleich die Geduld

he came \near to punching him er hätte ihn beinahe geschlagen

6. (like)

he felt something \near envy er empfand so etwas wie Neid

what he said was nothing \near the truth was er sagte, entsprach nicht im Entferntesten der Wahrheit

7. (almost amount of) annähernd, fast

it weighed \near to a pound es wog etwas weniger als ein Pfund

temperatures \near 30 degrees Temperaturen von etwas unter 30 Grad

profits fell from £8 million to \nearer £6 million die Gewinne sind von 8 Millionen auf gerade mal 6 Millionen zurückgegangen

IV. vt

▪ to \near sth sich akk etw dat nähern, etw dat näher kommen

we \neared the top of the mountain wir kamen dem Gipfel des Berges immer näher

to \near completion kurz vor der Vollendung stehen

sb \nears his/her end ( liter) jds Ende naht euph

V. vi sich akk nähern, näher kommen [o rücken]

lunchtime is \nearing es ist bald Mittagszeit

as Christmas \neared, little Susan became more and more excited als Weihnachten nahte, wurde die kleine Susan immer aufgeregter

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[nɪə(r)] (+er)
1. ADVERB

1) = close in space or time nahe

he lives quite near — er wohnt ganz in der Nähe

don't sit/stand so near — setzen Sie sich/stehen Sie nicht so nahe (daran)

you live nearer/nearest — du wohnst näher/am nächsten

to move/come nearer — näher kommen

could you move nearer together? — könnten Sie näher or enger zusammenrücken?

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

this is the nearest I can get to solving the problem — besser kann ich das Problem nicht lösen

that's the nearest I ever got to being fired — da hätte nicht viel gefehlt und ich wäre rausgeworfen worden

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

2) = closely, accurately genau

as near as I can tell —

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)

... no, but near enough —... nein, aber es ist nicht weit davon entfernt

there were near enough 60 people at the party — es waren knapp 60 Leute auf der Party

they're the same length or as near as makes no difference — sie sind so gut wie gleich lang

it's as near stopped as makes no difference — es hat so gut wie aufgehört

3) = almost fast, beinahe; impossible nahezu, fast; dead nahezu

he very near succeeded — fast or beinahe wäre es ihm gelungen

4)

in negative statements it's nowhere near enough — das ist bei Weitem nicht genug

it's nowhere near right — das ist weit gefehlt

we're not any nearer (to) solving the problem — wir sind der Lösung des Problems kein bisschen näher gekommen

we're nowhere or not anywhere near finishing the book —

nowhere near as much — lange or bei Weitem nicht so viel

you are nowhere or not anywhere near the truth — das ist weit gefehlt, du bist weit von der Wahrheit entfernt

he is nowhere or not anywhere near as clever as you — er ist lange or bei Weitem nicht so klug wie du

2. PREPOSITION
(also ADV: near to)
1) = close to position nahe an (+dat), nahe (+dat); (with motion) nahe an (+acc); (= in the vicinity of) in der Nähe von or +gen; (with motion) in die Nähe von or +gen

to get near (to) the church — in die Nähe der Kirche kommen

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

the hotel is very near (to) the station — das Hotel liegt ganz in der Nähe des Bahnhofs

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

to get near/nearer (to) sb/sth — nahe/näher an jdn/etw herankommen

to stand near/nearer (to) the table — nahe/näher am Tisch stehen

he won't go near anything illegal —

when we got near (to) the house — als wir an das Haus herankamen or in die Nähe des Hauses kamen

when we are nearer home — wenn wir nicht mehr so weit von zu Hause weg sind

keep near me — bleib in meiner Nähe

near here/there — hier/dort in der Nähe

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

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

take the chair nearest (to) you/the table — nehmen Sie den Stuhl direkt neben Ihnen/dem Tisch

that's nearer it —

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

2) = close in time with time stipulated gegen

near (to) death — dem Tode nahe

she is near her time — es ist bald so weit (bei ihr)

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

phone again nearer (to) Christmas — rufen Sie vor Weihnachten noch einmal an

come back nearer (to) 3 o'clock —

on the Wednesday nearest Easter — am Mittwoch (direkt) vor Ostern

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

I'm near (to) the end of the book — ich habe das Buch fast zu Ende gelesen

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 —

it is drawing near (to) Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

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

3)

= on the point of to be near (to) doing sth — nahe daran sein, etw zu tun

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

the project is near/nearer (to) completion —

he came near to ruining his chances — er hätte sich seine Chancen beinahe verdorben, es hätte nicht viel gefehlt, und er hätte sich seine Chancen verdorben

we were near to being drowned — wir waren dem Ertrinken nahe, wir wären beinahe ertrunken

4) = similar to ähnlich (+dat)

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

it's the same thing or near it —

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

3. ADJECTIVE

1) = close in space or time nahe

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

it looks very near —

our nearest neighbours are 5 miles away — unsere nächsten Nachbarn sind 5 Meilen entfernt

these glasses make things look nearer — diese Brille lässt alles näher erscheinen

his answer was nearer than mine/nearest — seine Antwort traf eher zu als meine/traf die Sachlage am ehesten

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

these events are still very near —

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

2) fig escape knapp

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

his nearest rival — sein schärfster Rivale, seine schärfste Rivalin

our nearest competition — unsere stärkste Konkurrenz

to be in a state of near collapse/hysteria — am Rande eines Zusammenbruchs/der Hysterie sein

round up the figure to the nearest pound — runden Sie die Zahl auf das nächste Pfund auf

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

we'll sell it for £50, or nearest offer — wir verkaufen es für £ 50 oder das nächstbeste Angebot

the nearest in line to the throne — der unmittelbare Thronfolger

this is the nearest equivalent — das kommt dem am Nächsten

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

that's the nearest thing you'll get to a compliment/an answer — ein besseres Kompliment/eine bessere Antwort kannst du kaum erwarten

3) = closely related, intimate relation nah; friend nah, vertraut

my nearest and dearest — meine Lieben

a near and dear friend — ein lieber und teurer Freund

4. TRANSITIVE VERB
sich nähern (+dat)
he was nearing his end — sein Leben neigte sich dem Ende zu

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

she was nearing fifty — sie ging auf die Fünfzig zu

to near completion — kurz vor dem Abschluss stehen

5. INTRANSITIVE VERB
(time, event) näher rücken
the time is nearing when... — die Zeit rückt näher, da...

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near [nıə(r)]

A adv

1. nahe, (ganz) in der Nähe, dicht dabei

2. nahe (bevorstehend) (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc)

3. nahe (heran), näher:

he stepped near

4. nahezu, beinahe, fast:

£1,000 is not anywhere near enough 1000 Pfund sind bei Weitem nicht genug oder sind auch nicht annähernd genug;

not anywhere near as bad as nicht annähernd so schlecht wie, bei Weitem nicht so schlecht wie

5. obs sparsam:

live near sparsam oder kärglich leben

6. fig eng (verwandt, befreundet etc)

7. SCHIFF hart (am Winde):

sail near to the wind

B adj (adv → nearly)

1. nahe (gelegen), in der Nähe:

the nearest place der nächstgelegene Ort

2. kurz, nahe:

the nearest way der kürzeste Weg

3. nahe (Zeitpunkt, Ereignis etc):

Christmas is near;

the near future

4. nahe (verwandt):

the nearest relations die nächsten Verwandten

5. eng (befreundet oder vertraut):

a near friend ein guter oder enger Freund;

my nearest and dearest friend mein bester Freund;

my nearest and dearest meine Lieben

6. knapp:

we had a near escape wir sind mit knapper Not entkommen;

near miss FLUG, AUTO Beinahe-, Fastzusammenstoß m;

be a near miss

a) knapp danebengehen (Schuss etc),

b) fig knapp scheitern;

that was a near thing umg das hätte ins Auge gehen können, das ist gerade noch einmal gut gegangen

7. genau, wörtlich, wortgetreu (Übersetzung etc)

8. umg knaus(e)rig

C präp

1. nahe (dat), in der oder die Nähe von (oder gen), nahe an (dat) oder bei, unweit (gen):

near sb in jemandes Nähe;

a house near the station ein Haus in Bahnhofsnähe;

get near the end of one’s career sich dem Ende seiner Laufbahn nähern;

near completion der Vollendung nahe, nahezu fertiggestellt;

near here

a) nicht weit von hier,

b) hier in der Nähe;

his opinion is very near my own wir sind fast der gleichen Meinung;

be near doing sth nahe daran sein, etwas zu tun; → bone¹ A 1

2. (zeitlich) nahe, nicht weit von

D v/t & v/i sich nähern, näher kommen (dat):

be nearing completion der Vollendung entgegengehenBesondere Redewendungen: near at hand

a) → A 1,

b) → A 2 near by → nearby A;

come ( oder go) near to

a) sich ungefähr belaufen auf (akk),

b) einer Sache sehr nahe oder fast gleichkommen, fast etwas sein she came near to tears sie war den Tränen nahe, sie hätte fast geweint;

come ( oder go) near to doing sth etwas fast oder beinahe tun;

not come near to sth in keinem Verhältnis stehen zu etwas; → draw near, nowhere A 3

nr abk near

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1. adverb
1) (at a short distance) nah[e]

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

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

get nearer together — näher zusammenrücken

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

2) (closely)

near to = 2 a, b, c; we were near to being drowned — wir wären fast od. beinah[e] ertrunken
2. preposition
1) (in space) (position) nahe an/bei (+ Dat.); (motion) nahe an (+ Akk.); (fig.) nahe (geh.) nachgestellt (+ Dat.); in der Nähe (+ Gen.)

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

don't come near me — komm mir nicht zu nahe

it's near here — es ist hier in der Nähe

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

2) (in quality)

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

3) (in time)

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

it's drawing near Christmas — es geht auf Weihnachten zu

come back nearer 8 o'clock — komm kurz vor 8 Uhr noch einmal zurück

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

4) in comb. Beinahe[unfall, -zusammenstoß, -katastrophe]

near-hysterical — fast hysterisch

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

a near-miracle — fast od. beinahe ein Wunder
3. adjective
1) (in space or time) nahe

in the near future — in nächster Zukunft

the chair is nearer — der Stuhl steht näher

our nearest neighbours — unsere nächsten Nachbarn

2) (closely related) nahe [Verwandte]; eng [Freund]

near and dear — lieb und teuer

3) (in nature) fast richtig [Vermutung]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

£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!

4)

the near side — (Brit.) (travelling on the left/right) die linke/rechte Seite

5) (direct)

4 miles by the nearest road — 4 Meilen auf dem kürzesten Wege
4. transitive verb
sich nähern (+ Dat.)

the building is nearing completion — das Gebäude steht kurz vor seiner Vollendung

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adj.

nah adj. prep.

nächst präp.

English-german dictionary > near
4 near

niə
1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) cerca

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) próximo

2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) cerca

2) ((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 cerca

is the station near here? ¿está cerca la estación?

there's a café near my house hay una cafetería cerca de mi casa

near

tr[nɪə^SMALLr/SMALL]

adjective

1 cercano,-a

■ where is the nearest bank? ¿dónde está el banco más cercano?

■ Barclays is quite near Barclays queda bastante cerca

2 (relations) cercano,-a

■ a near relative un pariente cercano

■ one's nearest and dearest los más queridos

3 (time) próximo,-a

■ in the near future en un futuro próximo

4 (similar) parecido,-a

■ this is the nearest we have, I'm afraid lo siento, pero esto es lo más parecido que tenemos

adverb

1 cerca

■ I live quite near (by) vivo bastante cerca

preposition

1 cerca de

■ it's near the market está cerca del mercado

■ near the end of the book hacia el final del libro

1 (Also near to) a punto de

■ she was near to crying estuvo a punto de llorar

transitive verb

1 acercarse a

■ we are nearing the day when... nos acercamos al día en que...

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to come near acercarse

to come near to doing something estar en un tris de hacer algo

to draw near acercarse

near miss (shot) tiro que no da en el blanco por poco 2 (situation) situación que no se produce por poco

■ it was a near miss falló por poco

■ the lorry almost hit us, it was a near miss por poco nos da el camión, nos escapamos por los pelos

near ['nɪr] vt

1) : acercarse a

the ship is nearing port: el barco se está acercando al puerto

2) : estar a punto de

she is nearing graduation: está a punto de graduarse

near adv

1) close: cerca

my family lives quite near: mi familia vive muy cerca

2) nearly: casi

I came near to finishing: casi terminé

near adj

1) close: cercano, próximo

2) similar: parecido, semejante

near prep

: cerca de

near

adj.

• 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, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that'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> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

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) casi

I'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, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

[nɪǝ(r)]
1. ADV

1) (in place) cerca

he lives quite near — vive bastante cerca

don't come any nearer! — ¡no te acerques más!

• 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 imposible

victory 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 esquina

3) (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 *

• that's near enough — (numbers) no merece la pena precisar más; (amount) con eso vale

• 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

the nearest I ever got to winning — lo más cerca que estuve de ganar

• it's nowhere near enough * — con eso no basta ni mucho menos

"have you finished it yet?" - "nowhere near" — -¿has terminado ya? -qué va, me falta muchísimo

• as near as I can recall — que yo recuerde

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 total

2. PREP
(also: near to)
1) (of place) cerca de

I live near Liverpool — vivo cerca de Liverpool

is there a bank near here? — ¿hay algún banco por aquí cerca?

I sat near the fire — me senté cerca de la chimenea

the schools near where I live — los colegios de mi barrio

the person nearest the door — la persona que está más cerca de la puerta

he won't let anyone near his toys — no deja que nadie se acerque a sus juguetes

• 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

nobody comes anywhere near him at swimming — en natación nadie le llega ni a la suela del zapato

• 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 estación

2) (in time)

her birthday is near mine — su cumpleaños cae cerca del mío

near the end of the century — hacia fines del siglo

3) (=almost)

the sun was near to setting — el sol estaba a punto de ponerse

we were near to being drowned — por poco nos morimos ahogados

• she was near death — estaba al borde de la muerte, tocaba a su fin liter

• near to tears — a punto de llorar

3. ADJ

1) (in place) cercano

my 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?

these glasses make things look nearer — con estas gafas todo parece estar más cerca

• £250 or nearest offer — 250 libras o precio a discutir

• calculate to the nearest decimal place — para el cálculo solo utilicen el primer decimal

• he calculated the price to the nearest pound — redondeó el precio a la libra entera

2) (in time) próximo

• in the near future — en un futuro cercano

• the time is near when... — falta poco cuando...

3) (in level, degree)

it's the nearest thing to heaven I can think of — para mí esto es como estar en el séptimo cielo

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] cercano

your nearest and dearest — tus seres más allegados y queridos

4. VT

1) (in space) acercarse a

2) (in time)

it was nearing lunchtime — faltaba poco para la hora de comer

I'm nearing the end of my contract — falta poco para que venza mi contrato

he is nearing 50 — frisa en los 50, tiene casi 50 años

3) (in level, degree)

the building is nearing completion — el edificio está casi terminado

the country is nearing total anarchy — el país está al borde de la anarquía total

5.

VI acercarse

6.

CPD

the Near East N — el Cercano Oriente

near 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, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cercano, próximo

the nearest store — la tienda más cercana

b) ( in time) cercano, próximo

c) ( in approximation) parecido

that'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> cercano

2) ( virtual) (before n)

there was near panic when the alarms sounded — casi se produjo el pánico cuando sonaron las alarmas

in a state of near exhaustion — prácticamente en estado de agotamiento

3) (BrE Auto, Equ) izquierdo

II

adverb -er, -est

1)

a) ( in position) cerca

don't go any nearer to the edge — no te acerques más al borde

from near and far — de todas partes

b) ( in time)

we're getting near to Christmas — ya falta poco para Navidad

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) casi

I'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, -est

a) ( in position) cerca de

the room nearest the entrance — la habitación que está más cerca de la entrada

don't go too near the fire — no te acerques demasiado al fuego

b) ( in time)

we're getting very near Christmas — falta muy poco para Navidad

c) ( in approximation)

damage was estimated at somewhere near $2,000 — los daños se calcularon en cerca de 2.000 dólares

I'd say he's nearer 70 than 60 — yo diría que está más cerca de los 70 que de los 60

no one comes near her in stamina — los deja a todos muy atrás en resistencia

d) ( on the verge of)

the project is now near completion — el proyecto está a punto de acabarse

IV

transitive verb acercarse* a

we are nearing our destination — nos estamos acercando a nuestro destino

he must be nearing his 80th birthday — debe faltarle poco para cumplir los 80

the project is nearing completion — el proyecto se está por acabar

English-spanish dictionary > near
5 near

nɪə
1. прил.
1) а) ближний, близлежащий, близко расположенный the near fields ≈ близлежащие поля Syn: not distant б) более близкий the nearest ≈ ближайший, соседний, близлежащий
2) кратчайший, прямой (о пути) the near road ≈ прямая кратчайшая дорога Syn: short, direct
3) ближайший (о времени) the near future ≈ ближайшее будущее
4) близкий;
тесно связанный our nearest relatives ≈ наши ближайшие родственники
5) близкий, сходный;
приблизительно правильный near resemblance ≈ близкое сходство near translation ≈ наиболее точный, близкий к оригиналу перевод
6) минимальный;
доставшийся с трудом, трудный a near escape ≈ еле удавшийся побег Syn: narrow, close
7) скупой, скаредный, прижимистый Syn: thrifty, stingy
8) левый( о ноге лошади, колесе экипажа, лошади в упряжке) the near foreleg ≈ левая передняя нога
2. нареч.
1) близко, около, поблизости, недалеко to come/draw near ≈ приближаться Who comes near him in wit? ≈ Кто может сравниться с ним в остроумии?
2) близко, недалеко (близость по времени) The new year draws near. ≈ Новый год уже близко.
3) близко, тесно( о связях, родстве, схожести) a near-standing position ≈ почти схожие позиции
4) почти, чуть не, едва не a period of near 30 years ≈ промежуток почти в 30 лет Syn: almost, nearly
5) архаич. бережливо, скупо ∙
3. предл.
1) возле, у, около, рядом( указывает на нахождение вблизи чего-л.) regions near the equator ≈ районы около экватора
2) к, около, почти (близкий к какому-л. времени, возрасту) near the beginning of the year ≈ в начале года
3) почти (приближение к какому-л. состоянию) to be near death ≈ быть почти при смерти ∙ sail near the wind
4. гл. подходить, приближаться;
надвигаться to near the land ≈ приближаться к берегу Syn: approach, come near, draw near близкий;
тесно связанный - * relation ближайший родственник, член семьи (о детях и родителях) - * friends закадычные друзья - * to suicide близкий к самоубийству - * to smb.'s heart заветный, близкий сердцу - a matter of * consequence to me вопрос, в котором я тесным образом заинтересован близлежащий, близкий, находящийся рядом - * point (медицина) ближайшая точка ясного зрения - * sight близорукость - the post-office is quite * почта совсем близко этот, свой, наш, ближний - * shore( военное) берег, занимаемый своими войсками, исходный берег - on the * bank на этом /на нашем/ берегу - on the * side по сю /по эту/ сторону ближайший (о времени) - the * future ближайшее будущее короткий, прямой ( о пути) - the *est way to the station кратчайший путь к станции - to show smb. a *er cut (разговорное) показать кому-л., как пройти напрямик близкий, сходный - * resemblance близкое сходство - the *est translation of an idiom наиболее точный /близкий к оригиналу/ перевод идиомы напоминающий (по виду и т. п.) ;
имитирующий - * silk искусственный шелк - * seal кролик, выделанный под котик (мех) (американизм) почти полный - * blindness почти полная слепота - a * saint святой человек доставшийся с трудом;
трудный - * victory дорогая победа - * work кропотливая работа, особ. требующая напряжения зрения - a * escape побег, чуть не кончившийся неудачей;
еле-еле предотвращенная гибель( разговорное) скупой, прижимистый;
мелочный - he is * with his money он с трудом расстается с деньгами левый (о колесе экипажа, лошади в упряжке и т. п.) - * side левая сторона( по ходу) - * horse левая лошадь пары, подседельная лошадь ( near-) как компонент сложных слов со значением приближающийся к чему-л., полу-, около-, при- - near-nude полуголый - near-bottom придонный - the near-break of a marriage супружество на грани развода, разлад в семье > * and dear родной, любимый > my *est and dearest friend мой закадычный друг > our *est and dearest преим. наши семьи, наши жены и дети > a * go /shave, squeak, thing, touch/ опасное /рискованное/ положение, опасность, которую едва удалось избежать;
на волосок от гибели > we won the race but it was a * thing мы победили в гонке, но с большим трудом указывает на нахождение поблизости или на приближении близко, недалеко, поблизости, подле - to stand * стоять недалеко - don't go away, stay somewhere * не уходите (далеко), будьте поблизости - *er and *er ближе и ближе - to come /to draw/ * приближаться - as soon as he came *er как только он приблизился - do not approach too * не подходите слишком близко указывает на близость, приближение во времени близко, недалеко;
передается также глагольными приставками - the harvest season is drawing * приближается время уборки урожая указывает на тесное родство, непосредственную связь и т. п. близко, непосредственно - we are * related мы близкие родственники - tribes * allied родственные племена - they are * acquainted with the people of the country они хорошо знают народ этой страны - to be * akin /of a kin/ быть очень близкими родственниками - news that concerns you very * новость, которая близко касается вас указывает на приближение к какому-л. качеству, состоянию и т. п. почти, чуть не, едва не - * a century ago почти сто лет назад - you are * right вы почти правы - the results are pretty * equal результаты почти совпадают - it is done or * so это сделано или почти сделано - it is the same thing or * so это то же самое или почти то же самое - he is not * as popular as before он далеко не так популярен, как раньше бережливо, скупо - to live * жить скупо /расчетливо/ в сочетаниях - as * as почти;
чуть не - as * as a touch /as ninepence, as dammit/ (сленг) почти ничем не отличаясь от (чего-л.) - as * as no matter, as * as makes no difference практически то же самое - they're the same height or as * as make no difference они практически одного роста - he was as * as could be to being knocked down by the bus его чуть не сшиб автобус - as * as I can guess насколько я могу догадываться;
как я могу предположить - * upon почти (о времени) - * upon six o'clock почти шесть часов - he is * upon eighty years of age ему почти восемьдесят лет - nowhere *, not *, not anywhere * далеко не;
отнюдь;
нисколько - the concert hall was nowhere * full концертный зал был далеко /отнюдь/ не полон - the bus is not anywhere * as expensive as the train ехать автобусом гораздо дешевле, чем поездом > * at hand под рукой;
близко, рядом;
скоро;
на носу > the papers are all * at hand все документы под рукой > the exams are * at hand экзамены на носу > the holiday is * at hand праздник не за горами > the time is * at hand близится час > the time to act is * at hand приближается время действовать > far and * везде;
повсюду > we searched far and * for the missing child мы повсюду искали пропавшего ребенка;
в поисках пропавшего ребенка мы обшарили всю местность приближаться к (чему-л.) ;
подходить - the ship was *ing land корабль приближался к берегу - they are *ing the end of their exile их изгнание подходит к концу - the road is *ing completion строительство дороги близится к завершению - to be *ing one's end (образное) быть на краю могилы (морское) идти в крутой бейдевинд указывает на нахождение вблизи от чего-л. близ, возле, у, около - * the station близ /около/ станции - * the river у реки - regions * the equator области, расположенные у экватора - he was standing * the table он стоял у стола - we live * them мы живем близко /недалеко/ от них - * the ground (метеорология) приземный - Plessis * Tours (география) Плесси под Туром /близ Тура/ указывает на приближение к чему-л. к - bring your chair * the fire подвиньте свой стул к камину /к огню/ - don't come * me не подходи(те) ко мне( близко) - he drew /came/ * us он подошел к нам - to be * the end /the goal, the mark/ быть близким к цели указывает на приближение во времени почти - it is * midnight почти двенадцать часов ночи, скоро полночь - it is * dinner-time скоро обед - he is * fifty years of age ему скоро будет /исполнится/ пятьдесят лет указывает на приближение к какому-л. качеству, состоянию и т. п. к;
почти, чуть не - his hopes were * fulfilment его надежды были близки к осуществлению - the plan came * being realized план был почти осуществлен - I came * forgetting how to get there я чуть не забыл, как туда идти - this act came * spoiling his chances этот поступок чуть не испортил ему все /все шансы/ указывает на сходство ближе к;
почти - nobody can come anywhere * him с ним никто не может сравниться - the copy does not come * the original копия мало похожа на оригинал > to lie /to come, to go/ * smb. /smb.'s heart/ близко затрагивать /непосредственно касаться/ кого-л. > to sail * the wind (морское) идти в крутой бейдевинд;
действовать крайне рискованно ~ upon почти что;
far and near повсюду;
as near as I can guess насколько я могу догадаться ~ приближаться;
подходить;
to near the land приближаться к берегу;
to be nearing one's end умирать, кончаться ~ подле;
близко, поблизости, недалеко;
около (по месту или времени) ;
to come (или to draw) near приближаться to come nearer the end приближаться к концу;
who comes near him in wit? кто может сравниться с ним в остроумии? he ~ died with fright он чуть не умер от страха;
that will go near to killing him это может убить его ~ почти, чуть не, едва не (обыкн. nearly) ;
I came near forgetting я чуть не забыл ~ prep к, около, почти (о времени, возрасте и т. п.) ;
it is near dinnertime скоро обед;
the portrait does not come near the original портрет не похож на оригинал near ближайший (о времени) ;
the near future ближайшее будущее ~ ближний ~ близкий;
сходный;
приблизительно правильный;
near translation близкий к оригиналу перевод;
near resemblance близкое сходство;
near guess почти правильная догадка ~ близкий;
тесно связанный;
near akin (to) родственный по характеру;
near and dear близкий и дорогой ~ близкий ~ близлежащий, ближний ~ prep возле, у, около (о месте) ;
we live near the river мы живем у реки ~ доставшийся с трудом;
трудный;
кропотливый;
near victory победа, доставшаяся с трудом;
near work кропотливая работа ~ prep к, около, почти (о времени, возрасте и т. п.) ;
it is near dinnertime скоро обед;
the portrait does not come near the original портрет не похож на оригинал ~ кратчайший, прямой (о пути) ~ левый (о ноге лошади, колесе экипажа, лошади в упряжке) ;
the near foreleg левая передняя нога ~ подле;
близко, поблизости, недалеко;
около (по месту или времени) ;
to come (или to draw) near приближаться ~ почти, чуть не, едва не (обыкн. nearly) ;
I came near forgetting я чуть не забыл ~ приближаться;
подходить;
to near the land приближаться к берегу;
to be nearing one's end умирать, кончаться ~ скупой, прижимистый, мелочный ~ близкий;
тесно связанный;
near akin (to) родственный по характеру;
near and dear близкий и дорогой ~ близкий;
тесно связанный;
near akin (to) родственный по характеру;
near and dear близкий и дорогой ~ at hand = не за горами;
на носу;
скоро ~ at hand под рукой;
тут, близко ~ by вскоре ~ by рядом, близко ~ левый (о ноге лошади, колесе экипажа, лошади в упряжке) ;
the near foreleg левая передняя нога near ближайший (о времени) ;
the near future ближайшее будущее ~ близкий;
сходный;
приблизительно правильный;
near translation близкий к оригиналу перевод;
near resemblance близкое сходство;
near guess почти правильная догадка ~ близкий;
сходный;
приблизительно правильный;
near translation близкий к оригиналу перевод;
near resemblance близкое сходство;
near guess почти правильная догадка ~ приближаться;
подходить;
to near the land приближаться к берегу;
to be nearing one's end умирать, кончаться ~ to one's heart заветный;
a very near concern of mine дело, очень близкое моему сердцу ~ близкий;
сходный;
приблизительно правильный;
near translation близкий к оригиналу перевод;
near resemblance близкое сходство;
near guess почти правильная догадка ~ upon почти что;
far and near повсюду;
as near as I can guess насколько я могу догадаться ~ доставшийся с трудом;
трудный;
кропотливый;
near victory победа, доставшаяся с трудом;
near work кропотливая работа ~ доставшийся с трудом;
трудный;
кропотливый;
near victory победа, доставшаяся с трудом;
near work кропотливая работа ~ prep к, около, почти (о времени, возрасте и т. п.) ;
it is near dinnertime скоро обед;
the portrait does not come near the original портрет не похож на оригинал to sail ~ the wind мор. идти в крутой бейдевинд to sail ~ the wind поступать рискованно he ~ died with fright он чуть не умер от страха;
that will go near to killing him это может убить его ~ to one's heart заветный;
a very near concern of mine дело, очень близкое моему сердцу ~ prep возле, у, около (о месте) ;
we live near the river мы живем у реки to come nearer the end приближаться к концу;
who comes near him in wit? кто может сравниться с ним в остроумии?

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > near
6 near

1. [nıə] a
1. близкий; тесно связанный

near relation - ближайший родственник, член семьи ( о детях и родителях)

near friends - закадычные друзья

near to suicide - близкий к самоубийству

near to smb.'s heart - заветный, близкий сердцу

a matter of near consequence to me - вопрос, в котором я тесным образом заинтересован

2. 1) близлежащий, ближний, близкий, находящийся рядом

near point - мед. ближайшая точка ясного зрения

near sight = near-sightedness

the post-office is quite near - почта совсем близко

2) этот, свой, наш, ближний

near shore - воен. берег, занимаемый своими войсками, исходный берег

on the near bank - на этом /на нашем/ берегу

on the near side - по сю /по эту/ сторону

3. ближайший ( о времени)

the near future - ближайшее будущее

4. короткий, прямой ( о пути)

the nearest way to the station - кратчайший путь к станции

to show smb. a nearer cut - разг. показать кому-л., как пройти напрямик

5. близкий, сходный

near resemblance - близкое сходство

the nearest translation of an idiom - наиболее точный /близкий к оригиналу/ перевод идиомы

6. 1) напоминающий (по виду и т. п.); имитирующий

near silk - искусственный шёлк

near seal - кролик, выделанный под котик ( мех)

2) амер. почти полный

near blindness - почти полная слепота

a near saint - святой человек

7. доставшийся с трудом; трудный

near victory - дорогая победа

near work - кропотливая работа, особ. требующая напряжения зрения

a near escape - а) побег, чуть не кончившийся неудачей; б) еле-еле предотвращённая гибель

8. разг. скупой, прижимистый; мелочный

he is near with his money - он с трудом расстаётся с деньгами

9. левый (о колесе экипажа, лошади в упряжке и т. п.)

near side - левая сторона ( по ходу)

near horse - левая лошадь пары, подседельная лошадь

10. (near-) как компонент сложных слов со значением приближающийся к чему-л., полу-, около-, при-:

near-nude - полуголый

near-bottom - придонный

the near-break of a marriage - супружество на грани развода, разлад в семье

♢ near and dear - родной, любимый

my nearest and dearest friend - мой закадычный друг

our nearest and dearest - преим. шутл. наши семьи, наши жёны и дети

a near go /shave, squeak, thing, touch/ - опасное /рискованное/ положение, опасность, которую едва удалось избежать; ≅ на волосок от гибели

we won the race but it was a near thing - мы победили в гонке, но с большим трудом
2. [nıə] adv
1. указывает на

1) нахождение поблизости или на приближение близко, недалеко, поблизости, подле

to stand [to be] near - стоять [быть] недалеко

don't go away, stay somewhere near - не уходите (далеко), будьте поблизости

nearer and nearer - ближе и ближе

to come /to draw/ near - приближаться

as soon as he came near er - как только он приблизился

do not approach too near - не подходите слишком близко

2) близость, приближение во времени близко, недалеко; передаётся также глагольными приставками

the harvest season is drawing near - приближается время уборки урожая

3) тесное родство, непосредственную связь и т. п. близко, непосредственно

we are near related - мы близкие родственники

tribes near allied - родственные племена

they are near acquainted with the people of the country - они хорошо знают народ этой страны

to be near akin /of a kin/ - быть очень близкими родственниками

news that concerns you very near - новость, которая близко касается вас

2. указывает на приближение к какому-л. качеству, состоянию и т. п. почти, чуть не, едва не

near a century ago - почти сто лет назад

you are near right - вы почти правы

the results are pretty near equal - результаты почти совпадают

it is done or near so - это сделано или почти сделано

it is the same thing or near so - это то же самое или почти то же самое

he is not near as popular as before - он далеко не так популярен, как раньше

3. бережливо, скупо

to live near - жить скупо /расчётливо/

4. в сочетаниях:

as near as - почти; чуть не

as near as a touch /as ninepence, as dammit/ - сл. почти ничем не отличаясь от (чего-л.)

as near as no matter, as near as makes no difference - практически то же самое

they're the same height or as near as make no difference - они практически одного роста

he was as near as could be to being knocked down by the bus - его чуть не сшиб автобус

as near as I can guess - насколько я могу догадываться; как я могу предположить

near upon - почти ( о времени)

near upon six o'clock - почти шесть часов

he is near upon eighty years of age - ему почти восемьдесят лет

nowhere near, not near, not anywhere near - далеко не; отнюдь; нисколько

the concert hall was nowhere near full - концертный зал был далеко /отнюдь/ не полон

the bus is not anywhere near as expensive as the train - ехать автобусом гораздо дешевле чем поездом

♢ near at hand - а) под рукой; близко, рядом; the papers are all near at hand - все документы под рукой; б) скоро; на носу; the exams are near at hand - экзамены на носу

the holiday is near at hand - праздник не за горами

the time is near at hand - близится час

the time to act is near at hand - приближается время действовать

far and near - везде, повсюду

we searched far and near for the missing child - мы повсюду искали пропавшего ребёнка; в поисках пропавшего ребёнка мы обшарили всю местность
3. [nıə] v
1. приближаться к (чему-л.); подходить

the ship was nearing land - корабль приближался к берегу

they are nearing the end of their exile - их изгнание подходит к концу

the road is nearing completion - строительство дороги близится к завершению

to be nearing one's end - образн. быть на краю могилы

2. мор. идти в крутой бейдевинд
4. [nıə] prep
1. указывает на

1) нахождение вблизи от чего-л. близ, возле, у, около

near the station - близ /около/ станции

near the river - у реки

regions near the equator - области, расположенные у экватора

he was standing near the table - он стоял у стола

we live near them - мы живём близко /недалеко/ от них

near the ground - метеор. приземный

Plessis near Tours - геогр. Плесси под Туром /близ Тура/

2) приближение к чему-л. к

bring your chair near the fire - подвиньте свой стул к камину /к огню/

don't come near me - не подходи(те) ко мне (близко)

he drew /came/ near us - он подошёл к нам

to be near the end /the goal, the mark/ - быть близким к цели

3) приближение во времени почти

it is near midnight - почти двенадцать часов ночи, скоро полночь

it is near dinner-time - скоро обед

he is near fifty years of age - ему скоро будет /исполнится/ пятьдесят лет

4) приближение к какому-л. качеству, состоянию и т. п. к; почти, чуть не

his hopes were near fulfilment - его надежды были близки к осуществлению

the plan came near being realized - план был почти осуществлён

I came near forgetting how to get there - я чуть не забыл, как туда идти

this act came near spoiling his chances - этот поступок чуть не испортил ему всё /все шансы/

2. указывает на сходство ближе к; почти

nobody can come anywhere near him - с ним никто не может сравниться

the copy does not come near the original - копия мало похожа на оригинал

♢ to lie /to come, to go/ near smb. /smb.'s heart/ - близко затрагивать /непосредственно касаться/ кого-л.

to sail near the wind - а) мор. идти в крутой бейдевинд; б) действовать крайне рискованно

НБАРС > near
7 live

1. I
abs

1) an creatures have an equal right to live все живое имеет равные права на жизнь; life is worth living стоит жить; while my father lived когда был жив мой отец /при жизни моего отца/; she is very ill live the doctors do not think she will live она очень больна, врачи считают, что она не выживет; the doctor said the patient would live врач сказал, что больной будет жить; one lives and learns век живи, век учись; as long as I live пока я жив...; he'll be a fool as long as he lives он всю жизнь будет дураком; make a historical character live вдохнуть жизнь в историческое лицо, дать живое описание исторического лица; his name (her memory, the legend, hope, etc.) will live его имя и т. д. будет жить /не умрет/

2) I don't want to spend all my days in a small village, I want to live я не хочу /не желаю/ прозябать всю жизнь в этой деревушке, я хочу жить; at 40 she was just beginning to live в сорок лет она только начинала жить /наслаждаться жизнью/; he knows how to live он знает, как надо жить || there lived a king жил-был король
2. II
live for some time live long (forever, etc.) долго и т. д. жить; he has not long to live ему недолго остается жить; а better man never lived на свете не было человека лучше; live in same manner live honestly (simply, happily, honourably, well, comfortably, fashionably, etc.) жить честно и т. д., вести честный и т. д. образ жизни; live hard вести трудную жизнь /жизнь, полную трудностей/; live fast вести легкомысленный образ жизни; live high жить богато /на широкую ногу/; they can barely live они едва сводят концы с концами; live from hand to mouth с трудом перебиваться, влачить жалкое существование; live from day to day кое-как перебиваться; live somewhere live near (far, out west, down south, up north, abroad, etc.) жить /проживать/ близко и т. д.; live in жить по месту службы; the nurses live in медсестры живут при больнице; live out жить /иметь квартиру/ отдельно от места службы; all her servants live out у нее вся прислуга приходящая; he lives next-door он живет рядом; he is living at home at present он сейчас живет дома; I expect to live here for two months я собираюсь прожить здесь два месяца
3. III
1) live so much time live fifty years (a short life, a long life, etc.) прожить пятьдесят лет и т. д.

2) live a certain kind of life live a happy (good, bad, quiet, virtuous, etc.) life прожить счастливую и т. д. жизнь; live the life of a hermit жить отшельником; live an idle life вести праздную жизнь /праздный образ жизни/; live a double life веста двойную жизнь; жить двойной жизнью; live a saint жить как святой; live a bachelor жить холостяком, вести холостяцкую жизнь
4. IV
live one's life at some place he lived most of his life abroad (at home, here, etc.) он провел большую часть жизни за границей и т. д.
5. XI
be lived in the room doesn't seem to be lived in комната имеет нежилой вид; the house looks well lived in дом выглядит вполне обжитым
6. XIII
live to do smth. live to be eighty (to be old, to see the day, when..., to see one's grandchildren, etc.) дожить до восьмидесята лет и т. Л; he did not live to finish the work он не смог при жизни завершить эту работу; he did not live to see its success успех пришел уже после его смерти; you will live to repent it ты об этом еще пожалеешь
7. XV
|| live alone жить одиноко; he lives alone он живет один
8. XVI
1) live to a certain age live to a hundred (to a good old age, to a great ripe age, to the age of ninety-two, beyond seventy, etc.) дожить до ста лет и т. д., live through smth. live through two wars and three revolutions (through a political crisis, through financial difficulties, etc.) пережить две войны и три революции и т. д.; can he live through the night? переживет ли он эту ночь?; do you think I'll live through it, doctor? вы думаете, я выдержу /перенесу/ это, доктор?; live till some time live till May (till tomorrow, etc.) дожить до мая и т. д.; live in smth. no ship could live in such a rough sea ни один корабль не мог выдержать такого бурного моря не мог уцелеть в такой шторм/; live in smth. live in smb.'s memory жить в чьей-л. памяти, не быть забытым; the incident still lives in my memory я до сих пор ясно помню этот случай; his name (the speech, etc.) will live in history его имя и т. д. останется в истории

2) live in some state live in poverty (in luxury, in peace with all the neighbours, in close friendship with smb., in retirement, in obscurity, in solitude, in sin, in hope, etc.) жить в бедности и т. д., live in [great /grand/] style жить на широкую ногу; live in a small way жить скромно; live in the shadow держаться в тени; live in one's trunks жить на колесах, переезжать с места на место; live in the present (in the past, in the future) жить настоящим ( прошлым, будущим); live on smth. live on one's pension (on one's income, on one's wife's income, on L 5 a month, on one's savings, etc.) жить /существовать/ на пенсию и т. д., schools which live on the fees of their students школы, которые существуют на средства, получаемые от платы за обучение; he has enough to live on он зарабатывает достаточно на жизнь, ему хватает на жизнь; how does he manage to live on that salary? как он умудряется прожить на такое жалованье?; live on rice (largely on fish, on fruit, on vegetables, on tea and soup, on bread and water, on a milk diet, etc.) питаться рисом и т. д., жить на рисе и т. д.; he is in the habit of living on plain food он привык к простой пище; live on air /on nothing/ жить неизвестно чем, питаться воздухом; live on one's past reputation (on one's name, on the memory of..., etc.) жить /существовать/ за счет былей репутации и т. д., live (up)on smb. live on his father (on one's relations, on a friend, upon woman, on its visitors, etc.) жить /существовать/ на средства своего отца и т. д.; he lives on his parents он сидит на шее у родителей; live out of smth. they live out of tins они питаются одними консервами, они живут на консервах; live out of suitcases веста кочевой образ жизни; live for smb., smth. live for others (for his work, for higher' aspirations, for one's fame, for one's pleasure, etc.) жить для /ради/ других и т.д.; she lives entirely for her children вся ее жизнь в детях; he lives for ballet он живет одним балетом; they live for /to/ no purpose они живут без всякой цели; he has nothing to live for у него нет цели в жизни, ему не для чего жить; this is an aim worth living for вот это цель, ради которой стоит жить; live by smth. live by one's hands (by toil, by the sweat of one's brow, by the /one's/ pen, by one's novels, by literature, etc.) зарабатывать себе на жизнь физическим трудом и т. д., live by brainwork зарабатывать на жизнь умственным трудом; live off smth. live off the country жить за счет страны; live within (above, beyond, to) smth., smb. live within (above /beyond/) one's means /income/ жить (не) по средствам; we are discovering more and more that the world is an interdependent world and that no country can live to itself мы все больше и больше убеждаемся, что в мире все взаимосвязано, и что ни одна страна не может жить сама по себе || live by /on/ one's wits а) изворачиваться; б) жить нечестным путем; live by oneself жить самостоятельно

3) live In (on, at, etc.) some place live in France (in the capital, in London, in the country, at a small town, at a hotel, at No. 20, etc.) жить /проживать/ во Франции и т. д.; who lives in this house? кто живет в этом доме?; live at the seaside (at one's uncle, etc.) жить /проживать/ у моря и т. д., live in this street жить на этой улице; live upon a farm жить на ферме; live on the other side of the river жить по ту сторону реки; live across the street жить через улицу; live in the water (in a forest, in a cave, etc.) жить /обитать, водиться/ в воде и т.д., live near to (far from, etc.) smb., smth. who lives nearest to the school? кто живет ближе всех к школе?; live away from home жить не дома, жить отдельно; live apart from his wife жить отдельно от жены: live under the same roof жить под одной крышей (с кем-л.), live with (among, under) smb., smth. live with one's friends (with the Browns, with one's family, with relatives, etc.) жить у друзей и т.д., live among strangers жить среди чужих; live under an assumed name жить под вымышленным именем; we have to live with the situation приходится мириться с обстоятельствами; live at some time live in the
9. XVII t
th century (in the times of Queen Victoria, in our hectic age, etc.) жить в семнадцатом веке и т. д.
10. XVII
live by doing smth. live by writing (by teaching music, by swindling industry, etc.) жить /зарабатывать на жизнь/ литературным трудом и т. д.
11. XIX1
live like smb. live like a saint (like a brute, etc.) жить как святой и т. д.
12. XXV
11 you've never lived unless you've seen Paris тот ничего не видел в жизни, кто не бывал в Париже

English-Russian dictionary of verb phrases > live
8 near

niə 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) nær, like ved, i nærheten

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) nær
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) i nærheten, like ved

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) nær
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) nær, like ved, i nærheten av
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) nærme seg

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss

nesten
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nær

I
verb \/nɪə\/

nærme seg

• as the ship neared land, the weather cleared up

da skipet nærmet seg land, klarnet det opp

• the baseball season is nearing

baseballsesongen nærmer seg
II
adj. \/nɪə\/

1) nær

• we are close friends

vi er nære venner

2) nærliggende

3) nærstående

4) nær forestående

5) som nært berører en

• this subject is a near concern to me

dette emnet berører meg nært

6) kunst-, imitert, simile-, halv-, -lignende

7) nesten (fullstendig), nesten-

• they live in near poverty

de lever i nesten fullstendig fattigdom

• it was a near disaster

det var en nesten-katastrofe

8) hitterst

9) ( ved ridning og kjøring med hest) venstre

• the near side of the horse

venstre side på hesten

10) ( gammeldags) gjerrig, påholden

• he is a near old fellow

han er en gammel gjerrigknark

a near escape\/thing nære på, på hengende håret

a near miss rett ved målet ( overført) en halv suksess

in the near future i nær fremtid, snart

near-antique halvantikk ( om eldre) nesten utbrukt, svært gammel

the near distance ( teater) hitterste\/fremste del av scenen

the Near East Det nære Østen

near leather kunstskinn

near resemblance stor likhet

a near smile antydning til et smil

a near translation en nøye\/teksttro oversettelse
III
adv. \/nɪə\/

1) nær, nær ved

• don't go too near

ikke gå for nær

2) nøye, nøyaktig

• he copied the drawing near

han lagde en nøyaktig kopi av tegningen

3) ( gammeldags) sparsommelig

• he lives near

han lever sparsommelig

as near as (could be) så nært som (mulig) på nippet, så godt som

• he was as near as could be to being run over

det var på nippet at han ble kjørt over

• 5 pounds as near as makes no difference

5 pund gjør så godt som ingen forskjell

come\/get near nærme seg, komme i nærheten av ( overført) nesten gå\/komme opp til

come\/get near to something nærme seg noe

draw near nærme seg, være i anmarsj

be near være nær

• I came near doing it

jeg var nær ved å gjøre det

( overført) stå for døren

• Christmas is near

julen står for døren

near at hand nærliggende, i nærheten, nært forestående, stå for døren

• I have the book near at hand

jeg har boken i nærheten

near here her i nærheten

near (up)on nær, nesten, bort imot

• it was near upon 2 o'clock

klokken var nesten to

near to nær (inntil), i nærheten av

• keep near to me

hold deg i nærheten av meg

be near (and dear) to somebody ( overført) stå noen nær

be near with one's money være gjerrig, være sparsommelig
IV
prep. \/nɪə\/

1) nær, nesten

• it was near midnight

det var nesten midnatt

2) i nærheten av, ved siden av, nær

• it lies near my heart

det ligger meg varmt om hjertet

• come and sit near me

kom og sett deg ved siden av meg

• I wouldn't go anywhere near the place

jeg ville ikke engang komme i nærheten av det stedet

English-Norwegian dictionary > near
9 near

1. a близкий; тесно связанный

near relation — ближайший родственник, член семьи

near friends — закадычные друзья

near optimal — близкий к оптимальному

as near thereto as — максимально близко

near position — близкая срочная позиция

near equatorial — близкий к экваториальной

near heap space — пространство близкой кучи

2. a близлежащий, ближний, близкий, находящийся рядом

near point — ближайшая точка ясного зрения

near ultraviolet — ближняя ультрафиолетовая область спектра

Near Eastern architecture — архитектура Ближнего Востока

near IR-laser — работающий в ближнем ИК-диапазоне лазер

near infrared region — ближняя область ИК диапазона

near field — поле в ближайшей зоне; ближнее поле

3. a этот, свой, наш, ближний

near shore — берег, занимаемый своими войсками, исходный берег

near approach — ближнее сближение

near ir — ближняя ИК область спектра

near acquisition — ближнее обнаружение

near east — Ближний Восток; ближневосточный

near IF region — ближняя область ИК диапазона

4. a ближайший

the near future — ближайшее будущее

near future — ближайшее будущее

in the near future — в ближайшем будущем

5. a короткий, прямой

the nearest way to the station — кратчайший путь к станции

6. a близкий, сходный

near resemblance — близкое сходство

near relation — близкий родственник

near of kin — близкие родственники

7. a напоминающий; имитирующий

near silk — искусственный шёлк

8. a амер. почти полный

near blindness — почти полная слепота

near instantaneous — почти мгновенный

near real time — почти в реальном времени

keep in near balance — держаться почти в соответствии

9. a доставшийся с трудом; трудный

near victory — дорогая победа

10. a разг. скупой, прижимистый; мелочный

he is near with his money — он с трудом расстаётся с деньгами

11. a левый

near side — левая сторона

near horse — левая лошадь пары, подседельная лошадь

near-nude — полуголый

near-bottom — придонный

the near-break of a marriage — супружество на грани развода, разлад в семье

my nearest and dearest friend — мой закадычный друг

our nearest and dearest — наши семьи, наши жёны и дети

12. adv нахождение поблизости; близко; недалеко; поблизости; подле

to stand near — стоять недалеко

nearer and nearer — ближе и ближе

to come near — приближаться

nowhere near — нигде поблизости

nothing near so — далеко не так

near here — недалеко отсюда

near at hand — под рукой

near by — рядом; близко

13. adv близость; приближение во времени близко; недалеко

the harvest season is drawing near — приближается время уборки урожая

we are near related — мы близкие родственники

tribes near allied — родственные племена

they are near acquainted with the people of the country — они хорошо знают народ этой страны

to be near akin — быть очень близкими родственниками

news that concerns you very near — новость, которая близко касается вас

near a century ago — почти сто лет назад

you are near right — вы почти правы

the results are pretty near equal — результаты почти совпадают

it is done or near so — это сделано или почти сделано

near to — недалеко от

near beer — безалкогольное пиво

on drawing near the mountains — по мере приближения к горам

14. adv бережливо, скупо

to live near — жить скупо

15. v приближаться к; подходить

the ship was nearing land — корабль приближался к берегу

drawn near — приближался; приближенный

16. v мор. идти в крутой бейдевинд

near the wind — круто к ветру

17. prep на; у

near the station — близ станции

near the river — у реки

regions near the equator — области, расположенные у экватора

he was standing near the table — он стоял у стола

we live near them — мы живём близко от них

near the ground — приземный

Plessis near Tours — Плесси под Туром

bring your chair near the fire — подвиньте свой стул к камину

near zone — зона индукции

she is near her time — она скоро родит

18. prep почти

it is near midnight — почти двенадцать часов ночи, скоро полночь

it is near dinner-time — скоро обед

he is near fifty years of age — ему скоро будет пятьдесят лет

his hopes were near fulfilment — его надежды были близки к осуществлению

the plan came near being realized — план был почти осуществлён

19. prep ближе к; почти

nobody can come anywhere near him — с ним никто не может сравниться

Синонимический ряд:

1. accurate (adj.) accurate; faithful; literal

2. approaching (adj.) approaching; at hand; coming; expected; forthcoming; imminent; impending; next; threatening

3. close (adj.) abutting; adjacent; adjoining; around; aside; beside; close; immediate; near at hand; near-at-hand; nearby; neighboring; neighbouring; nigh; proximal; proximate

4. comparative (adj.) approximate; comparative; relative

5. miserly (adj.) miserly; narrow; parsimonious; stingy; tight; tightfisted

6. related (adj.) affecting; akin; allied; attached; connected; familiar; friendly; related; touching

7. advance (verb) advance; close in

8. approach (verb) approach; approximate; border; border on; close in upon; come near; converge; draw near; nigh; shave; verge on

9. a stone's throw from (other) a stone's throw from; close by; close to

10. about (other) about; near-at-hand

11. beside (other) adjacent to; alongside; beside; by; hard by; next to

12. close (other) at close hand; close; hard; nigh

13. nearby (other) close at hand; in the neighbourhood; in the vicinity; nearby; within a stone's throw; within easy reach

Антонимический ряд:

distant; expired; extravagant; far; far away; generous; gone; lavish; leave; liberal; past; postponed; prodigal; remote

English-Russian base dictionary > near
10 near

[nɪəʳ, Am nɪr] adv

1) ( close) nahe;

\near at hand in Reichweite;

to draw [or get] \near näherrücken;

the time is drawing \nearer die Zeit rückt näher

2) ( almost) annähernd;

as \near as he could recall, the burglar had been tall soweit er sich erinnern konnte, war der Einbrecher groß gewesen;

\near enough ( fam) fast, beinahe;

nowhere [or not anywhere] \near bei weitem nicht;

a student grant is nowhere \near enough to live on ein Stipendium reicht bei weitem nicht zum Leben [aus];

they came \near to blows over their football teams sie fingen fast an sich wegen ihrer Fußballteams zu prügeln adj

1) ( close) nahe;

where's the \nearest phone box? wo ist die nächste Telefonzelle?;

a \near catastrophe/ collision eine Beinahekatastrophe/ein Beinahezusammenstoß m;

in the \near future in der nahen Zukunft;

the \nearest thing das Nächstliegende;

to be \near to sth etw nahe sein;

this was the \nearest to fresh water I could find von allem, was ich auftreiben konnte, ist das frischem Wasser am ähnlichsten;

to the \nearest so genau wie möglich;

he gave the measurements to the \nearest metre er gab die Maße genau bis auf den Meter an

2) ( person) nahe, eng;

\near relative enge[r] [o nahe[r]] Verwandte[r];

his \nearest and dearest ( hum) seine Lieben ( hum)

to be \near to sb jdm nahe sein

3) attr (Brit, Aus) auto, transp ( nearside) auf der linken Seite präd, nach n, linke(r, s) vt

to \near sth sich akk etw dat nähern, etw dat näherkommen;

to \near completion kurz vor der Vollendung stehen;

to \near one's end ( liter) jds Ende naht ( euph) vi sich akk nähern, näherkommen, näherrücken prep

1) ( in proximity to)

\near [to] nahe [bei] +dat;

he stood \near her er stand nahe bei ihr;

we live quite \near [to] a school wir wohnen recht nahe der Schule;

is there a train station \near here? gibt es hier in der Nähe eine Bahnstation?;

the house was nowhere \near the sea das Haus war nicht mal in der Nähe des Meeres

2) ( almost time of)

I shan't be home till some time \near midnight ich werde nicht bis irgendwann um Mitternacht zurück sein;

it's nowhere \near time for us to leave yet es ist noch längst nicht Zeit für uns zu gehen

3) ( almost in)

\near to sth nahe einer S. gen;

\near to starvation/ dehydration nahe dem Verhungern/Verdursten;

\near to tears den Tränen nahe

4) ( about ready to)

to be \near to doing sth nahe daran sein, etw akk zu tun;

I am \near to losing my temper ich verliere gleich die Geduld

5) ( like)

he felt something \near envy er empfand so etwas wie Neid;

what he said was nothing \near the truth was er sagte stimmte nicht einmal im Entferntesten

6) ( almost amount of) nahezu;

it weighed \near to a pound es wog nahezu ein Pfund

English-German students dictionary > near
11 near

[niə] 1. adjective
1) (not far away in place or time: The station is quite near; Christmas is getting near.) blizu

2) (not far away in relationship: He is a near relation.) bližnji
2. adverb
1) (to or at a short distance from here or the place mentioned: He lives quite near.) blizu

2) ((with to) close to: Don't sit too near to the window.) v bližini
3. preposition
(at a very small distance from (in place, time etc): She lives near the church; It was near midnight when they arrived.) blizu
4. verb
(to come near (to): The roads became busier as they neared the town; as evening was nearing.) približati (se)

- nearly
- nearness
- nearby
- nearside
- near-sighted
- a near miss
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I [níə]
adverb

blizu, v bližini, bližje; colloquially skoraj, málodane; figuratively varčno; (z negacijo) niti približno

near by — blizu

to draw near — približevati se

far and near — od blizu in daleč, povsod

to go ( —ali come) near to doing s.th. — skoraj kaj narediti

near at hand — pri roki, blizu

not near so bad — še zdaleč ne tako slabo

it is nowhere near enough — še zdaleč ni dovolj

near upon — kmalu nato

to live near — varčno ali borno živeti

near to — blizu (do česa)
II [níə]
adjective

bližnji; pereč (problem); skop, varčen; levi (del živali, ceste); zvest (prevod)

a near friend — zaupen prijatelj

near miss — le malo zgrešen zadetek

it was a near thing — komaj je šlo, za las je manjkalo

near work — za oči naporno delo

the near distance — del slike med ozadjem in sprednjim delom

near akin — v bližnjem sorodstvu

American near true — skoraj gotovo

the nearest way — najkrajša pot

the Near East — Bližnji Vzhod
III [níə]
transitive verb & intransitive verb

približati (se), približevati se (to)

English-Slovenian dictionary > near
12 live

1. v жить; существовать

to live to be old — дожить до старости

to live in the past — жить в прошлом

he still lives — он ещё жив

to live happily — жить счастливо

to live in a small way — жить скромно

live in — жить у хозяев

live up — жить согласно

to live near — жить скупо

live for long — долго жить

to live apart — жить врозь

2. v жить, проживать

to live in England — жить в Англии

to live in close quarters — жить в тесноте

to live in solitariness — жить в уединении

to live in need — нуждаться, жить в нищете

to live in obscurity — жить в неизвестности

to live to be a hundred — дожить до ста лет

3. v выдерживать, не погибать, не портиться

no boat could live in such a storm — никакая лодка не могла бы выдержать такого шторма

her parents live with her — её родители живут с ней

4. v перенести, пережить

he has lived through three wars — он пережил три войны

she lived through a lot of trouble — ей пришлось много вынести

live out — пережить

5. v питаться

to live on fruit — питаться фруктами

to live on fruit — питаться только фруктами

wolves live on flesh — волки питаются мясом

to live low — жить в бедности, скудно питаться

6. v возвыш. осуществлять, воплощать

he lived his beliefs — он жил в соответствии со своими убеждениями

7. v жить; сожительствовать

to live simply — жить просто

live in want — жить в бедности

live to see — доживать; дожить

to live well — жить в достатке

live by alms — жить на подаяние

8. v мириться; терпеть

he had to live with an unpleasant situation — ему пришлось мириться с неприятной ситуацией

9. a горящий, непогасший

live coals — горящие угли

10. a действующий; неиспользованный; не взорвавшийся; заряжённый

live match — неиспользованная спичка

live shell — снаряжённый снаряд

live runway — действующая ВПП

live patent — действующий патент

11. a эл. находящийся под напряжением

live circuit — цепь под напряжением

live conductor — провод под напряжением

live stress — напряжение от переменной нагрузки

live load stress — напряжение из-за подвижной нагрузки

live working — работа с проводкой, находящейся под током

12. a живой, энергичный, деятельный, полный сил

live fish — живая рыба

live cargo — живой груз

live cattle — живой скот

live target — живая цель

live weight — в живом весе

13. a актуальный, важный, жизненный

live question — животрепещущий вопрос

live animal measurement — пожизненный обмер животных

14. a шутл. настоящий, реальный, невыдуманный

a real live burglar — настоящий живой вор-взломщик

live traffic — реальный трафик

15. a проточный

16. a чистый

17. a яркий, нетусклый

live colours — живые тона

18. a полигр. подлежащий набору

live copy — рукопись в набор

19. a преим. горн. естественный, нетронутый; натуральный

live ore — рудное месторождение ; рудная порода

live voice traffic — натуральный речевой обмен

20. a спорт. находящийся в игре

радио, передающийся непосредственно в эфир; транслируемый с места действия ; прямой

live broadcast — прямой репортаж; прямая передача

live coverage — прямая телепередача

live recording — запись по трансляции

live action — игра актеров

live computer — активная ЭВМ

21. adv непосредственно, прямо

to broadcast the game live — транслировать игру с поля

live telecast — прямая телевизионная передача

live tag — несмонтированный отрывок прямой передачи

live outside broadcasting — прямая внестудийная передача

live satellite transmission — прямая спутниковая передача

they live just across from us — они живут прямо напротив нас

Синонимический ряд:

1. active (adj.) active; animate; animated; dynamic; energetic; functioning; going; living; operative; running; vigorous; vigourous; vital; vivid; working

2. broadcast directly (adj.) broadcast directly; in the flesh; real; unrehearsed

3. not dead (adj.) alive; aware; conscious; existing; incarnate; not dead

4. be (verb) are; be; be alive; breathe; continue; exist; feed; move

5. be remembered (verb) be remembered; endure; last; persist; prevail; remain; survive

6. enjoy life (verb) delight in; enjoy life; experience; live richly; love; make every moment count; relish; savor; savour; take pleasure in

7. gain subsistence (verb) acquire a livelihood; earn; earn a living; earn money; gain subsistence; subsist; support oneself

8. lead (verb) lead; pass; pursue

9. reside (verb) abide; bide; domicile; dwell; hang out; inhabit; live in; reside

Антонимический ряд:

dead; desist; die; lifeless

English-Russian base dictionary > live
13 near

near [nɪə^r]

1. adverb

   a. (in space) tout près ; (in time) proche

• he lives quite near il habite tout près

• near at hand [object] à portée de (la) main ; [event] tout proche

• to draw near (to) s'approcher (de)

• near to where I had seen him près de l'endroit où je l'avais vu

• she was near to tears elle était au bord des larmes

   b. (in degree) presque

• this train is nowhere near full ce train est loin d'être plein

   c. ( = close) that's near enough (inf) ça pourra aller

2. preposition

   a. (in space) près de

• near here/there près d'ici/de là

• near the church près de l'église

• don't come near me ne vous approchez pas de moi

• it's near the end of the book c'est vers la fin du livre

• her birthday is near mine son anniversaire est proche du mien

   b. ( = on the point of) the work is near completion le travail est presque terminé

   c. ( = on the same level) au niveau de

• to be near sth se rapprocher de qch ; (figurative) ressembler à qch

• French is nearer Latin than English is le français est plus proche du latin que l'anglais

• nobody comes anywhere near him personne ne lui arrive à la cheville

3. adjective

   a. ( = close in space) proche

• to the nearest pound à une livre près

   b. ( = close in time) proche

• in the near future dans un proche avenir

   c. (figurative) [relative] proche

• the nearest equivalent ce qui s'en rapproche le plus

• his nearest rival son plus dangereux rival

• a near miss (Aviation) une quasi-collision

• that was a near thing (gen) il s'en est fallu de peu

• it was a near thing (of election, race result) ça a été très juste

4. transitive verb

[+ place] approcher de ; [+ person] approcher

• my book is nearing completion mon livre est presque terminé

5. compounds

► the Near East noun le Proche-Orient

► near-sighted adjective

• to be near-sighted être myope ► near-sightedness noun myopie f

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[nɪə(r)] 1.
adverb

1) ( nearby)

to live quite near — habiter tout près

to move ou draw nearer — s'approcher davantage (to de)

to bring something nearer — approcher quelque chose

2) ( close in time)

the time is near when... — dans peu de temps,...

how near are they in age? — combien ont-ils de différence d'âge?

3) ( nearly)

as near perfect as it could be — aussi proche de la perfection que possible

nowhere near finished — loin d'être fini
2.
near enough adverbial phrase

1) ( approximately) à peu près

2) ( sufficiently close)

that's near enough — ( not any closer) tu es assez près; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira
3.
preposition

1) ( in space) près de

2) ( in time)

nearer the time — quand la date approchera

it's getting near Christmas — Noël approche

on or near the 12th — autour du 12

3) ( in degree) proche de

near the beginning of the article — presque au début de l'article

he's no nearer (making) a decision — il n'est pas plus décidé

she's nowhere near finishing — elle est loin d'avoir fini

£400? it cost nearer £600 — 400 livres sterling? je dirais plutôt 600

nobody comes anywhere near her — fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville
4.
near to prepositional phrase

1) ( in space) près de

near to where — près de l'endroit où

how near are we to Dijon? — à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon?

2) ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse]

to be near to doing — être sur le point de faire

how near are you to completing...? — est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir...?

3) ( in degree)

to come nearest to — s'approcher le plus de

to come near to doing — faillir faire
5.
adjective

1) (close in distance, time) proche

2) ( in degree)

he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got — c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés

it's the nearest thing — (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant

3) ( short)

the nearest route — le chemin le plus court
6.
near + combining form presque

a near-catastrophic blunder — une gaffe presque catastrophique
7.
transitive verb lit, fig ( draw close to) approcher de

to near completion — toucher à sa fin

to near retirement — partir bientôt à la retraite

English-French dictionary > near
14 near

near

A adv

1 ( nearby) to live/work quite near habiter/travailler tout près ; to move ou draw near approcher (to de) ; to move ou draw nearer s'approcher davantage (to de) ; to bring sth nearer approcher qch ;

2 ( close in time) the exams are drawing near les examens approchent ; the time is near when… dans peu de temps,… ; how near are they in age? combien ont-ils de différence d'âge? ;

3 ( nearly) as near perfect as it could be aussi proche de la perfection que possible ; nowhere near finished/ready loin d'être fini/prêt ; he's not anywhere near as bright as her il est loin d'être aussi intelligent qu'elle.

B near enough adv phr

1 ( approximately) à peu près ; there were 20 yachts near enough il y avait à peu près 20 yachts ;

2 ( sufficiently close) that's near enough ( not any closer) tu es assez près ; ( acceptable as quantity) ça ira ; to be near enough/come near enough to do être assez près/s'approcher suffisamment pour faire.

C prep

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near here/there près d'ici/de là ; don't go near the fire ne t'approche pas trop du feu ; don't come near me ne t'approche pas de moi ;

2 ( in time) nearer the time quand la date approchera ; it's getting near Christmas Noël approche ; on or near the 12th autour du 12 ; their anniversary is near ours leur anniversaire de mariage est à quelques jours du nôtre ; nearer 40 than 30 plus proche or plus près de 40 ans que de 30 ;

3 ( in degree) proche de ; nearer the truth plus proche de la vérité ; nearer this colour than that plus proche de cette couleur-ci que de celle-là ; nearer what I'm looking for plus proche de ce que je cherche ; near the beginning/end of the article presque au début/à la fin de l'article ; near the climax of the play à l'approche du point culminant de la pièce ; I'm no nearer (finding) a solution than I was yesterday je n'ai pas plus de solution que je n'en avais hier ; he's no nearer (making) a decision il n'est pas plus décidé ; she's nowhere near finishing elle est loin d'avoir fini ; £400? it cost nearer £600 400 livres? je dirais plutôt 600 ; nobody comes anywhere near her fig personne ne lui arrive à la cheville.

D near to prep phr

1 ( in space) près de [place, person, object] ; near to where près de l'endroit où ; nearer to plus près de ; how near are we to Dijon? à quelle distance sommes-nous de Dijon? ;

2 ( on point of) au bord de [tears, hysteria, collapse] ; to be near to doing être sur le point de faire ; how near are you to completing…? est-ce que vous êtes sur le point de finir…? ;

3 ( in degree) to come nearest to s'approcher le plus de [ideal, conception] ; to come near to doing faillir faire ; he came near to giving up il a failli abandonner.

E adj

1 (close in distance, time) proche ; the nearest tree l'arbre le plus proche ; our nearest neighbours nos voisins les plus proches ; in the near future dans un avenir proche ;

2 ( in degree) in the near darkness dans la pénombre ; he's the nearest thing to an accountant we've got c'est lui qui a le plus de connaissances en comptabilité parmi nos employés ; it's the nearest thing (to article, colour required) c'est ça le plus approchant ; to calculate sth to the near whole number Math arrondir un résultat ;

3 ( short) the nearest route le chemin le plus court.

F near+ (dans composés) presque ; a near-catastrophic blunder une gaffe presque catastrophique ; a near-perfect exam paper un examen presque parfait or proche de la perfection.

G vtr

1 ( draw close to) approcher de [place] ; as we neared the city/the harbour comme nous approchions de la ville/du port ;

2 fig approcher de [peak, record high] ; to near the end of approcher de la fin de [season, term] ; to near the end of one's life lit, fig approcher de sa fin ; to near completion [project, book] toucher à sa fin ; to near retirement partir bientôt à la retraite.

Big English-French dictionary > near
15 cerca

adv.

near, close.

¿está o queda cerca? is it near o nearby?

cerca de near, close to; (en el espacio) nearly, about (aproximadamente)

de cerca closely; (examinar, mirar) deeply; (afectar) first-hand (vivir)

ver algo/a alguien de cerca to see something/somebody close up

por aquí cerca nearby

si no costó dos millones, andará cerca it can't have cost much less than two million

f.

1 fence (valla).

2 picket fence.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: cercar.

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cerca

► adverbio

1 (lugar y tiempo) near, close

■ el museo está muy cerca the museum is nearby

■ vente más cerca come closer

■ aquí cerca near here

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FRASEOLOGÍA

cerca de (cercano a) near, close 2 (aproximadamente) nearly, about, around

■ cerca de la estación near the station, close to the station

■ cerca de un año nearly a year

■ cerca de dos mil about two thousand

de cerca closely

■ lo vi de cerca I saw it close up

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cerca

► nombre femenino

1 (vallado) fence, wall

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1. adv.
close, near, nearby

- cerca de
2. noun f.
1) fence

2) wall

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I
SF (=valla) [de madera, alambre] fence; [de piedra, ladrillo] wall

cerca eléctrica — electrified fence, electric fence

cerca viva — hedge
II
1. ADV

1) [indicando proximidad] [de aquí o allí] near, nearby; [entre objetos, personas] close

no había un hospital cerca — there wasn't a hospital near there o nearby

está aquí cerca — it's very o just near here

¿está cerca la estación? — is the station near here o nearby?

está tan cerca que puedo ir andando — it's so near here o so close I can just walk

las casas están tan cerca que se pueden oír las conversaciones de los vecinos — the houses are so close (to each other) that you can hear what the neighbours are saying

quería tener más cerca a los amigos — he wanted to be nearer (to) o closer to his friends

las vacaciones están ya cerca — the holidays are nearly here, the holidays are not far off now

• cerca de — near (to), close to

viven cerca de la playa — they live near (to) o close to the beach

estaba sentada cerca de mí — she was sitting near me

se sentía muy cerca de su familia — she felt very close to her family

2)

• de cerca —

a) (=a poca distancia) [ver] close up; [seguir, observar, vigilar] closely

no veo bien de cerca — I can't see things close up, I'm long-sighted

visto de cerca, parece mayor — when you see him close up o at close quarters, he seems older

pudo ver de cerca la pobreza — she got to see poverty close at hand o at close quarters

el coche iba a gran velocidad, seguido de cerca por su escolta — the car was travelling at a high speed, followed closely by its escort

seguí de cerca la guerra a través de los periódicos — I followed the war closely in the newspapers

b) (=en persona) in person

para todos aquellos que no puedan ver la exposición de cerca — for all those unable to see the exhibition in person

he tenido la oportunidad de conocer de cerca a muchos famosos — I have had the opportunity of meeting many famous people personally o in person

los que lo conocen de cerca hablan muy bien de él — those who know him well speak very highly of him

la crisis me ha afectado muy de cerca — the crisis has affected me personally

no conoce de cerca los problemas de la población — he does not have first-hand o personal knowledge of the people's problems

3)

• cerca de — (=casi) nearly

hay cerca de ocho toneladas — there are nearly eight tons of it

cerca de 2.500 personas — nearly 2,500 people

son cerca de las seis — it's nearly six o'clock

• estar cerca de hacer algo — to come close to doing sth

he estado cerca de tirar el libro por la ventana — I've come close to throwing that book out of the window

estuvimos tan cerca de conseguir la victoria... — we were so close to obtaining victory...

4) esp Cono Sur

cerca nuestro/mío — near us/me

2. SM †

1) (=aspecto)

tiene buen cerca — it looks all right close up

2) pl cercas (Arte) foreground sing

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I
adverbio

1)

a) ( en el espacio) near, close

¿hay algún banco cerca? — is there a bank nearby o close by?

queda aquí cerquita — it's very near (here)

está por aquí cerca — it's near here (somewhere)

cerca de algo/alguien — near something/somebody

viven cerca de Tampico/de casa — they live near Tampico/near us

b)

de cerca — close up, close to

ver algo de cerca — to see something close up o close to

no veo bien de cerca — I'm longsighted

seguir algo de cerca — to follow something closely

2) ( en el tiempo) close

los exámenes ya están cerca — the exams aren't far away now

cerca de algo/+ inf — close to something/-ing

serán cerca de las dos — it must be nearly 2 o'clock o getting on for 2

3) ( indicando aproximación)

cerca de — almost, nearly

cerca de 1.000 — almost o nearly 1,000
II
femenino (de alambre, madera) fence; ( de piedra) wall

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I
adverbio

1)

a) ( en el espacio) near, close

¿hay algún banco cerca? — is there a bank nearby o close by?

queda aquí cerquita — it's very near (here)

está por aquí cerca — it's near here (somewhere)

cerca de algo/alguien — near something/somebody

viven cerca de Tampico/de casa — they live near Tampico/near us

b)

de cerca — close up, close to

ver algo de cerca — to see something close up o close to

no veo bien de cerca — I'm longsighted

seguir algo de cerca — to follow something closely

2) ( en el tiempo) close

los exámenes ya están cerca — the exams aren't far away now

cerca de algo/+ inf — close to something/-ing

serán cerca de las dos — it must be nearly 2 o'clock o getting on for 2

3) ( indicando aproximación)

cerca de — almost, nearly

cerca de 1.000 — almost o nearly 1,000
II
femenino (de alambre, madera) fence; ( de piedra) wall

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cerca¹

¹ = picket fence, fence.

Ex: The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.

Ex: I asked why Mr McGregor had a fence around the garden and whether or not Peter needed to go there for food.

* cerca de alambre = wire fence.

* cerca de alambre de púas = barbed-wire fence.

* cerca de tela metálica = wire fence.

* peldaños para saltar una cerca = stile.

cerca²

= near, nearby [near-by], near at hand, close at hand, handy, nigh, within walking distance, in the vicinity, within easy walking distance, within an easy walk.

Ex: You can restrict the neighborhood even more by using NEAR, which searches for two (or more) terms, in any order, in the same sentence.

Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.

Ex: The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.

Ex: Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.

Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.

Ex: The article 'The end is nigh' predicts that the information technology crisis is likely to be worse than predicted because of the need to organize replacement of systems affected by the millennium problem = El artículo "El fin esta cerca' predice que la crisis de la tecnología de la información es probable que sea pero de lo previsto debido a la necesidad de organizar la sustitución de los sistemas afectados por el problema del milenio.

Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.

Ex: In general while on desk duty the librarian must be aware of what is happening in the vicinity and notice who is coming and going.

Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.

Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.

* al examinar Algo de cerca = on closer examination, on closer inspection.

* cerca de = close to, near [nearer -comp., nearest -sup.], in the vicinity of, in close proximity to, around, a heartbeat away from, in sight of, in the proximity of.

* cerca de + Fecha/Número = circa + Fecha/Número [ca o c, -abrev.].

* cerca + Posesivo = at + Posesivo + elbow.

* cerca uno del otro = in close proximity.

* conducir demasiado cerca de otro = tailgate.

* controlado de cerca = closely monitored.

* de cerca = at close range, at close quarters.

* demasiado cerca = too close for comfort.

* estar cerca = be at hand, be around.

* estar cerca de = be close to.

* estar muy cerca de = be one step away from, be steps away from, come + very close to.

* lo suficientemente cerca = within range.

* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír = within earshot of.

* más cerca de = more nearly.

* mirada de cerca = close look.

* mirada más de cerca = closer look.

* mucho más cerca = far closer.

* muy cerca = close-by.

* muy de cerca = not far behind.

* peligrosamente cerca = too close for comfort.

* seguido de cerca = closely followed, closely monitored.

* seguir de cerca = monitor, stay in + control, keep + track of.

* ver la muerte de cerca = have + brushes with death.

* vigilado de cerca = under close guard.

* vigilar Algo muy de cerca = keep + a watchful eye.

* visión de cerca = ringside view, ringside seat.

* vivir cerca = live + locally.

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cerca¹

adverb

A

1 (en el espacio) near, close

su casa queda or está muy cerca her house is very near o very close

¿hay algún banco cerca? is there a bank nearby o close by?

vamos a pie, queda aquí cerquita let's walk, it's very near (here) o it's very close

queda cerquísima it's only just around the corner ( o just down the road etc)

una de estas tiendas que hay aquí cerca one of these shops just up the road o around the corner o near here

cerca DE algo/algn:

viven cerca de casa/de Tampico they live near us/near Tampico

siéntate cerca de mí or ( crit) cerca mío sit near me

me siento muy cerca de ti I feel very close to you

2

de cerca close up, close to

me acerqué para verlo de cerca I went nearer so I could see it close up o close to

no veo bien de cerca I'm longsighted

seguir algo de cerca to follow sth closely

B (en el tiempo) close

los exámenes ya están cerca the exams aren't far away now, the exams are getting quite close now

cerca DE algo:

estamos ya cerca de la Navidad Christmas is not far away

cuando estemos más cerca de la fecha te lo diré I'll tell you closer to o nearer the day

estás tan cerca de lograrlo you're so close o near to achieving it

C

(indicando aproximación): cerca de almost, nearly, close on

vendieron cerca de 1.000 cabezas de ganado they sold almost o nearly o close on 1,000 head of cattle

cerca²

feminine

(de alambre, madera) fence; (de piedra) wall

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Del verbo cercar: ( conjugate cercar)

cerca es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
cerca
cercar
cerca adverbio
a) ( en el espacio) near, close;

cerca de algo/algn near sth/sb;
◊ ¿hay algún banco cerca? is there a bank nearby o close by?;

está por aquí cerca it's near here (somewhere);
mirar algo/a algn de cerca to look at sth/sb close up o close to;
seguir algo de cerca to follow sth closely
b) ( en el tiempo) close;

◊ los exámenes estaban cerca the exams were close;

estás tan cerca de lograrlo you're so close to achieving it;
serán cerca de las dos it must be nearly 2 o'clock
c) ( indicando aproximación):

◊ cerca de almost, nearly

■ sustantivo femenino (de alambre, madera) fence;
( de piedra) wall
cercar ( conjugate cercar) verbo transitivo
a) ‹campo/terreno› to enclose, surround;

( con valla) to fence in
b) ‹ persona› to surround

c) (Mil) ‹ ciudad› to besiege;

‹ enemigo› to surround
cerca 1 adverbio
1 (a poca distancia) near, close: el colegio está cerca de la biblioteca, the school is near the library
estábamos ya muy cerca, cuando..., we were almost there when...
ponte más cerca de ella, get closer to her
de cerca, closely: lo examiné de cerca, I examined it close up
2 (próximo en el tiempo) soon: ya están cerca las vacaciones, the holidays are coming up soon
♦ Locuciones: cerca de, (casi, aproximadamente) nearly, around
cerca de mil personas, about one thousand people
les esperamos cerca de una hora, we waited for them for about an hour (a punto de) estuve cerca de conseguirlo, I very nearly succeeded
cerca 2 sustantivo femenino fence, wall
cercar verbo transitivo
1 (con una valla) to fence, enclose
2 (al enemigo) to surround
' cerca' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
borde
- caer
- encima
- excavar
- filo
- junta
- junto
- mayoría
- ponerse
- seto
- tarde
- topless
- valla
- casi
- encontrar
- luego
- portón
- tapia
- tocar
- vecino
- ventaja
- ver
- verja
English:
alongside
- apprehend
- around
- avoid
- by
- chart
- circa
- close
- closely
- come up to
- convenient
- cricket
- do
- early
- fence
- go by
- gunshot
- hand
- handy
- hotly
- inhibited
- near
- nearby
- on
- pass by
- proximity
- quarter
- round
- shadow
- spitting distance
- tail
- thereabout
- thereabouts
- village
- yacht
- zoom in
- anywhere
- ear
- examination
- fencing
- florist
- follow
- late
- lie
- point
- range
- run
- set
- somewhere
- stile

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cerca

♦ nf
[valla] fence; [muro] wall
Comp
cerca eléctrica electric fence;
cerca viva hedge

♦ adv

1. [en el espacio] near, close;

¿está o [m5] queda cerca? is it near o nearby?;

no me hace falta un taxi porque voy cerca I don't need a taxi, because I'm not going far;

cerca de near, close to;

la tienda está cerca del metro the shop's near the Br underground o US subway;

está cerca de mí it's near me;

estuvo cerca de ganar el premio she came close to winning the prize;

de cerca [examinar, mirar] closely;
[afectar] deeply; [vivir] first-hand;
vivió de cerca el problema de las drogas she had first-hand experience of drug addiction;

no ve bien de cerca he's long-sighted;

ver algo/a alguien de cerca to see sth/sb close up;

por aquí cerca nearby

2. [en el tiempo]
el verano ya está cerca summer is nearly here, summer isn't far away;

cerca del principio close to o near the beginning;

son cerca de las ocho it's about eight (o'clock);

los hechos ocurrieron cerca de las seis de la tarde the events in question took place at around six o'clock in the evening;

estamos cerca del final del festival we are nearing o approaching the end of the festival

3. [indica aproximación]
cerca de nearly, about;

acudieron cerca de mil manifestantes there were nearly o about a thousand demonstrators there;

si no costó 2 millones, andará cerca it can't have cost much less than 2 million

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cerca

1 f fence

cerca

2 adv

1 near, close;

de cerca close up;

seguir de cerca follow closely;

vivo muy cerca, me coge muy cerca I live very close by;

cerca de near, close to

2 ( casi) nearly

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cerca adv

1) : close, near, nearby

2)

cerca de : nearly, almost

cerca nf

1) : fence

2) : (stone) wall

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cerca¹ adv near / close

vivo muy cerca I live very near

los exámenes están cerca the exams are nearly here

cerca de (junto a) near (casi) nearly

¿vives cerca de aquí? do you live near here?

la biblioteca está cerca del parque the library is near the park

llevo cerca de una hora esperando I've been waiting for nearly an hour

de cerca close up

cerca² n fence

una cerca de alambre a wire fence

Spanish-English dictionary > cerca
16 край

1. същ. end; finish

дебел край butt (end)

остър край point

тънък край tip

свободен/висящ край a loose/free end, tag

от край до край from beginning/end to end

с края напред endwise, endways

край до край end to end, endways endwise

вървя на края (на шествие и пр.) bring up the rear

2. (завършек) end, finish, close, termination, completion, conclusion

(на пиеса и пр.) end (ing)

щастлив/трагичен край a happy/tragic end

край на горещата вълна a break in the heat wave

край на сезона close of the season

извеждам/изкарвам до край bring to an end/to completion/to a close, bring/carry to a conclusion, carry/see through

прочитам до край read through

слагам край на put an end/a period to, make an end of, (на застой и пр.) resolve

слагам край на живота си put an end to o.'s life, take o.'s own life, commit suicide, make away with o.s.

бия се до край fight to a/the finish, fight to the bitter end

на всичко има край there is an end to everything, it's a long lane that has no turning

тази работа няма край there is no end to this, this is no end of a job; it's a never-ending job

вижда му се краят it will soon be over/finished, we'll soon be through with it; the work is nearing completion

не знам какъв ще му излезе краят I don't know what the outcome will be

в края на краищата in the end, in the long run; after all; ultimately; when all is said and done

към края toward the end/finish

към края си съм be at an end, be coming to an end, be nearing completion, ( на умиране съм) be near o.'s end

на края на годината at the end/close of the year

на края на силите си съм be at the end of o.'s tether, be at o.'s last gasp, be on o.'s last legs; reach breaking point, be all in

3. (ръб) (на пропаст) edge, brink, verge

на края на пропастта on the brink of the precipice

(на чаша) brim

4. (покрайнини) outskirts, edge, skirt, fringe; end

живее на края на града he lives at the outskirts of the town

в горния край на селото at the upper end of the village

на край света (много далеч) at the back of beyond; miles away

at/ (при движение) to the ends of the earth

5. (област) parts, region

от един и същи край from the same parts

от нашия край from our parts

в този край in these parts

роден край home, native place/land, country

6. (кът) corner, recess

в отдалечените крайща на страната in the retired corners/parts of the country/land

(части на света) quarters, parts, corners

от всички крайща на света from alt four quarters of the globe

четирите крайща на света the four corners of the earth

обръщам дебелия край shake the big stick, show the strong hand

не мога да му хвана края (да го разбера) I can't make head or tail of it, ( да намеря някого) I can't track him down

от край време from/since time(s) immemorial, time out of mind

свързвам двата края mike both ends meet; cut and contrive; eke out a livelihood; make buckle and tongue meet

отпускам му края drop the reins, let go

go/ам. hit the pace

let things take their course

край! that's the end! sl. the jig is up

(стига!) stop it! край на... let's put a stop to..., let's make an end of...

край на мъките ни that's the end of our troubles

и край! and that's it!

7. предл. (no продължение на) along, by the side of, beside

дърветата край пътя the trees along the road

край реката along the river

8. (до) by, beside, near; in the vicinity/neighbourhood of; adjacent to

седни край огъня sit by/beside the fire

живеят край гарата they live near/beside the station

нива край шосето a field adjacent to/alongside the highway

колата стоеше край пътя the car was standing off the road

9. (за движение) past, by

край града минава река a river flows past the town

ще минете край театъра you will walk by/past the theatre

10. (наред с, заедно с) beside, along with

край работата си beside his work

ще пострада и тя край него she'll suffer along with him

намини някой път край нас drop in on us/to see us some time

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кра̀й,

предл.

1. (по продължение на) along, by the side of, beside;

2. (до) by, beside, near; in the vicinity/neighbourhood of; adjacent to; колата стоеше \край пътя the car was standing off the road; \край огъня by/beside the fire; нива \край шосето a field adjacent to/alongside the highway;

3. (за движение) past, by;

4. ( наред с, заедно с) beside, along with; • намини някой път \край нас drop in on us/to see us some time.

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край (-ят), м., -ища, (два) кра̀я

1. end; finish; вървя в \крайя (на шествие и пр.) bring up the rear; дебел \крайй butt (end); \крайй до \крайй end to end, endways endwise; остър \крайй point; от \крайй до \крайй from beginning/end to end; самият \крайй на разг. the fag-end of; свободен/висящ \крайй a loose/free end, tag; с \крайя напред endwise, endways; тънък \крайй tip;

2. ( завършек) end, finish, close, termination, completion, conclusion; ( окончателен завършек) разг. clincher, capper; (на пиеса и пр.) end(ing); бия се до \крайй fight to a/the finish, fight to the bitter end; вижда му се \крайят it will soon be over/finished, we’ll soon be through with it; the work is nearing completion; в \крайя на играта спорт. at close of play; в \крайя на \крайищата in the end, in the long run; after all; ultimately; when all is said and done; извеждам/изкарвам до \крайй bring to an end/to completion/to a close, bring/carry to a conclusion, carry/see through; на всичко има \крайй there is an end to everything, it’s a long lane that has no turning; на \крайя на годината at the end/close of the year; на \крайя на силите си съм be at the end of o.’s tether, be at o.’s last gasp, be on o.’s last legs; reach breaking point, be all in; не знам какъв ще му излезе \крайят I don’t know what the outcome will be; не му се вижда \крайят the end of it is not yet in sight; прочитам до \крайй read through; слагам \крайй на put an end/a period to, make an end of, call a halt to, put paid to, (на застой и пр.) resolve; слагам \крайй на живота си put an end to o.’s life, take o.’s own life, commit suicide, make away with o.’s.;

3. ( ръб на пропаст) edge, brink, verge; (на чаша) brim;

4. ( покрайнини) outskirts, edge, skirt, fringe; end; в горния \крайй на селото at the upper end of the village; на \крайй света ( много далеч) at the back of beyond; miles away; at/ ( при движение) to the ends of the earth;

5. ( област) parts, region; от един и същ \крайй from the same parts; роден \край home, native place/land, country;

6. ( кът) corner, recess; в отдалечените \крайища на страната in the retired corners/parts of the country/land; ( части на света) quarters, parts, corners; от всички \крайища на света from all four quarters of the globe; четирите \крайя на света the four corners of the earth; • и \крайй! and that’s it! \крайй! that’s the end! sl. the jig is up; \крайй на … let’s put a stop to …, let’s make an end of …; \крайй на мъките ни that’s the end of our troubles; \крайй на надеждите/плановете ми и пр. разг. bang goes my plans/hopes etc; \крайй на работата за днес let’s call it a day; не мога да му хвана \крайя (да го разбера) I can’t make head or tail of it, (да намеря някого) I can’t track him down; обръщам дебелия \крайй shake the big stick, show the strong hand; от \крайй време from/since time(s) immemorial, time out of mind; отпускам му \крайя drop the reins, let go; go/амер. hit the pace; let things take their course; свързвам двата \крайя make both ends meet; cut and contrive; eke out a livelihood; living/existence make buckle and tongue meet; keep body and soul together; ( стига!) stop it!

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border; death{deT}; edge{edj}; end: My house is at the край of the road. - Моята къща е на края на пътя.; ending; finality; flange{flEndj}; limbus; list{list}; margin; omega (прен.); on{On}; outskirts (на гора); point{pOint}; region; rim{rim}; stop; termination; tip{tip}; verge

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1. (до) by, beside, near;in the vicinity/neighbourhood of;adjacent to 2. (за движение) past, by 3. (завършек) end, finish, close, termination, completion, conclusion 4. (кът) corner, recess 5. (на пиеса и пр.) end(ing) 6. (на чаша) brim 7. (наред с, заедно с) beside, along with 8. (област) parts, region 9. (покрайнини) outskirts, edge, skirt, fringe;end 10. (ръб) (на пропаст) edge, brink, verge 11. (стига!) stop it! КРАЙ на... let's put a stop to..., let's make an end of... 12. (части на света) quarters, parts, corners 13. 1 същ. end;finish 14. 7 предл. (no продължение на) along, by the side of, beside 15. at/(при движение) to the ends of the earth 16. go/ам. hit the pace 17. let things take their course: КРАЙ! that's the end! sl. the jig is up 18. npочитам доКРАЙ read through 19. КРАЙ града минава река a river flows past the town 20. КРАЙ до КРАЙ end to end, endways endwise 21. КРАЙ на горещата вълна a break in the heat wave 22. КРАЙ на мъките ни that's the end of our troubles 23. КРАЙ на сезона close of the season 24. КРАЙ работата си beside his work 25. КРАЙ реката along the river 26. бия се до КРАЙ fight to a/the finish, fight to the bitter end 27. в горния КРАЙ на селото at the upper end of the village 28. в края на краищата in the end, in the long run;after all;ultimately;when all is said and done 29. в отдалечените КРАЙща на страната in the retired corners/parts of the country/land 30. в този КРАЙ in these parts 31. вижда му се краят it will soon be over/finished, we'll soon be through with it;the work is nearing completion 32. вървя на края (на шествие и пр.) bring up the rear 33. дебел КРАЙ butt (end) 34. дърветата КРАЙ пътя the trees along the road 35. живее на края на града he lives at the outskirts of the town 36. живеят КРАЙ гарата they live near/beside the station 37. и КРАЙ! and that's it! 38. извеждам/изкарвам до КРАЙ bring to an end/to completion/to a close, bring/carry to a conclusion, carry/see through 39. колата стоеше КРАЙ пътя the car was standing off the road 40. към края toward the end/ finish 41. към края си съм be at an end, be coming to an end, be nearing completion, (на умиране съм) be near o.'s end 42. на КРАЙ света (много далеч) at the back of beyond;miles away 43. на всичко има КРАЙ there is an end to everything, it's a long lane that has no turning 44. на края на годината at the end/close of the year 45. на края на пропастта on the brink of the precipice 46. на края на силите си съм be at the end of o.'s tether, be at o.'s last gasp, be on o.'s last legs;reach breaking point, be all in 47. намини някой път КРАЙ нас drop in on us/to see us some time 48. не знам какъв ще му излезе краят I don't know what the outcome will be 49. не мога да му хвана края (да го разбера) I can't make head or tail of it, (да намеря някого) I can't track him down 50. нива КРАЙ шосето a field adjacent to/alongside the highway 51. обръщам дебелия КРАЙ shake the big stick, show the strong hand 52. остър КРАЙ point 53. от КРАЙ време from/since time(s) immemorial, time out of mind 54. от КРАЙ до КРАЙ from beginning/end to end 55. от всички КРАЙща на света from alt four quarters of the globe 56. от един и същи КРАЙ from the same parts 57. от нашия КРАЙ from our parts 58. отпускам му края drop the reins, let go 59. роден КРАЙ home, native place/land, country 60. с края напред endwise, endways 61. свободен/висящ КРАЙ a loose/free end, tag 62. свързвам двата края mike both ends meet;cut and contrive;eke out a livelihood;make buckle and tongue meet 63. седни КРАЙ огъня sit by/beside the fire 64. слагам КРАЙ на put an end/a period to, make an end of, (на застой и пр.) resolve 65. слагам КРАЙ на живота си put an end to o.'s life, take o.'s own life, commit suicide, make away with o.s. 66. тази работа няма КРАЙ there is no end to this, this is no end of a job;it's a never-ending job 67. тънък КРАЙ tip 68. четирите КРАЙща на света the four corners of the earth 69. щастлив/трагичен КРАЙ a happy/tragic end 70. ще минете КРАЙ театъра you will walk by/past the theatre 71. ще пострада и тя КРАЙ него she'll suffer along with him

Български-английски речник > край
17 къде

1. where, whereabouts

кой знае къде God knows where

до къде where, how far

до къде си стигнал? how far have you got?

от къде from where, where... from, ocm. whence

от къде си? where do you come from?

(към кое място) where... (to), which way, ocm. whither

къде отиваш? where are you going (to)? which way are you going?

(приблизително на кое място) whereabout(s)

знаеш ли къде е той? do you know his whereabouts?

къде съм за бога? where on earth am I? wherever am I?

2. (за сравнение, изтъкване предимство) far, infinitely

той е къде по-добър he is far/infinitely/miles better; he's better by a long chalk

къде по-лесно far easier

3. (около) (за място) near

(за време) about

живеят къде гарата they live near the station

къде седем часа about seven o'clock

4. (при изреждане) now... now

къде сам, къде с негова помощ now by myself, now with his help

не знам къде съм I don't know where I stand

къде да е anywhere; no matter where

до немай къде out and out, no end, to the highest degree

от немай къде in spite of o.'s teeth, willy-nilly, of necessity

къде ca виждали хората whoever has seen, has anyone ever seen

от къде на къде what (ever) for, why on earth, why ever

от къде на къде да плащам аз? why on earth should I pay?

къде (ли) не anywhere, all over the place

къде (ти) мога аз да се сравнявам с него how could I (possibly) compare/compete with him?

къде ли съм го сложил? where on earth can I have put it?

най-после, няма къде,... at last, willy-nilly,...

за къде сме без тебе where should we be without you

за къде сме с тези деца we are tied down with these children

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къдѐ,

въпр. нареч.

1. where, whereabouts; знаеш ли \къде е той? do you know his whereabouts? кой знае \къде God knows where;

2. (за сравнение, изтъкване предимство) far, infinitely; той е \къде по- добър he is far/infinitely/miles better; he’s better by a long chalk;

3. ( около) (за място) near; (за време) about;

4. съюз ( при изреждане) now … now; \къде сам, \къде с негова помощ now by myself, now with his help; • до немай \къде out and out, no end, to the highest degree; \къде да е anywhere; no matter where; \къде (ли) не anywhere, all over the place; ( търся) high and low; \къде са виждали хората whoever has seen, has anyone ever seen; \къде (ти) мога аз да се сравнявам с него how could I (possibly) compare/compete with him? не знам \къде съм I don’t know where I stand; от немай \къде in spite of o.’s teeth, willy-nilly, of necessity.

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1. (за време) about 2. (за сравнение, изтъкване предимство) far, infinitely 3. (към кое място) where... (to), which way, ocm. whither 4. (около) (за място) near 5. (при изреждане) now... now 6. (приблизително на кое място) whereabout(s) 7. where, whereabouts 8. КЪДЕ (ли) не anywhere, all over the place 9. КЪДЕ (ти) мога аз да се сравнявам с него how could I (possibly) compare/compete with him? 10. КЪДЕ ca виждали хората whoever has seen, has anyone ever seen 11. КЪДЕ да е anywhere;no matter where 12. КЪДЕ ли съм го сложил? where on earth can I have put it? 13. КЪДЕ отиваш? where are you going (to)? which way are you going? 14. КЪДЕ по-лесно far easier 15. КЪДЕ сам,КЪДЕ с негова помощ now by myself, now with his help 16. КЪДЕ седем часа about seven o'clock 17. КЪДЕ съм за бога? where on earth am I?wherever am I? 18. до КЪДЕ where, how far 19. до КЪДЕ си стигнал? how far have you got? 20. до немай КЪДЕ out and out, no end, to the highest degree 21. живеят КЪДЕ гарата they live near the station 22. за КЪДЕ сме без тебе where should we be without you 23. за КЪДЕ сме с тези деца we are tied down with these children 24. знаеш ли КЪДЕ е той? do you know his whereabouts? 25. кой знае КЪДЕ God knows where 26. най-после, няма КЪДЕ,... at last, willy-nilly.... 27. не знам КЪДЕ съм I don't know where I stand 28. от КЪДЕ from where, where... from, ocm. whence 29. от КЪДЕ на КЪДЕ what (ever) for, why on earth, why ever 30. от КЪДЕ на КЪДЕ да плащам аз? why on earth should I pay? 31. от КЪДЕ си? where do you come from? 32. от немай КЪДЕ in spite of o.'s teeth, willy-nilly, of necessity 33. той е КЪДЕ по-добър he is far/infinitely/miles better;he's better by a long chalk

Български-английски речник > къде
18 vicino (a)

vicino (a) prep. near (to), close to; ( a lato) beside: la chiesa è vicino (a) al ponte, the church is near (to) (o close to) the bridge; lavora vicino (a) a Pavia, he works near Pavia; c'è un divano vicino (a) alla finestra, there's a settee close to the window; siediti vicino (a) a me, sit beside me; abitano vicino (a) a me, they live near (to) me, ( nella casa o nell'appartamento accanto) they live next door to me; stammi vicino (a), keep close to me; mi passò vicino (a) senza salutarmi, he passed me by without looking at me // essere vicino (a) alla fine, to be near the end, (fig.) to be at death's door.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > vicino (a)
19 voisinage

voisinage [vwazinaʒ]

masculine noun

   a. ( = voisins) neighbourhood (Brit), neighborhood (US)

• ameuter tout le voisinage to rouse the whole neighbourhood

• faire une enquête de voisinage to make inquiries in the neighbourhood

• querelle/conflit de voisinage quarrel/dispute between neighbours

   b. ( = relations) être en bon voisinage avec qn

• entretenir des relations de bon voisinage avec qn to be on neighbourly terms with sb

   c. ( = environs) vicinity

• se trouver dans le voisinage to be in the vicinity

• nous ne connaissons personne dans le voisinage we don't know anyone in the neighbourhood

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vwazinaʒ
nom masculin

1) ( voisins) neighbourhood [BrE], neighbours [BrE] (pl)

entretenir des rapports de bon voisinage — lit, fig to maintain neighbourly [BrE] relations

2) ( environs) neighbourhood [BrE]

3) ( proximité) proximity

vivre dans le voisinage d'une usine — to live close to a factory

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vwazinaʒ nm
1) (= environs) vicinity

dans le voisinage — in the vicinity

2) (= ensemble des voisins, quartier) neighbourhood Grande-Bretagne neighborhood USA

3) (= rapports entre voisins)

relations de bon voisinage — neighbourly relations Grande-Bretagne neighborly relations USA

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voisinage nm

1 ( voisins) neighbourhood^GB, neighbours^GB (pl); ameuter tout le voisinage to rouse all the neighbours^GB ou the whole neighbourhood^GB; entretenir des rapports de bon voisinage lit, fig to maintain neighbourly^GB relations; des querelles de voisinage neighbourhood^GB disputes;

2 ( environs) neighbourhood^GB; les enfants du voisinage the children of the neighbourhood^GB; les maisons du voisinage the houses in the neighbourhood^GB;

3 ( proximité) proximity; vivre dans le voisinage d'une usine/école to live close to a factory/school.

[vwazinaʒ] nom masculin

1. [quartier] vicinity, neighbourhood

les hôtels du voisinage the nearby hotels, the hotels in the vicinity

2. [les alentours]

le voisinage de: dans le voisinage de in the vicinity of

ils habitent dans le voisinage d'une centrale nucléaire they live near a nuclear plant

le voisinage de la gendarmerie les rassure they are comforted by the fact that there is a police station nearby

3. [dans le temps]

au voisinage de Noël

a. [avant] just before Christmas

b. [après] just after Christmas

c. [avant et après] around Christmas (time)

4. [personnes] neighbours

tout le voisinage est au courant the whole neighbourhood knows about it

5. [rapports]

être ou vivre en bon voisinage avec quelqu'un to be on neighbourly terms with somebody

6. MATHÉMATIQUES neighbourhood

Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > voisinage
20 border

border ['bɔ:də(r)]

1 noun

(a) (boundary) frontière f;

∎ on the border between Norway and Sweden à la frontière entre la Norvège et la Suède;

∎ they live near the Scottish border ils habitent près de la frontière écossaise;

∎ to cross the border passer la frontière;

∎ they tried to escape over the border ils ont tenté de s'enfuir en passant la frontière;

∎ north of the Border (from viewpoint of England) en Écosse; (from viewpoint of Ireland) en Irlande du nord; (from viewpoint of the US) au Canada;

∎ south of the Border (from viewpoint of Scotland) en Angleterre; (from viewpoint of Northern Ireland) en République d'Irlande; (from viewpoint of Canada) aux États-Unis; (from viewpoint of the US) au Mexique

(b) (outer edge → of lake) bord m, rive f; (→ of field) bordure f, limite f; (→ of forest) lisière f, limite f

(c) (edging → of dress, handkerchief, plate, notepaper) bord m, bordure f

(d) Horticulture (in garden) bordure f, plate-bande f

(e) Computing (of paragraph, cell) bordure f

2 compound-forming noun

(state) frontière (inv); (zone) frontière (inv), frontalier; (search) à la frontière; (dispute, patrol) frontalier

3 transitive verb

(a) (line edges of) border; (encircle) entourer, encadrer

(b) (be adjacent to) toucher;

∎ Mexico borders Texas le Mexique touche ou a une frontière commune avec le Texas;

∎ their garden is bordered on two sides by open fields sur deux côtés, leur jardin est entouré de champs à perte de vue

4 Borders plural noun

∎ the Borders les Borders fpl, = région frontalière du sud-est de l'Écosse;

∎ in the Borders dans les Borders

►► Border collie colley m berger;

border controls contrôles mpl aux frontières;

border crossing passage m de frontière;

Military border guard garde-frontière m;

border incident incident m de frontière;

border police police f des frontières;

Customs border post poste-frontière m;

border region région f frontalière;

border states = états américains limitrophes du Canada;

Border terrier terrier m;

border town ville f frontière ou frontalière

➲ border on, border upon inseparable transitive verb

(a) (be adjacent to) toucher, avoisiner;

∎ my property borders on his ma propriété touche la sienne;

∎ Italy and Austria border on each other l'Italie et l'Autriche ont une frontière commune ou sont limitrophes

(b) (verge on) friser, frôler;

∎ to border on rudeness/a lie/the absurd friser l'impolitesse/le mensonge/l'absurde;

∎ his remark borders on slander sa remarque frise la calomnie;

∎ hysteria bordering upon madness une crise de nerfs proche de ou qui frôle la folie

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > border

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