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1 close/shut one's eyes to

close/shut one's eyes to

oogluikend toestaan

English-Dutch dictionary > close/shut one's eyes to
2 shut one's eyes to smth.

см. close one's eyes to smth.

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > shut one's eyes to smth.
3 close one's eyes to smth.

(close (или shut) one's eyes to smth. (тж. turn a blind eye on или to smth.))

закрывать глаза на что-л., смотреть сквозь пальцы на что-л

So long he could close his eyes to what was going on under his nose he did not seem to mind. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 64) — Динни старался смотреть сквозь пальцы на то, что происходило у него под носом, и делать вид, что это его не касается.

Other people did it, I argued with myself, shutting my eyes to the appealing look on Charlie's face. (J. Walsh, ‘Not Like This’, ‘The Means Test’) — Другие же идут на это, успокаивала я себя, стараясь не замечать умоляющих взглядов Чарли.

Large English-Russian phrasebook > close one's eyes to smth.
4 close one's eyes to smth.

или shut one's eyes to smth.

(тж. turn a blind eye to smth.)

зaкpывaть глaзa нa чтo-л.; cмoтpeть cквoзь пaльцы нa чтo-л.

So long as he could close his eyes to what was going on under-his nose he did not seem to mind (K. S. Prichard)

Concise English-Russian phrasebook > close one's eyes to smth.
5 shut

1. transitive verb,
-tt-, shut

1) zumachen; schließen

shut something to somebody/something — etwas für jemanden/etwas schließen

shut a road to traffic — eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren

shut the door on somebody — jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen (ugs.)

shut the door on something — (fig.) die Möglichkeit einer Sache (Gen.) verbauen

shut one's eyes to something — (fig.) seine Augen vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen; (choose to ignore something) über etwas (Akk.) hinwegsehen

shut one's ears to something — (fig.) die Ohren vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen

shut or lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — see academic.ru/43511/lock">lock II 2. 1)

2) (confine)

shut somebody/an animal in[to] something — jemanden/ein Tier in etwas (Akk.) sperren

shut oneself in[to] a room — sich in einem Zimmer einschließen

3) (exclude)

shut somebody/an animal out of something — jemanden/ein Tier aus etwas aussperren

4) (trap)

shut one's finger/coat in a door — sich (Dat.) den Finger/Mantel in einer Tür einklemmen

5) (fold up) schließen, zumachen [Buch, Hand]; zusammenklappen [Klappmesser, Fächer]
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, shut schließen; [Laden:] schließen, zumachen; [Blüte:] sich schließen

the door/case won't shut — die Tür/der Koffer geht nicht zu od. schließt nicht

the door shut on/after him — die Tür schloss sich vor/hinter ihm
3. adjective
zu; geschlossen

we are shut on Saturdays/for lunch — wir haben samstags/über Mittag geschlossen od. zu

keep something shut — etwas geschlossen halten od. zu lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- shut away

- shut down

- shut in

- shut off

- shut out

- shut up

* * *
1. present participle - shutting; verb
1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) schließen

2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) sich schließen

3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) schließen

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) einsperren
2. adjective
(closed.) geschlossen

- shut down
- shut off
- shut up
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shut

[ʃʌt]

I. adj inv geschlossen

\shut curtains zugezogene Vorhänge

to slam a door \shut eine Tür zuschlagen

to slide \shut sich akk automatisch schließen

▶ to be/get \shut of sb/sth jdn/etw los sein/loswerden

II. vt

<-tt-, shut, shut>

1. (close)

▪ to \shut sth etw schließen [o zumachen]

to \shut a book ein Buch zuklappen

to \shut one's eyes/ears to sth seine Augen/Ohren vor etw dat verschließen

2. COMM (stop operating)

▪ to \shut sth etw schließen [o zusperren

3. (pinch)

to \shut one's finger/hand in sth sich dat den Finger/die Hand in etw dat einklemmen

4.

▶ \shut your face! (fam!) halt die Klappe! fam

▶ \shut your gob! (fam!) halt's Maul! derb, halt die Fresse! derb

▶ \shut it! (fam!) Klappe! sl

▶ \shut your mouth! (fam!) halt den Mund! fam

▶ \shut your yap! AM (fam!) halt die Schnauze! fam

III. vi

<-tt-, shut, shut>

1. (close) schließen, zumachen

2. COMM (stop operating) schließen, zusperren

* * *
[ʃʌt] vb: pret, ptp shut
1. vt

1) (= close) eyes, door, box etc zumachen, schließen; sportsground schließen; penknife, book, wallet zumachen, zuklappen

they shut the office at 6 — das Büro wird um 18.00 Uhr geschlossen

the strike shut the factory for a week — der Streik legte die Fabrik für eine Woche still

shut your eyes — mach die Augen zu

to shut one's ears/eyes to sth — vor etw (dat) die Ohren/Augen verschließen

to shut one's mind to sth — sich einer Sache (dat) verschließen

he shut his mind to thoughts of the past — Gedanken an die Vergangenheit schob er weit von sich

shut it! (inf) — halts Maul! (inf)

2)

to shut sb/sth in(to) sth — jdn/etw in etw (dat) einschließen

she was shut in the cellar as a punishment — sie wurde zur Strafe im Keller eingesperrt

to shut one's fingers in the door — sich (dat) die Finger in der Tür einklemmen

2. vi
(door, window, box) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, geschlossen werden, zumachen (inf); (sportsground) geschlossen werden; (eyes) sich schließen
the suitcase just won't shut — der Koffer will einfach nicht zugehen

it shuts very easily — es lässt sich ganz leicht schließen or zumachen

when do the shops shut? — wann schließen die Geschäfte?, wann machen die Geschäfte zu? (inf)

the door shut in the wind — der Wind schlug die Tür zu

3. adj
geschlossen, zu pred (inf)
sorry sir, we're shut — wir haben leider geschlossen

the door swung shut — die Tür schlug zu

to find the door shut —

shut in his dungeon — in seinem Kerker eingeschlossen

shut in his own little world —

the shut mind of a reactionary — die Verbohrtheit eines Reaktionärs

his mind is shut to anything new — er verschließt sich allem Neuen

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shut [ʃʌt]

A v/t prät und pperf shut

1. (ver)schließen, zumachen:

shut your mouth! halt den Mund!;

shut sb’s mouth fig jemandem den Mund stopfen, jemanden zum Schweigen bringen; → door Bes Redew, eye A 1, face A 1, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2

2. einschließen, -sperren ( beide:

into, in, within in dat oder akk)

3. ausschließen, -sperren ( beide:

out of aus)

4. sich einen Finger etc (ein)klemmen (in in dat)

5. ein Taschenmesser etc zuklappen, ein Buch etc auch zumachen

B v/i

1. sich schließen, zugehen:

the door shut with a bang die Tür knallte zu

2. (sich) schließen (lassen):

the window shuts well

* * *
1. transitive verb,
-tt-, shut

1) zumachen; schließen

shut something to somebody/something — etwas für jemanden/etwas schließen

shut a road to traffic — eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren

shut the door on somebody — jemandem die Tür vor der Nase zuschlagen (ugs.)

shut the door on something — (fig.) die Möglichkeit einer Sache (Gen.) verbauen

shut one's eyes to something — (fig.) seine Augen vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen; (choose to ignore something) über etwas (Akk.) hinwegsehen

shut one's ears to something — (fig.) die Ohren vor etwas (Dat.) verschließen

shut or lock the stable door after the horse has bolted — see lock II 2. 1)

2) (confine)

shut somebody/an animal in[to] something — jemanden/ein Tier in etwas (Akk.) sperren

shut oneself in[to] a room — sich in einem Zimmer einschließen

3) (exclude)

shut somebody/an animal out of something — jemanden/ein Tier aus etwas aussperren

4) (trap)

shut one's finger/coat in a door — sich (Dat.) den Finger/Mantel in einer Tür einklemmen

5) (fold up) schließen, zumachen [Buch, Hand]; zusammenklappen [Klappmesser, Fächer]
2. intransitive verb,
-tt-, shut schließen; [Laden:] schließen, zumachen; [Blüte:] sich schließen

the door/case won't shut — die Tür/der Koffer geht nicht zu od. schließt nicht

the door shut on/after him — die Tür schloss sich vor/hinter ihm
3. adjective
zu; geschlossen

we are shut on Saturdays/for lunch — wir haben samstags/über Mittag geschlossen od. zu

keep something shut — etwas geschlossen halten od. zu lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- shut away

- shut down

- shut in

- shut off

- shut out

- shut up

* * *

adj.

geschlossen adj.

verschließen adj.

zumachen adj. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shut)

= schließen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)

zumachen v.

English-german dictionary > shut
6 shut

I [ʃʌt]
aggettivo (closed) [door, book, shop] chiuso

to slam the door shut — chiudere la porta facendola sbattere

to keep one's mouth shut — colloq. tenere la bocca chiusa
II 1. [ʃʌt]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. shut)

1) (close) chiudere [door, book, shop]

shut your mouth o trap o face! — colloq. tappati la bocca!

2) (confine) rinchiudere
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. shut)

1) [door, book, box] chiudersi

2) [office, factory] chiudere

the shop shuts at five — il negozio chiude alle cinque

•

- shut away

- shut down

- shut in

- shut off

- shut out

- shut up

* * *
1. present participle - shutting; verb
1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) chiudere

2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) chiudersi

3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) chiudere

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) chiudere
2. adjective
(closed.) chiuso

- shut down
- shut off
- shut up
* * *
shut /ʃʌt/
A a.

chiuso; serrato: to click shut, chiudersi con uno scatto

B n.

1 porta; portello; sportello

2 [u] atto del chiudere

3 (mecc.) linea della saldatura; saldatura

● shut-down ► shutdown □ shut-in, ( di un posto) isolato, segregato; (psic.) introverso, schizoide; ( USA) malato che non può uscire □ ( slang) to get shut of, sbarazzarsi di.
♦ (to) shut /ʃʌt/
(pass. e p. p. shut)

A v. t.

chiudere; serrare: to shut a door [a window, a drawer], chiudere una porta [una finestra, un cassetto]; to shut one's eyes, chiudere gli occhi; to shut one's teeth, serrare i denti; to shut a knife, chiudere un coltello ( a serramanico); Shut your books!, chiudete i libri!; The girl shut herself in her room, la ragazza si chiuse in camera

B v. i.

chiudersi; chiudere: This drawer doesn't shut properly, questo cassetto non chiude bene; The door shut with a bang, la porta si chiuse fragorosamente

● to shut one's ears to st., non voler ascoltare qc.; fingere di non sentire qc.; tapparsi le orecchie (fig.) □ to shut one's eyes to st., chiudere gli occhi ( alla realtà, ecc.); non voler vedere qc.; fingere di non vedere qc.; chiudere un occhio su qc. □ to shut sb. 's mouth, chiuder la bocca a q.; far tacere q.

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I [ʃʌt]
aggettivo (closed) [door, book, shop] chiuso

to slam the door shut — chiudere la porta facendola sbattere

to keep one's mouth shut — colloq. tenere la bocca chiusa
II 1. [ʃʌt]
verbo transitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. shut)

1) (close) chiudere [door, book, shop]

shut your mouth o trap o face! — colloq. tappati la bocca!

2) (confine) rinchiudere
2.
verbo intransitivo ( forma in -ing - tt-; pass., p.pass. shut)

1) [door, book, box] chiudersi

2) [office, factory] chiudere

the shop shuts at five — il negozio chiude alle cinque

•

- shut away

- shut down

- shut in

- shut off

- shut out

- shut up

English-Italian dictionary > shut
7 shut

1. present participle - shutting; verb
1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) lukke, stenge

2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) lukkes, lukke seg

3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) stenge, lukke

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) stenge inne/ute
2. adjective
(closed.) stengt, lukket

- shut down
- shut off
- shut up

lukke

verb ( shut - shut) \/ʃʌt\/

1) stenge, lukke

• shut the door please

lukk døren er du snill

• she shut the book and looked at me

hun lukket boken og så på meg

• I shut my eyes so I couldn't see them

jeg lukket øynene så jeg ikke kunne se dem

2) stenge av

• the police shut the road to all traffic

politiet stengte av veien for all trafikk

3) stenge inne

• Susan shut the dog in the kitchen

Susan stengte hunden inne på kjøkkenet

4) klemme, få i klem

• she shut her finger in the front door

hun klemte fingeren i ytterdøren

5) stenges, (kunne) lukkes, gå igjen

• the door shuts easily

døren går lett igjen

• the door closes by itself

døren går igjen av seg selv

shut away isolere, stenge inn, gjemme bort

• after the incident I shut myself away

etter hendelsen isolerte jeg meg

shut down stenge, lukke, lukke igjen, slå igjen

• shut down the window!

lukk vinduet!

• did you shut down the lid?

slo du igjen lokket?

falle på, senke seg

• the night shut down

natten falt på

( overført) legge ned, stenge

• they shut down the factory

de la ned fabrikken

legges ned, bli lagt ned

• the factory has shut down

fabrikken er lagt ned

shut fast ordentlig stengt

shut in stenge inne, innelukke, innesperre

• she shut herself in

hun låste seg inne

omringe, omkranse

• the plain was shut in by hills

sletten var omkranset av fjell

• we're shut in by trees

vi er omringet av trær

klemme (fast)

shut off stenge av, slå av, stanse

• we must shut off the gas

vi må slå av gassen

( overført) utestenge, utelukke

• he shut himself off from the surrounding world

han stengte seg ute fra omverdenen

shut one's ears to ( overført) late som en ikke hører

shut one's eyes to ( overført) lukke øynene for

shut one's mouth about something ( hverdagslig) holde munn om noe

shut out ( også overført) stenge ute, holde utestengt, utelukke

• they shut out that possibility

de utelukket den muligheten

• the trees shut out the view

trærne skygget for utsikten

shut somebody up få noen til å holde munn

shut the door on ( overført) stenge døren for

• the president shut the door on further negotiations

presidenten stengte døren for videre forhandlinger

shut to stenge igjen

• shut the door to

lukk døren igjen

shut up stenge (av), lukke (til), slå igjen, folde sammen

• before they left, they shut up the house

de stengte av huset før de dro

• shut up your books!

lukk bøkene dere!

• she shut up her knife

hun foldet sammen kniven sin

slutte med

• I can't shut up my work

jeg kan ikke slutte med arbeidet mitt

sperre inne, stenge inne, låse inne

• shut her up in prison!

steng henne inne i fengsel!

• I always shut up my valuables

jeg låser alltid inne verdisakene mine

( hverdagslig) holde munn, tie

• he shut up about it

han tidde stille med det

shut up shop ( hverdagslig) lukke butikken, opphøre

shut your face\/mouth! ( slang) hold kjeft!

English-Norwegian dictionary > shut
8 Shut

v. trans.

P. and V. κλῄειν, συγκλῄειν, ἀποκλῄειν, Ar. and P. κατακλῄειν.

Put to: P. προστιθέναι.

Fasten (door, etc.): Ar. and V. πακτοῦν, V. πυκάζειν.

Block up: P. and V. φράσσειν, P. ἐμφράσσειν, ἀποφράσσειν.

Shut the eyes ( of another): P. συλλαμβάνειν (Plat.), V. συμβάλλειν, συναρμόζειν, συνάπτειν, P. and V. συγκλῄειν.

Shut one's eyes: P. and V. μύειν, P. συμμύειν (Plat.), Ar. καταμύειν.

Shut one's eyes to, wink at, met.: Ar. and P. περιορᾶν (acc.).

Shut one's mouth: V. ἐγκλῄειν στόμα, P. ἐμφράσσειν στόμα; see Close.

Lo I am silent and shut my mouth: V. ἰδού σιωπῶ κἀπιλάζυμαι στόμα (Eur., And. 250).

V. intrans. P. and V. κλῄεσθαι, συγκλῄεσθαι.

Shut in: P. and V. εἴργειν, κατείργειν, ἐγκλῄειν (Plat.), V. συνείργειν.

Shut off: P. ἀπολαμβάνειν.

Shut out: P. and V. ἐκκλῄειν, ἀποκλῄειν, εἴργειν, ἐξείργειν, ἀπείργειν.

Shut up: Ar. and P. κατακλῄειν; see Imprison.

Shut up in: Ar. and P. κατακλῄειν εἰς (acc.).

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Shut
9 shut

[ʃʌt] 1. гл.; прош. вр., прич. прош. вр. shut
1)

а) закрывать, запирать, затворять

Shut the box to. — Закройте ящик.

Make sure that you shut the door to as you leave. — Не забудь закрыть дверь, когда будешь уходить.

He shut the lid down with a loud noise. — Он с грохотом захлопнул крышку.

Syn:

close 1.

б) = shut up / in держать взаперти, под замком

to be shut up — сидеть взаперти

The confidential documents are kept shut up in a strongbox. — Секретные документы хранятся в сейфе.

It isn't kind to shut the dog in all day while you're at work. — Нехорошо запирать собаку на целый день, пока вы на работе.

That poor dog has been shut up in the house all day while the owners were out. — Эта бедная собака сидела целый день взаперти, пока её хозяев не было дома.

The only way Father can get any peace is to shut himself up in his study. — Единственная возможность для папы хоть сколько-нибудь посидеть в покое - это закрыться в кабинете.

2) закрываться

to shut well — закрываться хорошо

The window won't shut. — Окно никак не закрывается.

Syn:

close 1.

3) закрывать, складывать

to shut a fan — сложить веер

to shut an umbrella — сложить зонтик

4) ( shut in) защемлять, прищемлять

I shut my finger in the door. — Я прищемил дверью палец.

5) = shut down

а) = shut up закрыть ( предприятие)

British Coal shuts collieries. — "Бритиш Коул" закрывает шахты.

б) прекращать работу ( о предприятии)

The post office shuts at five, doesn't it? — Почта закрывается в пять, не так ли?

The factory may shut down if supplies cease. — Завод может остановиться, если прекратятся поставки.

•

- shut away
- shut down
- shut in
- shut off
- shut out
- shut up
••

to shut one's ears to smth. — не слушать, пропускать мимо ушей

to be / get shut of smth., to shut one's hands of smth. — освободиться, избавиться от чего-л.

- shut one's eyes to smth.
2. прил.
закрытый, запертый

through shut teeth — сквозь зубы, стиснув зубы

to keep one's mouth shut — держать язык за зубами

Syn:

closed
3. сущ.
1) уст. засов, щеколда, задвижка

Syn:

bolt I 1.

2) диал. ставень ( на окне)

Syn:

shutter 1.

3) тех. дверца, крышка ( для закрывания отверстия); клапан

Syn:

valve

4) поэт. конец дня; сумерки

5) тех. место сварки; спай

Англо-русский современный словарь > shut
10 shut

[ʃʌt] adj

inv

geschlossen;

\shut curtains zugezogene Vorhänge;

to slam a door \shut eine Tür zuschlagen;

to slide \shut sich akk automatisch schließen

PHRASES:

to be [or get] \shut of sb/ sth jdn/etw loswerden vt <-tt-, shut, shut>

1) ( close)

to \shut sth etw schließen [o zumachen];

to \shut a book ein Buch zuklappen;

to \shut one's eyes/ ears to sth seine Augen/Ohren vor etw dat verschließen

2) comm ( stop operating)

to \shut sth etw schließen [o zusperren];

3) ( pinch)

to \shut one's finger/ hand in sth sich dat den Finger/die Hand in etw dat einklemmen

PHRASES:

\shut your face! (fam!) halt die Klappe! ( fam)

\shut your gob! (fam!) halt's Maul! ( derb), halt die Fresse! ( derb)

\shut it! (fam!) Klappe! (sl)

\shut your mouth! (fam!) halt den Mund! ( fam)

\shut your yap! (Am) (fam!) halt die Schnauze! ( fam) vi <-tt-, shut, shut>

1) ( close) schließen, zumachen

2) comm ( stop operating) schließen, zusperren

English-German students dictionary > shut
11 close

close

1. close [kləʊs, Am kloʊs] adj

usu pred

1) ( short distance) nah[e];

let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in die nächste Kneipe gehen!;

to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen;

our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt;

\close combat Nahkampf m;

\close to the ground dicht über dem Boden;

in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe;

at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet];

at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung;

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

2) ( near)

to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein;

to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein;

to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein

3) ( near in time) nahe [bevorstehend];

it's \close to X-Mas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür;

war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor;

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

4) ( intimate)

to be \close to sb jdm nahestehen;

my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe;

... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen;

\close bond enges Band;

\close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit;

just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten;

\close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin;

\close friendship enge Freundschaft;

\close links eine enge Verbindung;

\close relatives nahe Verwandte

5) ( little space between) eng;

\close handwriting enge Schrift;

ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten;

\close ranks geschlossene Reihen;

\close weave dichtes Gewebe;

6) (fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument;

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7) ( almost equal) knapp;

the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!;

the election was too \close a call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen;

\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

8) ( similar)

to be \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen;

\close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit;

to bear a \close resemblance to sb/ sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein

9) ( exact) genau;

to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören;

to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten;

to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten

10) ( secret) verschwiegen;

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen;

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11) (airless, stifling) schwül;

( in room) stickig

12) ( mean) knauserig ( pej)

13) ( almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...;

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14) ling

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

PHRASES:

to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahe kommen;

that was a \close call! das war knapp!;

to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen;

that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!;

( distance)

she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist;

that was a \close shave! das war knapp! ( fam)

to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein adv

( near in location) nahe;

( near in time) nahe [bevorstehend];

please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!;

the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür;

she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen;

to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden;

to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen;

to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen;

to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit nahekommen;

to get \close to sb/ sth jdm/etw nahekommen;

to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken;

on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen;

\close by in der Nähe;

the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter;

from \close up aus der Nähe;

\close together dicht beieinander;

please stand \close together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?;

these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander

PHRASES:

to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen vi

to \close on sb/ an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier bedrohlich nähern n ( Brit) Hof m; ( in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen ( around cathedral) Domhof m; ( Scot) schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof

2. close [kləʊz, Am kloʊz] vt

1) ( shut)

to \close sth etw schließen;

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen;

to \close a company/ factory/ shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen;

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen;

to \close the door/ one's mouth/ the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen;

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen;

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen];

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen;

to \close a plant/ railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen;

to \close ranks die Reihen schließen;

the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein;

to \close a road eine Straße sperren

2) ( bring to an end)

the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen;

the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘;

to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen;

to \close a case law einen Fall abschließen;

case \closed a. law der Fall ist abgeschlossen;

to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen;

to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden;

let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen;

to \close a meeting ein Besprechung beenden

3) ( make smaller)

to \close sth etw schließen;

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4) elec

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5) comput

to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen];

PHRASES:

to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist ( prov) vi

1) ( shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen;

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu;

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2) ( shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3) ( end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden stockex

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4) ( approach) sich akk nähern;

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran n

1) no pl ( end) Ende nt, Schluss m;

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden;

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden;

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen;

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss;

at the \close of trading, by the \close stockex bei Börsenschluss

2) ( cricket)

the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

3) mus Kadenz f

English-German students dictionary > close
12 close

1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- academic.ru/13537/close_down">close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

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I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nahe

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) eng
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) vertraut

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) knapp

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) genau

4) (tight: a close fit.) eng

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) schwül

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) geizig

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) verschwiegen

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) schließen

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) enden

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) abschließen
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) das Ende

- close down
- close up
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close¹

[kləʊs, AM kloʊs]

I. adj usu pred

1. (short distance) nah[e]

let's go to the \closest pub lasst uns in das nächste Pub gehen!

▪ to be \close to sth in der Nähe einer S. gen liegen

our guest-house was \close to the sea unsere Pension war nicht weit vom Meer entfernt

\close combat Nahkampf m

\close to the ground dicht über dem Boden

in \close proximity in unmittelbarer Nähe

at \close quarters aus der Nähe [betrachtet]

at \close range aus kurzer Entfernung

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

2. (near)

to be \close to exhaustion total erschöpft sein

to be \close to perfection so gut wie perfekt sein

to be \close to tears den Tränen nahe sein

3. (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

it's \close to Christmas Weihnachten steht vor der Tür

war is \close ein Krieg steht unmittelbar bevor

\close together nahe [o dicht] beieinander

4. (intimate)

▪ to be \close to sb jdm [sehr] nahestehen

my brother and I have always been very \close mein Bruder und ich standen uns schon immer sehr nahe

... because of their \close links with terrorist groups... wegen ihrer engen Verbindung zu Terrorgruppen

\close bond enges Band

\close co-operation enge Zusammenarbeit

just \close family nur die nächsten Verwandten

\close friend enger Freund/enge Freundin

\close friendship enge Freundschaft

\close links eine enge Verbindung

\close relatives nahe Verwandte

5. (little space between) eng

\close handwriting enge Schrift

ten pages of \close print zehn eng bedruckte Seiten

\close ranks geschlossene Reihen

\close weave dichtes Gewebe

6. ( fig: dense)

\close argument stichhaltiges Argument

\close reasoning geschlossene Argumentation

7. (almost equal) knapp

the race is going to be a \close contest das wird ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen!

the election was too \close to call der Ausgang der Wahl war völlig offen

\close race Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

8. (similar)

to be the \closest equivalent to sth etw dat am nächsten kommen

\close resemblance große Ähnlichkeit

to bear a \close resemblance to sb/sth jdm/etw sehr ähnlich sehen/sein

9. (exact) genau

to pay \close attention to sb jdm gut zuhören

to pay \close attention to sth genau auf etw akk achten

to keep a \close eye on sth etw gut im Auge behalten

10. (secret) verschwiegen

she's very \close about her relationship was ihre Beziehung angeht, ist sie sehr verschwiegen

\close secret großes Geheimnis

11. (airless, stifling) schwül; (in room) stickig

12. (mean) knauserig pej

13. (almost)

\close to [or on] ... nahezu..., fast...

\close to midnight kurz vor Mitternacht

14. LING

\close vowel geschlossener Vokal

15.

▶ to be \close to the bone der Wahrheit ziemlich nahekommen

▶ that was a \close call! das war knapp!

▶ that was too \close for comfort! das ging gerade nochmal gut!; (distance)

she lives too \close for comfort sie wohnt näher als ihr lieb ist

▶ to hold [or keep] one's cards \close to one's chest sich dat nicht in die Karten sehen lassen

▶ that was a \close shave! das war knapp! fam

▶ to have had a \close shave gerade noch davongekommen sein

II. adv (near in location) nahe; (near in time) nahe [bevorstehend]

please come \closer kommen Sie doch näher!

the election is getting \close die Wahlen stehen unmittelbar vor der Tür

she came \close to getting that job fast hätte sie die Stelle bekommen

to come \close to blows beinahe handgreiflich werden

to be \close at hand person in Reichweite sein; event unmittelbar bevorstehen

to come \close to tears den Tränen nahekommen

to come \close to the truth der Wahrheit [ziemlich] nahekommen

to get \close to sb/sth jdm/etw nahekommen

to hold sb \close jdn fest an sich drücken

on looking \closer bei genauerem Hinsehen

▪ \close by in der Nähe

the little child stood \close by his mother das kleine Kind stand dicht bei seiner Mutter

▪ from \close up aus der Nähe

▪ \close together dicht beieinander

please stand \closer together können Sie vielleicht noch ein bisschen aufrücken?

these appointments are too \close together diese Termine liegen einfach zu dicht aufeinander

▶ to sail \close to the wind sich akk hart an der Grenze des Erlaubten bewegen

III. vi

1. (move nearer)

▪ to \close on sb/an animal sich akk jdm/einem Tier [bedrohlich] nähern

2. STOCKEX (reach a price)

shares \closed at 15 dollars die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von 15 Dollar

IV. n BRIT Hof m; (in street names) Straßenname für Sackgassen; (around cathedral) Domhof m; SCOT schmaler, meist offener Durchgang oder Hof

close²

[kləʊz, AM kloʊz]

I. vt

1. (shut)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close a book ein Buch zumachen

to \close a company/factory/shop einen Betrieb/eine Fabrik/einen Laden schließen

to \close the curtains die Vorhänge zuziehen

to \close the door/one's mouth/the window die Tür/seinen Mund/das Fenster zumachen

to \close one's ears ( fig) sich akk taub stellen

to \close one's eyes seine Augen zumachen [o schließen]

to \close one's eyes to sth ( fig) die Augen vor etw dat verschließen

to \close a plant/railway line ein Werk/eine Bahnstrecke stilllegen

to \close ranks die Reihen schließen

the party has \closed ranks on the issue die Partei nimmt dem Thema gegenüber eine geschlossene Stellung ein

to \close a road eine Straße sperren; ECON, FIN

to \close an account ein Konto auflösen

2. (bring to an end)

the matter is \closed der Fall ist abgeschlossen

the performance was \closed with ‘Auld Lang Syne’ die Aufführung endete mit dem Lied ‚Auld Lang Syne‘

to \close a bank account ein Konto auflösen

to \close a case LAW einen Fall abschließen

case \closed also LAW der Fall ist abgeschlossen

to \close a deal einen Handel [ab]schließen

to \close a discussion eine Diskussion beenden

let's \close this discussion with a brief summary lassen Sie mich diese Diskussion mit einer kurzen Zusammenfassung abschließen

to \close a meeting eine Besprechung beenden

3. (make smaller)

▪ to \close sth etw schließen

to \close the gap between x and y die Kluft zwischen x und y überwinden

4. ELEC

to \close a circuit einen Stromkreis schließen

5. COMPUT

to \close a file eine Datei zumachen [o schließen

6.

▶ to \close the stable door after the horse has bolted den Brunnen erst zudecken, wenn das Kind hineingefallen ist prov

II. vi

1. (shut) wound sich schließen; door, window, lid zugehen; shop, bank schließen

her eyes \closed in tiredness vor Müdigkeit fielen ihr die Augen zu

this box doesn't \close properly diese Kiste geht nicht richtig zu

2. (shut down) schließen; shop zumachen; factory also stilllegen

3. (end) zu Ende gehen; meeting schließen; play abgesetzt werden; STOCKEX

the pound \closed at $1.62 das Pfund schloss mit 1,62 Dollar

4. (approach) sich akk nähern

the tanks \closed to within 50 metres of the frontline die Panzer kamen bis auf 50 Meter an die Front heran

III. n

1. no pl (end) Ende nt, Schluss m

to bring [or draw] sth to a \close etw beenden

to come to a \close zu Ende gehen, enden

to draw to a \close sich dem Ende zuneigen

at the \close of business bei Geschäftsschluss

at the \close of trading bei Börsenschluss

2. STOCKEX Börsenschluss m

by the \close bei Börsenschluss

3. (in cricket)

▪ the \close Ende des Spieltages beim Kricket

4. MUS Kadenz f

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I [kləʊs]
1. adj (+er)

1) (= near) nahe (
to +gen), in der Nähe ( to +gen, von)
is Glasgow close to Edinburgh? — liegt Glasgow in der Nähe von Edinburgh?

the buildings which are close to the station — die Gebäude in der Nähe des Bahnhofs or in Bahnhofsnähe

in close proximity — in unmittelbarer Nähe (
to +gen )

in such close proximity (to one another) — so dicht zusammen

you're very close (in guessing etc) — du bist dicht dran

close combat — Nahkampf m

at close quarters —

he chose the closest cake — er nahm den Kuchen, der am nächsten lag

we use this pub because it's close/the closest — wir gehen in dieses Lokal, weil es in der Nähe/am nächsten ist

2) (in time) nahe (bevorstehend)

nobody realized how close a nuclear war was — es war niemandem klar, wie nahe ein Atomkrieg bevorstand

3) (fig) friend, co-operation, connection etc eng; relative nahe; resemblance groß, stark

they were very close (to each other) — sie waren or standen sich or einander (geh) sehr nahe

4) (= not spread out) handwriting, print eng; ranks dicht, geschlossen; (fig) argument lückenlos, stichhaltig; reasoning, game geschlossen

5) (= exact, painstaking) examination, study eingehend, genau; translation originalgetreu; watch streng, scharf

now pay close attention to me — jetzt hör mir gut zu

you have to pay very close attention to the traffic signs —

to keep a close lookout for sb/sth — scharf nach jdm/etw Ausschau halten

6) (= stuffy) schwül; (indoors) stickig

7) (= almost equal) fight, result knapp

a close(-fought) match — ein (ganz) knappes Spiel

a close finish — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt

a close election — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen nt, eine Wahl mit knappem Ausgang

it was a close thing or call — das war knapp!

the vote/election was too close to call — der Ausgang der Abstimmung/Wahl war völlig offen

8)

close on — nahezu

close on sixty/midnight — an die sechzig/kurz vor Mitternacht

2. adv (+er)
nahe; (spatially also) dicht
close by — in der Nähe

close by us — in unserer Nähe

stay close to me — bleib dicht bei mir

close to the water/ground —

close to or by the bridge — nahe (bei) der Brücke

he followed close behind me — er ging dicht hinter mir

don't stand too close to the fire — stell dich nicht zu nahe or dicht ans Feuer

to be close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

close together — dicht or nahe zusammen

my exams were so close together — meine Prüfungen lagen so kurz hintereinander

the closer the exams came the more nervous he got —

that brought the two brothers closer together — das brachte die beiden Brüder einander näher

please stand closer together — bitte rücken Sie näher or dichter zusammen

this pattern comes close/closest to the sort of thing we wanted — dieses Muster kommt dem, was wir uns vorgestellt haben, nahe/am nächsten

what does it look like ( from) close up? —

if you get too close up... — wenn du zu nahe herangehst...

3. n
(in street names) Hof m; (of cathedral etc) Domhof m; (Scot = outside passage) offener Hausflur II [kləʊz]
1. vt

1) (= shut) schließen; eyes, door, shop, window, curtains also zumachen; (permanently) business, shop etc schließen; factory stilllegen; (= block) opening etc verschließen; road sperren

"closed" — "geschlossen"

sorry, we're closed — tut uns leid, wir haben geschlossen or zu

don't close your mind to new ideas — du solltest dich neuen Ideen nicht verschließen

to close one's eyes/ears to sth — sich einer Sache gegenüber blind/taub stellen

to close ranks ( Mil, fig ) — die Reihen schließen

to close the gap between... — die Diskrepanz zwischen... beseitigen

to close an application (Comput) — eine Anwendung beenden

2) (= bring to an end) church service, meeting schließen, beenden; affair, discussion also abschließen; bank account etc auflösen; sale abschließen

the matter is closed — der Fall ist abgeschlossen

3) (ELEC) circuit schließen

2. vi

1) (= shut, come together) sich schließen; (door, window, box, lid, eyes, wound also) zugehen; (= can be shut) schließen, zugehen; (shop, factory) schließen, zumachen; (factory permanently) stillgelegt werden

his eyes closed — die Augen fielen ihm zu; (in death) seine Augen schlossen sich

2) (= come to an end) schließen; (tourist season) aufhören, enden, zu Ende gehen; (THEAT, play) auslaufen

3) (= approach) sich nähern, näher kommen; (boxers etc) aufeinander losgehen

the battleship closed to within 100 metres — das Kriegsschiff kam bis auf 100 Meter heran

4) (COMM: accept offer) abschließen, zu einem Abschluss kommen

5) (ST EX) schließen

the shares closed at £5 — die Aktien erreichten eine Schlussnotierung von £ 5

3. n
Ende nt, Schluss m
to come to a close — enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

to draw to a close — sich dem Ende nähern, dem Ende zugehen

to draw or bring sth to a close —

at/towards (Brit) or toward (US) the close of (the) day — am/gegen Ende des Tages

at the close (of business) — bei Geschäfts- or (St Ex) Börsenschluss

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close

A adj [kləʊs] (adv → closely)

1. ver-, geschlossen, (nur präd) zu

2. obs von Mauern etc umgeben

3. zurückgezogen, abgeschieden

4. verborgen, geheim

5. dumpf, schwül, stickig, drückend

6. fig verschlossen, verschwiegen, zurückhaltend

7. geizig, knaus(e)rig

8. knapp, beschränkt:

money is close das Geld ist knapp

9. nicht zugänglich, nicht öffentlich, geschlossen

10. dicht, fest (Gewebe etc)

11. eng, (dicht) gedrängt:

close handwriting enge Schrift

12. knapp, kurz, bündig (Stil etc)

13. kurz (Haar)

14. eng (anliegend) (Kleid etc)

15. (wort)getreu, genau (Übersetzung)

16. stark (Ähnlichkeit)

17. nah, dicht:

close combat MIL Nahkampf m;

close fight Handgemenge n, weitS. zähes Ringen, harter Kampf;

close together dicht beieinander;

close to

a) nahe oder dicht bei,

b) (zeitlich) dicht vor (dat), nahe (dat),

c) fig (jemandem) nahestehend, vertraut mit,

d) fig eng verwandt oder verbunden mit;

this subject is very close to me dieses Thema liegt mir sehr am Herzen;

close to tears den Tränen nahe;

a speed close to that of sound eine Geschwindigkeit, die dicht an die Schallgrenze herankommt; → bone¹ A 1, proximity, range A 5

18. eng (Freunde):

he was a close friend of mine, we were close friends wir waren eng befreundet

19. nah (Verwandte)

20. fig knapp:

that was close; → shave C 1, squeak C 3, squeeze C 10, thing² 3

21. fig scharf, hart, knapp:

close victory knapper Sieg;

close election knapper Wahlausgang;

close finish scharfer Endkampf

22. gespannt (Aufmerksamkeit)

23. gründlich, eingehend, scharf, genau:

close investigation gründliche oder eingehende Untersuchung;

close observer scharfer Beobachter;

close questioning strenges Verhör; → inspection 1

24. streng, scharf:

close arrest strenge Haft;

close prisoner streng bewachter Gefangener;

in close custody unter scharfer Bewachung;

keep a close watch on scharf im Auge behalten (akk)

25. streng, logisch, lückenlos (Beweisführung etc)

26. LING geschlossen (Laut etc): → punctuation 1

27. MUS eng:

close harmony enger Satz

B adv [kləʊs] eng, nahe, dicht:

close by

a) nahe oder dicht dabei, ganz in der Nähe,

b) nahe oder dicht bei, neben (dat);

close at hand nahe bevorstehend;

close on two hundred fast oder annähernd zweihundert;

fly close to the ground dicht am Boden fliegen;

come close to fig dicht herankommen oder -reichen an (akk), fast … sein;

cut close ganz kurz schneiden;

keep close in der Nähe bleiben;

lie ( oder keep) close sich verborgen halten;

press sb close jemanden hart bedrängen;

run sb close jemandem dicht auf den Fersen sein;

if you look closer wenn du näher oder genauer hinsiehst; → wind¹ A 1

C s [kləʊz]

1. (Ab)Schluss m, Ende n:

bring to a close eine Versammlung etc beenden;

come ( oder draw) to a close zu Ende gehen

2. Schlusswort n

3. Briefschluss m

4. MUS Kadenz f, Schluss(fall) m

5. Handgemenge n, Kampf m

6. [kləʊs] Br

a) Einfriedung f, Hof m (einer Kirche, Schule etc)

b) Gehege n

c) JUR (eingefriedetes) Grundstück: → breach Bes Redew

7. [kləʊs] Br (kurze, umbaute) Sackgasse

8. [kləʊs] schott Hausdurchgang m zum Hof

D v/t [kləʊz]

1. (ab-, ver-, zu)schließen, zumachen, COMPUT eine Datei etc schließen: → closed, door Bes Redew, eye A 1, gap 6, heart Bes Redew, mind A 2, rank¹ A 7

2. ein Loch etc verstopfen

3. a) einen Betrieb, die Schule etc schließen

b) they had their ground closed for two games SPORT sie bekamen eine Platzsperre für zwei Spiele

4. ein Gelände, eine Straße (ab)sperren:

close a road to traffic eine Straße für den Verkehr sperren

5. die Hand schließen, die Faust ballen

6. die Sicht versperren

7. ELEK den Stromkreis schließen

8. fig beenden, be-, abschließen:

close a case einen Fall abschließen;

close the court JUR die Verhandlung schließen;

close an issue eine (strittige) Sache erledigen;

close a procession einen Zug beschließen;

close one’s days seine Tage beschließen (sterben);

the subject was closed das Thema war beendet

9. WIRTSCH

a) ein Konto auflösen

b) eine Rechnung abschließen: → book A 9

10. einen Handel, ein Geschäft abschließen

11. einen Abstand verringern

12. SCHIFF näher herangehen an (akk):

close the wind an den Wind gehen

13. WIRTSCH US → close out A 2

E v/i [kləʊz]

1. allg sich schließen (auch Lücke, Wunde etc)

2. geschlossen werden

3. schließen, zumachen:

the shop closes at 5 o’clock

4. enden, aufhören, zu Ende gehen

5. schließen ( with the words mit den Worten)

6. Börse: abschließen (at mit)

7. heranrücken, sich nähern:

close (a)round ( oder about) sb jemanden einschließen, jemanden umzingeln

8. close with sb mit jemandem (handels)einig werden, sich mit jemandem einigen ( beide:

on über akk)

9. close with sb mit jemandem handgemein werden oder aneinandergeraten

10. sich verringern (Abstand, Strecke)

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1. adjective
1) (near in space) dicht; nahe

be close to something — nahe bei od. an etwas (Dat.) sein

how close is London to the South coast? — wie weit ist London von der Südküste entfernt?

you're too close to the fire — du bist zu dicht od. nah am Feuer

I wish we lived closer to your parents — ich wünschte, wir würden näher bei deinen Eltern wohnen

be close to tears/breaking point — den Tränen/einem Zusammenbruch nahe sein

at close quarters, the building looked less impressive — aus der Nähe betrachtet, wirkte das Gebäude weniger imposant

at close range — aus kurzer Entfernung

2) (near in time) nahe (to an + Dat.)

3) eng [Freund, Freundschaft, Beziehung, Zusammenarbeit, Verbindung]; nahe [Verwandte, Bekanntschaft]

be/become close to somebody — jemandem nahe stehen/nahekommen

4) (rigorous, painstaking) eingehend, genau [Untersuchung, Prüfung, Befragung usw.]

pay close attention — genau aufpassen

5) (stifling) stickig [Luft, Raum]; drückend, schwül [Wetter]

6) (nearly equal) hart [[Wett]kampf, Spiel]; knapp [Ergebnis]

a close race — ein Kopf-an-Kopf-Rennen

that was a close call or shave or thing — (coll.) das war knapp!

7) (nearly matching) wortgetreu [Übersetzung]; getreu, genau [Imitation, Kopie]; groß [Ähnlichkeit]

be the closest equivalent to something — einer Sache (Dat.) am ehesten entsprechen

bear a close resemblance to somebody — jemandem sehr ähnlich sehen

8) eng [Schrift]
2. adverb
1) (near) nah[e]

come close to the truth — der Wahrheit nahe kommen

be close at hand — in Reichweite sein

close by — in der Nähe

close by the river — nahe am Fluss

close on 60 years — fast 60 Jahre

close on 2 o'clock — kurz vor 2 [Uhr]

close to somebody/something — nahe bei jemandem/etwas

don't stand so close to the edge of the cliff — stell dich nicht so nah od. dicht an den Rand des Kliffs

close together — dicht beieinander

it brought them closer together — (fig.) es brachte sie einander näher

close behind — dicht dahinter

be/come close to tears — den Tränen nahe sein

2) fest [schließen]; genau [hinsehen]

on looking closer — bei genauerem Hinsehen
3. transitive verb
1) (shut) schließen, (ugs.) zumachen [Augen, Tür, Fenster, Geschäft]; zuziehen [Vorhang]; (declare shut) schließen [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik, Betrieb, Werk, Zeche]; stilllegen [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche, Bahnlinie]; sperren [Straße, Brücke]

2) (conclude) schließen, beenden [Besprechung, Rede, Diskussion]; schließen [Versammlung, Sitzung]

close an account — ein Konto auflösen

3) (make smaller) schließen (auch fig.) [Lücke]
4. intransitive verb
1) (shut) sich schließen; [Tür:] zugehen (ugs.), sich schließen

the door/lid doesn't close properly — die Tür/der Deckel schließt nicht richtig

2) [Laden, Geschäft, Fabrik:] schließen, (ugs.) zumachen; (permanently) [Betrieb, Werk, Zeche:] geschlossen od. stillgelegt werden; [Geschäft:] geschlossen werden, (ugs.) zumachen

3) (come to an end) zu Ende gehen; enden; (finish speaking) schließen
5. noun
1) no pl. Ende, das; Schluss, der

come or draw to a close — zu Ende gehen

bring or draw something to a close — einer Sache (Dat.) ein Ende bereiten; etwas zu Ende bringen

2) (cul-de-sac) Sackgasse, die

Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close up

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v.

abschließen v.

schließen v.

(§ p.,pp.: schloß, geschlossen)

zumachen v.

English-german dictionary > close
13 close

I
1. kləus adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) cerca(de)

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) con estrechez

2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) parecido, igualado

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) detallado

4) (tight: a close fit.) ajustado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) bochornoso

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) tacaño

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) reservado

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to
II
1. kləuz verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) cerrar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) concluir

2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fin, final

- close down
- close up

close¹ adj

1. cerca / al lado

the flat is close to the station el piso está cerca de la estación

2. íntimo

we're close friends somos amigos íntimos

close² adv cerca

we live close to the shops vivimos cerca de las tiendas

they were sitting close together estaban sentados muy juntos

close³ n final

at the close of the day al final del día

close⁴ vb cerrar

close the window cierra la ventana

the shop closes at five la tienda cierra a las cinco

El gerundio de close se escribe closing

close

tr[kləʊs]

adjective

1 (near) cercano,-a (to, a), próximo,-a (to, a)

■ our flat is close to the park nuestro piso está cerca del parque

■ the houses are in close proximity to each other las casas están muy próximas las unas de las otras

2 (friend) íntimo,-a, allegado,-a; (relation, family) cercano,-a; (link, tie, cooperation, collaboration) estrecho,-a; (contact) directo,-a

■ it's a close community es una comunidad muy unida

■ we're very close friends somos íntimos amigos

■ he's very close to his father está muy unido a su padre

3 (haircut) (cortado,-a) al rape; (shave) apurado,-a

4 (texture, weave) tupido,-a, cerrado,-a, compacto,-a; (print) apretado,-a

5 (similar) parecido,-a

■ she bears a close resemblance to Madonna se parece mucho a Madonna

6 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL (formation) cerrado,-a

7 (weather) bochornoso,-a, sofocante; (room, air) cargado,-a

8 (thorough, careful - study, examination, etc) detallado,-a, detenido,-a; (look) de cerca; (watch) atento,-a; (translation) fiel

■ pay close attention presta mucha atención

■ on closer examination al mirarlo más de cerca

9 (game, contest, finish) reñido,-a; (result) apretado,-a

10 (secretive) reservado,-a

11 SMALLLINGUISTICS/SMALL (vowel) cerrado,-a

adverb

1 (in position) cerca

■ their parents live close sus padres viven cerca

■ don't get too close to me no te me acerques demasiado

■ hold me close abrázame

2 (in time) cerca

■ the elections are getting close se acercan las elecciones

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

at close quarters de cerca

at close range a quemarropa

close at/to hand al alcance de la mano, cerca

close by cerca

close on/to casi, cerca de

■ she's close on fifty anda rondando los cincuenta

close up de cerca

to be/have a close shave/call/thing salvarse por los pelos

to be close to tears estar a punto de llorar

to keep a close eye/watch on vigilar de cerca

to keep something a close secret mantener algo en el más riguroso secreto

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close

tr[kləʊz]

noun

1 (end) fin nombre masculino, final nombre masculino

■ the close of the day al caer el día

■ at the close of the century a finales de siglo

2 (precincts) recinto

transitive verb

1 (shut - gen) cerrar

■ close your eyes cierra los ojos

■ I'd like to close my account quisiera cerrar mi cuenta

2 (end - deal) cerrar; (meeting) cerrar, poner fin a; (course, conference) clausurar

intransitive verb

1 (gen) cerrar, cerrarse

■ what time do you close? ¿a qué hora cierran?

■ this drawer doesn't close properly este cajón no cierra bien

2 (end) concluir, terminar

■ the book closes with a murder el libro termina con un asesinato

3 SMALLFINANCE/SMALL cerrar (at, a)

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to bring something to a close concluir algo, poner fin a algo

to close ranks cerrar filas

to close in on something/somebody rodear algo/a alguien, cercar algo/a alguien

to close one's eyes to something cerrar los ojos a algo

to close one's mind to something cerrarse a algo

to come to a close / draw to a close tocar a su fin, llegar a su fin

close season veda, época de veda

close ['klo:z] v, closed ; closing vt

: cerrar

close vi

1) : cerrarse, cerrar

2) terminate: concluirse, terminar

3)

to close in approach: acercarse, aproximarse

close ['klo:s] adv

: cerca, de cerca

close adj, closer ; closest

1) confining: restrictivo, estrecho

2) secretive: reservado

3) strict: estricto, detallado

4) stuffy: cargado, bochornoso (dícese del tiempo)

5) tight: apretado, entallado, ceñido

it's a close fit: es muy apretado

6) near: cercano, próximo

7) intimate: íntimo

close friends: amigos íntimos

8) accurate: fiel, exacto

9) : reñido

a close election: una elección muy reñida

close ['klo:z] n

: fin m, final m, conclusión f

close

adj.

• angosto, -a adj.

• apretado, -a adj.

• aproximado, -a adj.

• arrimado, -a adj.

• cerca adj.

• cercano, -a adj.

• entrañable adj.

• estrecho, -a adj.

• minucioso, -a adj.

• próximo, -a adj.

• íntimo, -a adj.

n.

• conclusión s.f.

• fenecimiento s.m.

• fin s.m.

v.

• candar v.

• cerrar v.

• clausurar v.

• finiquitar v.

• tapar v.

• terminar v.

I kləʊs
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II kləʊs
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) kləʊz (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) kləʊs ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. kləʊz
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

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Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

I [klǝʊs]
1.

ADV
(compar closer) (superl closest) cerca
the shops are very close — las tiendas están muy cerca

the hotel is close to the station — el hotel está cerca de la estación

she was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

according to sources close to the police — según fuentes allegadas a la policía

• close by — muy cerca

• come closer — acércate más

to come close to — acercarse a

we came very close to losing the match — estuvimos a punto de perder el partido, faltó poco para que perdiéramos el partido

that comes close to an insult — eso es casi un insulto

• the runners finished very close — los corredores llegaron casi al mismo tiempo

• to fit close — ajustarse al cuerpo

• to follow close behind — seguir muy de cerca

• to hold sb close — abrazar fuertemente a algn

• to keep close to the wall — ir arrimado a la pared

• he must be close on 50 — debe andar cerca de los 50

it's close on six o'clock — son casi las seis

• stay close to me — no te alejes or separes de mí

• close together — juntos, cerca uno del otro

• to look at sth close up — mirar algo de cerca

2. ADJ

1) (=near) [place] cercano, próximo; [contact] directo; [connection] estrecho, íntimo

• close combat — lucha f cuerpo a cuerpo

• at close quarters — de cerca

• to come a close second to sb/sth — disputarle la primera posición a algn/algo

• he was the closest thing to a real worker among us — entre nosotros él tenía más visos de ser un obrero auténtico, de nosotros él era el que tenía más visos de ser un obrero

- it was a close shave

2) (=intimate) [relative] cercano; [friend] íntimo

we have only invited close relations — solo hemos invitado a parientes cercanos

she's a close friend of mine — es una amiga íntima mía

I'm very close to my sister — estoy muy unida a mi hermana

they're very close (to each other) — están muy unidos

a close circle of friends — un estrecho círculo de amigos

3) (=almost equal) [result, election, fight] muy reñido; [scores] casi iguales

• it was a very close contest — fue una competición muy reñida

• to bear a close resemblance to — tener mucho parecido con

4) (=exact, detailed) [examination, study] detallado; [investigation, questioning] minucioso; [surveillance, control] estricto; [translation] fiel, exacto

• to pay close attention to sb/sth — prestar mucha atención a algn/algo

• to keep a close watch on sb — mantener a algn bajo estricta vigilancia

5) (=not spread out) [handwriting, print] compacto; [texture, weave] compacto, tupido; [formation] cerrado

6) (=stuffy) [atmosphere, room] sofocante, cargado; [weather] pesado, bochornoso

it's close this afternoon — hace bochorno esta tarde

7) (=secretive) reservado; (=mean) tacaño

8) (Ling) [vowel] cerrado

3.

N recinto m

4.

CPD

close company N — (Brit) (Econ) sociedad f exclusiva, compañía f propietaria

close corporation N (US) — = close company

close season N — (Hunting, Fishing) veda f ; (Ftbl) temporada f de descanso (de la liga de fútbol)

close work N — trabajo m minucioso

II [klǝʊz]
1.

N (=end) final m, conclusión f

• at the close — al final

at the close of day — a la caída de la tarde

at the close of the year — al final del año

• to bring sth to a close — terminar algo, concluir algo

• to draw to a close — tocar a su fin, estar terminando

2. VI

1) (=shut) [shop] cerrar; [door, window] cerrarse

the doors close automatically — las puertas se cierran automáticamente

the shops close at five thirty — las tiendas cierran a las cinco y media

this window does not close properly — esta ventana no cierra bien

his eyes closed — se le cerraron los ojos

2) (=end) terminar, terminarse, concluir
(Econ)
shares closed at 120p — al cierre las acciones estaban a 120 peniques

3. VT

1) (=shut) cerrar; [+ hole] tapar

please close the door — cierra la puerta, por favor

road closed — cerrado el paso

• to close one's eyes — cerrar los ojos

to close one's eyes to sth — (=ignore) hacer la vista gorda a algo

• to close the gap between two things — llenar el hueco entre dos cosas

• close your mouth when you're eating! — ¡no abras la boca comiendo!

• to close ranks — cerrar filas

2) (=end) [+ discussion, meeting] cerrar, poner fin a; [+ ceremony] clausurar, dar término a; [+ bank account] liquidar; [+ account] (Comm) saldar; [+ bargain, deal] cerrar

- close down

- close in

- close in on

- close off

- close on

- close out

- close round

- close up

- close with

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I [kləʊs]
adjective closer, closest

1)

a) ( near) próximo, cercano

at close range o quarters — de cerca

close TO something/somebody — próximo or cercano a algo/alguien, cerca de algo/alguien

b) < shave> al ras, apurado

that was a close shave o call — (colloq) se salvó (or me salvé etc) por un pelo or por los pelos (fam)

2) <link/connection> estrecho; < contact> directo; < relative> cercano

they are close friends — son muy amigos, son amigos íntimos

they've always been very close — siempre han sido or (Esp) estado muy unidos

sources close to the government — fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno

3) ( in similarity)

it's not the same color but it's a close match — no es el mismo color pero es casi igual

he bears a close resemblance to his brother — tiene un gran parecido a or con su hermano, se parece mucho a su hermano

that's the closest thing to a hammer I've got — esto es lo más parecido a un martillo que tengo

4) < fit> ajustado, ceñido

5) ( strictly guarded)

it was kept a close secret — se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto

6) ( careful) < examination> detenido, detallado

to pay close attention to something — prestar mucha atención a algo

to keep a close watch on something/somebody — vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca

7) <contest/finish> reñido

he finished a close second — llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador

8) <weather/atmosphere> pesado, bochornoso

II [kləʊs]
adverb closer, closest

1) ( in position) cerca

to draw/get/come close — acercarse*

close TO something/somebody — cerca de algo/alguien

to hold somebody close — abrazar* a alguien

they're following close behind — nos siguen de cerca

phew, that was close! — uf, nos salvamos por poco or por los pelos!

2) ( in intimacy)

the tragedy brought them closer together o to each other — la tragedia los acercó or unió más

3) ( in approximation)

it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close — no es mi favorito pero casi

close TO something: the temperature is close to... la temperatura es de casi...; he must be close to 50 debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años; that's the closest to an apology you'll get eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir; he was close to tears — estaba a punto de llorar

4) (in phrases)

close by — cerca

close on: there were close on 10,000 present había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes; close together ( physically) juntos; our birthdays are close together nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca; close up — de cerca

III

1) noun

Sense I

2) [kləʊz] (conclusion, end) fin m

to come/draw to a close — llegar*/acercarse* a su fin

to bring something to a close — poner* or dar* fin a algo

at the close of day — (liter) al caer el día (liter)

Sense II

3) [kləʊs] ( in residential area) (BrE) calle f ( sin salida)

IV
1. [kləʊz]
transitive verb

1) \<\<window/book/valve\>\> cerrar*

he closed his mouth/eyes — cerró la boca/los ojos

2) ( block) \<\<road\>\> cerrar*

3) (terminate, wind up) \<\<branch/file/account\>\> cerrar*

4) ( conclude) \<\<deal\>\> cerrar*; \<\<debate/meeting\>\> cerrar*, poner* fin a

2.

close vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*; \<\<gap/wound\>\> cerrarse*

her eyes closed and she fell asleep — se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida

2) \<\<shop/library/museum\>\> cerrar*

3)

a) (finish, end) \<\<lecture/book\>\> terminar, concluir*

b) closing pres p último

4) ( get closer) acercarse*

to close ON something/somebody — acercarse* a algo/algn

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Phrasal Verbs:

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close out

- close up

- close with

English-spanish dictionary > close
14 shut

1. present participle - shutting; verb
1) (to move (a door, window, lid etc) so that it covers or fills an opening; to move (a drawer, book etc) so that it is no longer open: Shut that door, please!; Shut your eyes and don't look.) cerrar

2) (to become closed: The window shut with a bang.) cerrarse

3) (to close and usually lock (a building etc) eg at the end of the day or when people no longer work there: The shops all shut at half past five; There's a rumour that the factory is going to be shut.) cerrar

4) (to keep in or out of some place or keep away from someone by shutting something: The dog was shut inside the house.) encerrar

2. adjective
(closed.) cerrado

- shut down
- shut off
- shut up

shut¹ adj cerrado

the shop was shut la tienda estaba cerrada

shut² vb cerrar / cerrarse

he shut the door and locked it cerró la puerta y echó la llave

El pasado y participio pasado de shut es shut; el gerundio se escribe shutting

shut

tr[ʃʌt]

transitive verb (pt & pp shut, ger shutting)

1 (gen) cerrar

■ shut your eyes cierra los ojos

■ he shut his finger in the door se pilló el dedo en la puerta

intransitive verb

1 (gen) cerrar, cerrarse

■ the door won't shut le puerta no se cierra

■ the shops shut at 5.30 pm las tiendas cierran a las 5.30 horas

adjective

1 (closed) cerrado,-a

\

SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to shut one's ears to something hacer oídos sordos a algo

to shut one's mouth/gobap/face cerrar el pico

to shut the door in somebody's face dar a alguien con la puerta en las narices

to shut the door on something negarse a pensar en algo, no querer saber nada de algo

to shut up shop cerrar (el negocio)

shut ['ʃʌt] v, shut ; shutting vt

1) close: cerrar

shut the lid: tápalo

2)

to shut out exclude: excluir, dejar fuera a (personas), no dejar que entre (luz, ruido, etc.)

3)

to shut up confine: encerrar

shut vi

: cerrarse

the factory shut down: la fábrica cerró suspuertas

shut

adj.

• cerrado, -a adj.

pret., p.p.

(Preterito definido y participio pasivo de "to shut")

v.

(§ p.,p.p.: shut) = candar v.

• cerrar v.

• tapar v.

I
1. ʃʌt
(pres p shutting; past & past p shut) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<window/book/eyes\>\> cerrar*

she shut her finger in the door — se agarró or se pilló el dedo en la puerta

they shut the door in my face — me dieron con la puerta en las narices

shut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)

b) \<\<store/business\>\> cerrar*

2) ( confine) encerrar*

he shut himself in his room — se encerró en su cuarto

2.

vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*

2) (esp BrE) ( cease business - for day) cerrar*; (- permanently) cerrar* (sus puertas)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shut away

- shut down

- shut in

- shut off

- shut out

- shut up

II

adjective (pred)

to be shut — \<\<box/window/book\>\> estar* cerrado

the door slammed shut — la puerta se cerró de un portazo

[ʃʌt] (pt, pp shut)
1.

VT cerrar

shut the door/window please — cierra la puerta/ventana por favor

to find the door shut — encontrar que la puerta está cerrada

they shut the door in his face — le dieron con la puerta en las narices

to shut one's fingers in the door — pillarse los dedos en la puerta

2.

VI cerrarse

what time do the shops shut? — ¿a qué hora cierran las tiendas?

we shut at five — cerramos a las cinco

the lid doesn't shut — la tapa no cierra (bien)

- shut away

- shut down

- shut in

- shut off

- shut out

- shut to

- shut up

* * *

I
1. [ʃʌt]
(pres p shutting; past & past p shut) transitive verb

1)

a) \<\<window/book/eyes\>\> cerrar*

she shut her finger in the door — se agarró or se pilló el dedo en la puerta

they shut the door in my face — me dieron con la puerta en las narices

shut your mouth! — (colloq) cállate la boca! (fam), cierra el pico! (fam)

b) \<\<store/business\>\> cerrar*

2) ( confine) encerrar*

he shut himself in his room — se encerró en su cuarto

2.

vi

1) \<\<door/window\>\> cerrar(se)*

2) (esp BrE) ( cease business - for day) cerrar*; (- permanently) cerrar* (sus puertas)

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Phrasal Verbs:

- shut away

- shut down

- shut in

- shut off

- shut out

- shut up

II

adjective (pred)

to be shut — \<\<box/window/book\>\> estar* cerrado

the door slammed shut — la puerta se cerró de un portazo

English-spanish dictionary > shut
15 close

Ⅰ.

close¹ [kləʊs]

proche ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (f) serré ⇒ 1 (d), 1 (g) attentif ⇒ 1 (e) mal aéré ⇒ 1 (h) près ⇒ 1 (a), 2 (a) étroitement ⇒ 2 (b)

(compar closer, superl closest)

1 adjective

(a) (near in space or time) proche;

∎ the library is close to the school la bibliothèque est près ou proche de l'école;

∎ in close proximity to sth dans le voisinage immédiat de ou tout près de qch;

∎ they're very close in age ils ont presque le même âge;

∎ his death brought the war closer to home c'est avec sa mort que nous avons vraiment pris conscience de la guerre;

∎ we are close to an agreement nous sommes presque arrivés à un accord;

∎ at close intervals à intervalles rapprochés;

∎ I saw him at close quarters je l'ai vu de près;

∎ at close range à bout portant;

∎ to be close at or to hand (shop, cinema etc) être tout près; (book, pencil etc) être à portée de main;

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

∎ to be (very) close to victory être (tout) près de la victoire;

∎ familiar I came close to thumping him one j'ai bien failli lui en coller une;

∎ he keeps things close to his chest il ne fait guère de confidences;

∎ to see sth at close quarters voir qch de près;

∎ to give sb a close shave raser qn de près;

∎ familiar that was a close shave or American call! on l'a échappé belle!, on a eu chaud!;

∎ the bill was passed but it was a close thing la loi a été votée de justesse;

∎ he managed to get elected but it was a close run thing il a été élu de justesse

(b) (in relationship) proche;

∎ they're very close (friends) ils sont très proches;

∎ he's a close friend of mine c'est un ami intime;

∎ a close relative un parent proche;

∎ I'm very close to my sister je suis très proche de ma sœur;

∎ he has close ties with Israel il a des rapports étroits avec Israël;

∎ there's a close connection between the two things il y a un rapport étroit entre les deux;

∎ the President consulted his closest advisers le président consulta ses conseillers les plus proches;

∎ sources close to the royal family des sources proches de la famille royale;

∎ a subject close to my heart un sujet qui me tient à cœur;

∎ to keep sth a close secret garder le secret absolu sur qch

(c) (continuous)

∎ they stay in close contact ils restent en contact en permanence

(d) (in competition, race etc) serré; (election) vivement serré;

∎ it was a close contest ce fut une lutte serrée;

∎ to play a close game jouer serré;

∎ close finish arrivée f serrée

(e) (thorough, careful) attentif, rigoureux;

∎ pay close attention to what she says faites très attention ou prêtez une grande attention à ce qu'elle dit;

∎ have a close look at these figures examinez ces chiffres de près;

∎ upon close examination après un examen détaillé ou minutieux;

∎ to keep (a) close watch or eye on sb/sth surveiller qn/qch de près;

∎ I keep close control of the expenses je contrôle étroitement les dépenses;

∎ in close confinement en détention surveillée

(f) (roughly similar) proche;

∎ his version of events was close to the truth sa version des faits était très proche de la réalité;

∎ he bears a close resemblance to his father il ressemble beaucoup à son père;

∎ it's the closest thing we've got to an operating theatre voilà à quoi se réduit notre salle d'opération

(g) (compact → handwriting, print) serré; (→ grain) dense, compact;

∎ Military in close formation en ordre serré

(h) British (stuffy → room) mal aéré, qui manque de ventilation ou d'air;

∎ it's very close in here on manque vraiment d'air ici;

∎ it's terribly close today il fait très lourd aujourd'hui

(i) (secretive) renfermé, peu communicatif;

∎ he's very close about his private life il est très discret sur sa vie privée

(j) familiar (miserly) pingre, radin

(k) Linguistics (vowel) fermé

2 adverb

(a) (near) près;

∎ don't come too close n'approche pas ou ne t'approche pas trop;

∎ I live close to the river j'habite près de la rivière;

∎ did you win? - no, we didn't even come close avez-vous gagné? - non, loin de là;

∎ she came close to losing her job elle a failli perdre son emploi;

∎ to come close to death frôler la mort;

∎ to come close to the world record frôler le record du monde;

∎ they walked close behind us ils nous suivaient de près;

∎ she lives close by elle habite tout près;

∎ I looked at it close to or up je l'ai regardé de près;

∎ close together serrés les uns contre les autres;

∎ sit closer together! serrez-vous!;

∎ it's brought us closer ça nous a rapprochés

(b) (tight) étroitement, de près;

∎ he held me close il m'a serré dans ses bras

3 noun

(a) (field) clos m

(b) British (street) impasse f

(c) British (of cathedral) enceinte f

(d) Scottish = passage conduisant de la rue à une cour ou à un immeuble en retrait

4 close on preposition

∎ it's close on nine o'clock il est presque neuf heures;

∎ she must be close on fifty elle doit friser la cinquantaine ou doit avoir près de cinquante ans

5 close to preposition

(almost, nearly) presque;

∎ the baby weighs close to 7 pounds ≃ le bébé pèse presque 3 kilos et demi

►► Military close combat corps à corps m;

Music close harmony tessiture f limitée

✾ Film 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' Spielberg 'Rencontres du troisième type'

Ⅱ.

close² [kləʊz]

fermer ⇒ 1 (a)-(d), 1 (j), 2 (a) conclure ⇒ 1 (e), 1 (h) arrêter ⇒ 1 (f) liquider ⇒ 1 (g) se refermer ⇒ 2 (b) se terminer ⇒ 2 (d) clôturer ⇒ 2 (e) fin, conclusion ⇒ 3

1 transitive verb

(a) (shut → door, window, shop, book) fermer;

∎ he closed his eyes and went to sleep il ferma les yeux et s'endormit;

∎ figurative the committee had not closed the books on the inquiry le comité n'avait pas refermé le dossier de l'affaire;

∎ to close one's eyes to sth fermer les yeux sur qch;

∎ to close one's mind to sth refuser de penser à qch;

∎ she closed her mind to anything new elle s'est fermée à tout ce qui était neuf

(b) (opening, bottle) fermer, boucher;

∎ figurative we must close the gap between the rich and the poor nous devons combler le fossé entre riches et pauvres

(c) (block → border, road) fermer;

∎ they've closed the airport ils ont fermé l'aéroport;

∎ a road closed to motor traffic une route interdite à la circulation automobile

(d) (shut down → factory) fermer;

∎ they plan to close more rural stations ils ont l'intention de fermer d'autres petites gares de campagne

(e) (conclude → matter) conclure, terminer; (→ meeting, session) lever, clore; (→ debate) fermer;

∎ she closed the conference with a rallying call to the party faithful elle termina la conférence en lançant un appel de solidarité aux fidèles du parti;

∎ a neat way of closing the discussion un habile moyen de clore la discussion;

∎ the subject is now closed l'affaire est close

(f) Commerce & Finance (account) arrêter, clore;

∎ to close the books balancer les comptes, régler les livres;

∎ to close the yearly accounts arrêter les comptes de l'exercice

(g) Stock Exchange (operation) liquider; (position) couvrir

(h) (settle → deal) conclure;

∎ we closed a deal with them last week nous avons conclu un accord avec eux la semaine dernière

(i) (move closer together) serrer, rapprocher;

∎ Military close ranks! serrez les rangs!;

∎ figurative the party closed ranks behind their leader le parti a serré les rangs derrière le leader

(j) Electricity (circuit) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (shut → gate, window) fermer, se fermer; (→ shop) fermer; (→ cinema, theatre) faire relâche;

∎ this window doesn't close properly cette fenêtre ne ferme pas bien ou ferme mal;

∎ the door closed quietly behind them la porte s'est refermée sans bruit derrière eux;

∎ the bakery closes on Fridays la boulangerie ferme le vendredi

(b) (wound, opening) se refermer;

∎ the gap was closing fast l'écart diminuait rapidement

(c) (cover, surround)

∎ the waves closed over him les vagues se refermèrent sur lui;

∎ the onlookers closed around us un cercle de curieux se forma autour de nous;

∎ my fingers closed around the gun mes doigts se resserrèrent sur le revolver

(d) (meeting) se terminer, prendre fin; (speaker) terminer, finir;

∎ I closed with a reference to Rimbaud j'ai terminé par une référence à Rimbaud

(e) Stock Exchange clôturer;

∎ the shares closed at 420p les actions ont clôturé ou terminé à 420 pence;

∎ the share index closed two points down l'indice (boursier) a clôturé en baisse de deux points

3 noun

fin f, conclusion f; (of day) tombée f; Stock Exchange (on financial futures market) clôture f; (closing price) cours m de clôture;

∎ at close of business à la ou en clôture;

∎ the concert came to a close le concert s'acheva;

∎ the year drew to a close l'année s'acheva;

∎ it's time to draw the meeting to a close il est temps de mettre fin à cette réunion;

∎ towards the close of the century vers la fin du siècle;

∎ at close of play (in cricket) à la fin du match

►► Computing close box case f de fermeture;

British close season Hunting fermeture f de la chasse; Fishing fermeture f de la pêche; Football intersaison f

➲ close down

1 intransitive verb

(a) (business, factory) fermer;

∎ the shop had to close down le magasin a dû fermer

(b) British Television & Radio terminer les émissions

2 separable transitive verb

(business, factory) fermer;

∎ they had to close down their shop ils ont dû fermer leur magasin

➲ close in intransitive verb

(a) (approach) approcher, se rapprocher; (encircle) cerner de près;

∎ to close in on or upon se rapprocher de;

∎ the hunters closed in on their prey les chasseurs se rapprochèrent de leur proie;

∎ the police/his creditors are closing in l'étau de la police/de ses créanciers se resserre

(b) (evening, night) approcher, descendre; (day) raccourcir; (darkness, fog) descendre;

∎ darkness closed in on us la nuit nous enveloppa

➲ close off separable transitive verb

isoler, fermer;

∎ the area was closed off to the public le quartier était fermé au public;

∎ some of the rooms in the house have been closed off certaines pièces de la maison ont été fermées;

∎ Accountancy to close off an account arrêter un compte

➲ close on inseparable transitive verb

se rapprocher de;

∎ we were closing on them fast nous nous rapprochions d'eux rapidement

➲ close out separable transitive verb

(a) American (factory, shop, business) liquider (avant fermeture)

(b) (complete successfully → game, competition) remporter;

∎ to close it out l'emporter

(c) Stock Exchange

∎ to close a position boucler ou clore ou fermer une position

➲ close up

1 separable transitive verb

(a) (seal) fermer; (opening, pipe) obturer, boucher; (wound) refermer, recoudre

(b) Typography (characters) rapprocher; Military etc (ranks) serrer

(c) (shop, house) fermer

2 intransitive verb

(a) (wound) se refermer

(b) (shopkeeper) fermer

➲ close with inseparable transitive verb

(a) (finalize deal with) conclure un marché avec

(b) literary (fight with) engager la lutte ou le combat avec

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16 close

I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) perto

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) justo
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) íntimo

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) igual

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) minucioso

4) (tight: a close fit.) apertado

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) abafado

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) avarento

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) calado

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- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) fechar

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) terminar

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) fechar
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) fim

- close down
- close up
* * *

close¹

[klouz] n 1 fim, término, conclusão. 2 briga, peleja, luta corpo-a-corpo • vt+vi 1 fechar, encerrar, confinar. 2 tapar, encher. 3 barrar, bloquear, obstruir. 4 cerrar (fileiras). 5 juntar(-se). 6 envolver, cercar. 7 concordar, chegar a um acordo. 8 terminar, completar, concluir, encerrar. 9 cicatrizar, fechar (ferida). 10 trancar, aferrolhar. 11 engalfinhar-se. 12 Naut encostar(-se), perlongar. at the close of day no fim do dia, ao crepúsculo. at the close of the year no fim do ano. he closed his days ele morreu. he closed the door upon every attempt at reconciliation ele tornou impossível qualquer tentativa de reconciliação. he closed the door upon her 1 ele fechou o porta atrás dela. 2 fig expulsou-a. the ship closes the wind o navio vira para o vento. they closed upon him 1 chegaram a um acordo a seu respeito. 2 caíram em cima dele. to close a bargain fechar um negócio. to close an account encerrar uma conta. to close an affair encerrar um assunto. to close a seam rematar uma costura. to close down fechar, encerrar as atividades. the shops closed down / as lojas fecharam suas portas. to close in 1 fechar, cercar. 2 encerrar, irromper, aproximar-se, chegar. the night closed in / chegou a noite. to close off isolar, impedir a passagem. to close on aproximar-se. to close one’s eyes morrer. to close one’s eyes to ignorar, não querer enxergar. he closed his eyes to the problem / ele ignorou o problema, ele não quis enxergar o problema. to close out (vendas) liquidar, queimar. to close round cercar, rodear. to close the ranks cerrar fileiras. to close up 1 fechar, trancar, cerrar. they closed up / cerraram fileiras. 2 cicatrizar. to close with 1 aceder. 2 unir-se a. 3 entrar em luta corporal. to draw to a close chegar ao fim.

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close²

[klous] n 1 espaço fechado, terreno cercado, cercado. 2 cerca, sebe, tapada. 3 beco estreito. 4 the Close recinto de mosteiro ou abadia. • adj 1 junto, próximo, perto, pegado, contíguo, estreito. 2 justo, apertado. 3 compacto, denso, condensado. 4 íntimo, caro, familiar. 5 cuidadoso, exato, conciso, preciso. 6 estrito, perfeito. 7 fechado, cerrado. 8 rigoroso, severo. 9 abafado, opressivo, pesado, sufocante. 10 fechado, reservado. 11 secreto, oculto. 12 restrito, limitado. 13 parcimonioso, econômico, frugal. 14 raro, difícil de obter. 15 quase igual, quase no mesmo nível. 16 confinado, estritamente guardado, segregado. 17 pronunciado com os lábios parcialmente fechados. 18 grosso, fechado (tecido). 19 viscoso, tenaz. 20 quase certeiro. 21 atento, observador. • adv 1 rente, cerce, cérceo. 2 de perto, junto ao pé. 3 severamente, rigorosamente, estritamente. 4 estreitamente, hermeticamente, firmemente, compactamente. 5 exatamente, cautelosamente. 6 economicamente. a close carriage uma carruagem fechada. a close customer coll um tipo taciturno. a close hand 1 uma mão fechada. 2 fig pessoa sovina. at close quarters nas imediações. close air ar viciado ou abafado. close argument argumento incontestável. close at hand iminente, próximo. close by bem junto, perto. close combat luta corpo-a-corpo. close coupled circuit n Eletr circuito conjugado. close election, close vote eleição disputadíssima. close on quase. close proximity proximidade imediata. close season, close time temporada de caça proibida. close shave ou thing escape por pouco, por um triz. close style estilo breve ou conciso. close to nas proximidades. close to the chest sem revelar a intenção. close to the ground rente ao chão. close to the wind com vento pela popa. close writing letra apertada. he keeps himself close ele se esconde. keep close! 1 fique perto de mim! 2 cale a boca! 3 esconda-se! the end is close o fim está próximo. to come close chegar perto. to cut close cortar rente. to draw the curtains close fechar bem as cortinas. to follow close upon seguir ao pé. to live close viver economicamente, poupar. to sit close assentar justo (vestido). to sit close around the fire estar sentado junto ou perto do fogo. to stick close to ficar perto ou próximo de.

English-Portuguese dictionary > close
17 Close

adj.

Solid, dense: P. and V. πυκνός.

Narrow: P. and V. στενός, V. στενόπορος.

Close-packed: P. and V. πυκνός, ἁθρόος.

Stifling: Ar. and P. πνιγηρός

Secret: P. and V. κρυπτός, ἀφανής, ἄδηλος; see also Taciturn.

Keep close: see Hide.

Mean, stingy: Ar. and P. φειδωλός.

Evenly balanced (e.g., a close fight): P. and V. ἰσόρροπος, P. ἀντίπαλος.

I did not expect the numbers would be so close: P. οὐκ ᾤμην ἔγωγε οὕτω παρʼ ὀλίγον ἔσεσθαι τὸν γεγονότα ἀριθμόν (Plat., Ap. 36^A).

Near: P. ὅμορος, Ar. and V. πλησίος, ἀγχιτέρμων, P. and V. πρόσχωρος; see Near.

Careful: see Attentive.

Close relationship: P. ἀναγκαία συγγένεια, ἡ; see Near.

At close quarters: use adv., P. and V. ὁμόσε, P. συστάδον.

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subs.

Consecrated ground: P. and V. τέμενος, τό, ἄλσος, το (Plat.), V. σηκός, ὁ, σήκωμα, τό.

End: P. and V. τέλος, τό, καταστροφή, ἡ (Thuc.).

Cessation: P. and V. διάλυσις, ἡ.

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v. trans.

P. and V. κλῄειν, συγκλῄειν, ἀποκλῄειν, Ar. and P. κατακλῄειν.

Put to: P. προστιθέναι.

Fasten close, etc.: Ar. and V. πακτοῦν, V. πυκάζειν.

Block up: P. and V. φράσσειν, P. ἐμφράσσειν, ἀποφράσσειν.

Bring to an end: P. and V. τελευτᾶν, P. τέλος ἐπιτιθέναι (dat.); see End.

Close ( eyes) of another: P. συλλαμβάνειν (Plat.), V. συμβάλλειν, συναρμόζειν, συνάπτειν, P. and V. συγκλῄειν.

Close one's eyes: P. and V. μύειν, P. συμμύειν (Plat.), Ar. καταμύειν.

Close one's mouth: V. ἐγκλῄειν στόμα, Ar. ἐπιβύειν στόμα, P. ἐμφράσσειν στόμα.

Keep quiet and close your mouth: V. ἡσυχάζετε συνθέντες ἄρθρα στόματος (Eur., Cycl. 624); see also Shut.

Close ranks: P. and V. συντάσσεσθαι, P. συστρέφεσθαι.

Close with, accept: P. and V. δέχεσθαι (acc.).

Close with ( an enemy): P. and V. προσβάλλειν (dat.), συμβαλλειν (dat.), ὁμόσε ἰέναι (dat.), P. συμμιγνύναι (dat.); see Engage.

V. intrans. Come to an end: P. and V. τελευτᾶν, τέλος ἔχειν, τέλος λαμβάνειν, V. ἐκτελευτᾶν.

Of combatants: P. and V. μάχην συνάπτειν, συμβάλλειν, P. συμμιγνύναι, συμμίσγειν, εἰς χεῖρας ἰέναι, V. εἰς ταὐτὸν ἥκειν.

Shut: P. and V. κλῄεσθαι, συγκλῄεσθαι.

Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Close
18 close

I 1. kləus adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nær, på nært hold, rett/like (bak)

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) ettersittende, trangt, tett
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) nær

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) omtrent likt, svært jevn

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) nøyaktig, nøye, omhyggelig

4) (tight: a close fit.) trang, ettersittende

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) innestengt, kvalm; lummer

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) smålig, gjerrig

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) hemmelighetsfull

•

- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. kləuz verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) stenge, lukke(s), lukke seg

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) slutte, opphøre; avslutte

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) avslutte, slå til
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) slutt

- close down
- close up

lukke
--------
nær
--------
slutte
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stenge

I
subst. \/kləʊz\/

1) slutt, avslutning

• the close of day

2) ( musikk) kadens, slutning

draw\/bring something to a close avslutte\/ende noe, få en slutt på noe

draw to a close gå mot slutten

• as the year drew to its close

som året gikk mot slutten

• when he felt his life was drawing to a close

da han følte at slutten nærmet seg \/ det nærmet seg slutten
II
subst. \/kləʊz\/

1) innhegning, inngjerding, lukket grunn, lukket plass, gård

2) skolegård, lekeplass

3) (kirke)gård

4) passasje

5) ( spesielt britisk) forklaring: boliggate hvor gjennomkjøring er forbudt eller umulig
III
verb \/kləʊz\/

1) lukke, stenge(s), slå sammen, sperre av, bli lukket, lukke seg

• close the door

• some flowers close at night

noen blomster lukker seg om natten

• the police decided to close the street

politiet bestemte seg for å sperre av gaten

2) legge ned

• close a factory

3) slutte, avslutte, sluttføre

• close a debate

• close an account

4) minske, redusere

• close the distance to the leader

• the distance between us rapidly closed

avstanden mellom oss ble raskt mindre

5) slutte, ende, avslutte(s), opphøre, ta slutt, bli tatt av plakaten

• he closed with this remark

han avsluttet med denne bemerkningen

• the play closed after two weeks

stykket ble tatt av plakaten etter to uker

6) ( sjøfart) holde kloss opp til, passere på nært hold, gå tett inntil

• we closed a schonner

7) slutte seg sammen, samle seg, nærme seg, møtes, forenes

8) komme i kamp, komme i håndgemeng, gå løs på

9) bli enig, komme overens

close about\/round lukke seg om, omringe fullstendig slutte opp om

close a ring round an army omringe en hær

close down lukke, stenge opphøre, innstille driften, legge ned\/nedlegge virksomheten ( om radio og TV) avslutte sendingen

close down on ( om tåke e.l.) legge seg tett over (amer.) få en slutt på, gjøre en ende på

close in komme nærmere, falle på (om natt, mørke) legge seg tett over alt ( om dagene) bli kortere

close in (up)on omringe (etter hvert), kaste seg over

close off avslutte

• close off an account

avslutte en konto

stenge ute, isolere, lukke igjen for

close on slutte seg om, lukke seg om

close one's eyes to ( overført) lukke øynene for

close out få\/gjøre (en) slutt på, avslutte

• Mary tried to close out the conversation

(amer.) selge ut

close the ranks\/files ( militærvesen) slutte rekkene ( overført) slutte opp om

close to the right ( militærvesen) høyre om

close up stenge igjen, fylle, tette igjen (amer., hverdagslig) slutte å prate, holde kjeft rykke sammen, slutte opp

close upon lukke helt, tette igjen ( om sår) gro, heles, lukke seg bli enig om gripe om, slutte seg om

close with komme i kamp med, komme i håndgemeng med komme overens med gå med på, akseptere, ta imot, godta, anta

close with the land ( sjøfart) gå tett inntil land
IV
adj. \/kləʊz\/

1) nær

• a close relative

• a close friend of mine

• a close connection

en nær forbindelse

• one of his close friends

en av hans nærmeste venner

2) intim, fortrolig, inderlig

3) kort, glatt

• a close haircut

• a close shave

en glatt barbering

4) tett, tettvevd, trang

• close thicket

5) inngående, omhyggelig, grundig, nøyaktig, nøye

• a close study of the matter showed

• on closer investigation, he turned out to be innocent

ved nærmere undersøkelser viste det seg at han var uskyldig

6) stor, full

• give me your close attention

gi meg din fulle oppmerksomhet

• close resemblance

7) som ligger nær opp til originalen, tro

• a close translation

8) logisk, stringent, streng

• close reasoning

9) oppmerksom

• a close observer

10) strengt bevoktet, godt bevart

• a close prisoner

• she told me a close secret

hun fortalte meg en godt bevart hemmelighet

11) lukket (dvs. ikke åpent for alle), eksklusiv

• close scholarship

12) skjult, hemmelig, hemmelighetsfull, taus, umeddelsom

13) lummert, kvalmt, innestengt, trykkende

• close air\/weather

14) påholdende, smålig, gjerrig, gnien

15) ( om konkurranse e.l.) svært jevn

16) ( språkvitenskap) lukket

• a close vowel\/syllable

a close shave eller a close thing eller a close call ( hverdagslig) nære på, på hengende håret

• it was a close shave

det var på nære nippet

at close quarters eller at close range på nært hold i håndgemeng, i nærkamp

be at close quarters with komme tett innpå livet, være nær innpå

come to close quarters komme i slagsmål, komme i håndgemeng

in close proximity\/vicinity to i umiddelbar nærhet av

in close quarters trangt

• they lived in close quarters

det er trangt om plassen hos dem

keep a close watch on somebody holde strengt oppsyn med noen, passe godt på noen

keep close about something eller keep something close holde tett med noe, holde noe hemmelig

keep\/lie close holde seg skjult, gjemme seg

run somebody a close second være like i hælene på noen
V
adv. \/kləʊz\/

1) tett, nær, straks, alldeles

2) ( ofte close together) tett sammen

3) ( sjøfart) dikt, tett (opptil), nær (ved)

4) ( sjelden) inngående, grundig

close at hand like ved, like i nærheten, for hånden, som står for døren

close by\/to tett inntil, rett ved siden av, like i nærheten

close on nær, nesten, nærmere

• close on 100

som grenser til

close on somebody's heels like i hælene på noen

close upon rett etter, tett innpå

run it close ha liten tid å gå på

run somebody close være rett bak noen, være like i hælene på noen være nesten like god som noen

English-Norwegian dictionary > close
19 close

I 1. [kləus] adverb
1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) blizu

2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) tesno
2. adjective
1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) bližnji, zaupen

2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) tesen

3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) natančen

4) (tight: a close fit.) tesen

5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) zatohel

6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) skop

7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) zaprt, molčeč

•

- closely
- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb
1) (to make or become shut, often by bringing together two parts so as to cover an opening: The baby closed his eyes; Close the door; The shops close on Sundays.) zapreti (se)

2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) končati (se)

3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) skleniti
2. noun
(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) konec

- close down
- close up
* * *
I [klous]
adjective ( closely adverb)

zaprt, zaklenjen; stisnjen, tesen, gost; figuratively jedrnat; soparen, zadušljiv, zatohel; molčeč, vase zaprt; blizek; pazljiv, natančen; skoraj enak; vztrajen, marljiv; zaupen; skop, varčen; skrit; logičen; neodločen (boj)

close argument — nepobiten dokaz

close combat — bitka iz bližine, boj moža proti možu

close confinement — strogi zapor

in close conversation — v živahnem pogovoru

colloquially close customer — molčeč človek

close fight — neodločen boj

close friend — zaupen prijatelj

close proximity ( —ali quarters) — neposredna bližina

to come to close quarters — spoprijeti se

close season ( —ali time) — varstvena doba prepovedi lova

close study — temeljit študij

colloquially close thing — pičla zmaga

close weather — soparno vreme

it was a close call ( —ali shave) — za las smo ušli

close translation — natančen prevod

to keep s.th. close — zase kaj obdržati, ne izdati
II [klous]
adverb

blizu, pičlo

close at hand, close by — čisto blizu

close on — skoraj, domala; kmalu nato

he ran me very close — kmalu bi me bil dohitel

to follow close upon s.o. — biti komu za petami

to live close — varčno živeti

to sail close to the wind — jadrati tesno ob vetru; figuratively biti komaj še v mejah zakona

I felt close to tears — na jok mi je šlo
III [klous]
noun

ograjen prostor, ograda; plot; šolsko dvorišče, igrišče; področje stolne cerkve; Scottish prehod skozi hišo, uličica
IV [klouz]
noun

zaključek, konec

to bring to a close — končati, zaključiti

to draw to a close — iti h koncu
V [klouz]
1.

transitive verb

zapreti; končati, zaključiti, likvidirati; ustaviti se (ob drugi ladji);

2.

intransitive verb

zapreti se; prenehati; (to) bližati se, zaceliti se

to close one's days — umreti

to close one's eyes to s.th. — zapirati oči pred čim

to close s.o.'s eye — suniti koga v oko

to close the door on s.th. — narediti konec razpravljanju o čem

to close with the land — približati se kopnemu

to close with an offer — sprejeti ponudbo

to close bargain — končati pogovor

English-Slovenian dictionary > close
20 close ***

I [kləʊs]
1. adv

vicino, dappresso

close by; close at hand — qui or lì vicino

to hold sb close — tenere stretto (-a) qn

close together — vicino

stay close to me — stammi vicino

to follow close behind — seguire da vicino

come closer — avvicinati

2. adj

1) (near) vicino (-a), (relative, connection, resemblance) stretto (-a), (friend) intimo (-a), (almost equal: result) quasi pari, (fight, contest, election, race) combattuto (-a)

the shops are very close — i negozi sono molto vicini

the house is close to the shops — la casa è vicina ai negozi

they're very close — (in age) sono molto vicini come età, (emotionally) sono molto uniti

I'm very close to my sister — io e mia sorella siamo molto unite

we're just inviting close relations — invitiamo solo i parenti stretti

she's a close friend of mine — è una mia amica intima

she was close to tears — stava per piangere

at close quarters — da vicino

close combat — combattimento corpo a corpo

that was a close shave fig fam — l'ho (or l'hai etc) scampata per un pelo

it was a very close contest — è stata una gara molto combattuta

2) (exact, detailed: examination, study) accurato (-a), attento (-a), (investigation, questioning) approfondito (-a), (surveillance, control, watch) stretto (-a)

to pay close attention to sb/sth — stare ben attento (-a) a qn/qc

to keep a close watch on sb — guardare qn a vista

3) (handwriting, texture, weave) fitto (-a)

4) (stuffy: atmosphere, room) soffocante, (weather) afoso (-a)

it's rather close in here — qui c'è aria viziata

it's close this afternoon — c'è afa questo pomeriggio
II [kləʊz]
1. n

(end) fine f, chiusura

to bring sth to a close — terminare qc

to draw to a close — avvicinarsi alla fine

2. vi

(shut: shop etc) chiudere, (lid, door etc) chiudersi, (end) chiudersi, concludersi, finire

the shops close at five thirty — i negozi chiudono alle cinque e mezza

the doors close automatically — le porte si chiudono automaticamente

3. vt

1) (shut: door, road, shop etc) chiudere

please close the door — chiudi la porta, per favore

to close the gap between two things fig — colmare il divario tra due cose

to close one's eyes to sth fig — ignorare qc

2) (end: discussion, meeting) chiudere, concludere, (bank account) chiudere, estinguere, (bargain, deal) concludere

•

- close down

- close in

- close off

- close round

- close up

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close\ one's\ eyes — • close one s eyes • shut one s eyes v. phr. To refuse to see or think about. The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter. The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating. Compare: open one s eyes … Словарь американских идиом
close one's eyes — shut one s eyes; be blind to what s happening around one, ignore what is going on … English contemporary dictionary
close one's eyes — or[shut one s eyes] {v. phr.} To refuse to see or think about. * /The park is beautiful if you shut your eyes to the litter./ * /The ice was very thin, but the boys shut their eyes to the danger and went skating./ Compare: OPEN ONE S EYES … Dictionary of American idioms
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Shut — Shut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch[ u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shut — Shut, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS. scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G. sch[ u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or bar shot across, fr. AS … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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