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to fight at close quarters

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1 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
2 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
3 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

Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > close
4 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

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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.) 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
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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
5 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

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- close down

- close in

- close off

- close round

- close up

English-Italian dictionary > close ***
6 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
7 quarter

I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]
nome

1) (one fourth) quarto m.

a quarter of a hectare — un quarto di ettaro

2) (15 minutes)

quarter of an hour — quarto d'ora

3) (three months) trimestre m.

4) (district) quartiere m.

5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.

don't expect help from that quarter — non aspettarti alcun aiuto da quella parte

6) (mercy) lett.

to give no quarter — non dare quartiere a

7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro

8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg

9) gastr.

quarter of beef — quarto di bue

10) mar.

on the port quarter — a sinistra

on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra

11) at close quarters da vicino

to fight at close quarters — combattere corpo a corpo
2.
nome plurale quarters mil. quartieri m., alloggiamento m.sing.

to take up quarters — acquartierarsi

we're living in very cramped quarters — viviamo allo stretto
3.
pronome

1) (25%) quarto m.

2) (in time phrases)

at (a) quarter to 9 — BE

at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto

an hour and a quarter — un'ora e un quarto

3) (in age)

she's ten and a quarter — ha dieci anni e tre mesi
4.
aggettivo

a quarter century — un quarto di secolo

a quarter mile — un quarto di miglio
5.
avverbio

a quarter full — pieno fino a un quarto

a quarter as big — grande un quarto

quarter the price — un quarto del prezzo
II ['kwɔːtə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]

2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]

3) stor. (torture) squartare [ prisoner]

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['kwo:tə] 1. noun
1) (one of four equal parts of something which together form the whole (amount) of the thing: There are four of us, so we'll cut the cake into quarters; It's (a) quarter past / (American) after four; In the first quarter of the year his firm made a profit; The shop is about a quarter of a mile away; an hour and a quarter; two and a quarter hours.) quarto

2) (in the United States and Canada, (a coin worth) twenty-five cents, the fourth part of a dollar.) (moneta da venticinque centesimi), (quarto di dollaro)

3) (a district or part of a town especially where a particular group of people live: He lives in the Polish quarter of the town.) quartiere

4) (a direction: People were coming at me from all quarters.) parte, direzione

5) (mercy shown to an enemy.) grazia

6) (the leg of a usually large animal, or a joint of meat which includes a leg: a quarter of beef; a bull's hindquarters.) quarto

7) (the shape of the moon at the end of the first and third weeks of its cycle; the first or fourth week of the cycle itself.) quarto

8) (one of four equal periods of play in some games.) tempo

9) (a period of study at a college etc usually 10 to 12 weeks in length.) trimestre
2. verb
1) (to cut into four equal parts: We'll quarter the cake and then we'll all have an equal share.) dividere in quattro

2) (to divide by four: If we each do the work at the same time, we could quarter the time it would take to finish the job.) dividere in quattro

3) (to give (especially a soldier) somewhere to stay: The soldiers were quartered all over the town.) acquartierare, alloggiare

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- quarterly
3. adverb
(once every three months: We pay our electricity bill quarterly.) trimestralmente
4. noun
(a magazine etc which is published once every three months.) pubblicazione trimestrale

- quarters
- quarter-deck
- quarter-final
- quarter-finalist
- quartermaster
- at close quarters
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I 1. ['kwɔːtə(r)]
nome

1) (one fourth) quarto m.

a quarter of a hectare — un quarto di ettaro

2) (15 minutes)

quarter of an hour — quarto d'ora

3) (three months) trimestre m.

4) (district) quartiere m.

5) (group) ambiente m., settore m.

don't expect help from that quarter — non aspettarti alcun aiuto da quella parte

6) (mercy) lett.

to give no quarter — non dare quartiere a

7) AE (25 cents) quarto m. di dollaro

8) metrol. GB = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 113,4 g; US = unità di misura di peso equivalente a 12,7 kg

9) gastr.

quarter of beef — quarto di bue

10) mar.

on the port quarter — a sinistra

on the starboard quarter — a tribordo o a destra

11) at close quarters da vicino

to fight at close quarters — combattere corpo a corpo
2.
nome plurale quarters mil. quartieri m., alloggiamento m.sing.

to take up quarters — acquartierarsi

we're living in very cramped quarters — viviamo allo stretto
3.
pronome

1) (25%) quarto m.

2) (in time phrases)

at (a) quarter to 9 — BE

at a quarter of 9 — AE alle nove meno un quarto

an hour and a quarter — un'ora e un quarto

3) (in age)

she's ten and a quarter — ha dieci anni e tre mesi
4.
aggettivo

a quarter century — un quarto di secolo

a quarter mile — un quarto di miglio
5.
avverbio

a quarter full — pieno fino a un quarto

a quarter as big — grande un quarto

quarter the price — un quarto del prezzo
II ['kwɔːtə(r)]
verbo transitivo

1) (divide into four) dividere in quattro (parti) [cake, apple]

2) (accommodate) acquartierare [ troops]; alloggiare [ people]; trovare un riparo per [ livestock]

3) stor. (torture) squartare [ prisoner]

English-Italian dictionary > quarter
8 manus

1.
mănus, ūs (dat. manu for manui:
alternae manu,
Prop. 1, 11, 12; 2, 1, 60), f. [root man-, ma-, to measure; Sanscr. ma, measure, moon; cf. Germ. Mond, moon, and O. H. Germ. mund, hand; Angl.-Sax. mund], a hand.
I.
Lit.:
quam vero aptas, quamque multarum artium ministras manus natura homini dedit!
Cic. N. D. 2, 60, 150:
vas in manus sumere,
id. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 62:
Epicurum in manus sumere, i. e. scripta Epicuri,
id. Tusc. 2, 3, 8:
pyxidem in manu tenere,
id. Cael. 26, 63:
manum porrigere ad tradendum aliquid,
id. ib.:
de manibus deponere,
to lay out of one's hands, lay down, id. Ac. 1, 1, 2. ponere, id. Q. Fr. 1, 1, 8:
extorquere,
to wrest from one's hands, id. Cat. 1, 6, 13:
e manibus dimittere,
to let go out of one's hands, id. Or. 30, 105: manum ad os apponere, i. e. to lay the finger on the lips in token of secrecy, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 1, 4: alicui in manu esse, to be obvious, clear:
neque mihi in manu Jugurtha qualis foret,
Sall. J. 14, 4:
(feminas) in manu esse parentium, fratrum, virorum,
subject to, Liv. 34, 2, 11; cf.:
minus filiae uxores sorores quibusdam in manu erunt,
id. 34, 7, 11: in manibus esse, to be in everybody's hands, to be well known:
est in manibus oratio,
Cic. Lael. 25, 96:
est in manibus laudatio,
id. Sen. 4, 12; id. Brut. 33, 125.—Also, to be near:
hostes sunt in manibus,
near to us, close by us, upon us, Caes. B. G. 2, 19, 7; also, to be present: attendere, quae in manibus sunt, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 13, 1; Verg. A. 10, 280: in manibus habere, to have in hand, to be engaged on a thing:
omnia, quae in manibus habebam, abjeci,
Cic. Att. 13, 47, 1:
habeo opus magnum in manibus,
id. Ac. 1, 1, 2:
philosophi quamcunque rem habent in manibus, in eam, etc.,
id. Tusc. 5, 7, 18; id. Sen. 7, 22; id. Cael. 27, 65:
milites bellum illud, quod erat in manibus, reliquisse,
id. Rep. 2, 37, 63; cf.:
dum occasio in manibus esset,
Liv. 7, 36, 10:
inimicorum in manibus mortuus est,
among, Cic. Inv. 1, 55, 108:
manu tenere,
to know for certain, id. Brut. 80, 277.— Pass.:
manibus teneri,
to be certain, evident, Cic. Sest. 32, 69: habere in manibus, to fondle, caress, make much of:
sic in manibus (inimicum meum) habebant, sic fovebant, etc.,
id. Fam. 1, 9, 10:
in manus venire,
to come to hand, id. Q. Fr. 2, 15, b, 1:
proelium in manibus facere,
to fight at close quarters, Sall. J. 57, 4:
ad manum habere,
to have at hand, have in readiness, Quint. 12, 5, 1:
ad manum esse,
at hand, in hand, near, Liv. 9, 19: ad manum venire or accedere, to come hand to hand, come to close quarters:
nonnumquam etiam res ad manus, atque ad pugnam veniebat,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28; Nep. Eum. 5, 2; Liv. 2, 30:
ut venere in manus,
Tac. A. 2, 80:
ut ventum in manus,
id. H. 4, 71:
adire manum alicui, v. 1. adeo: ad manum intueri aliquid,
at hand, close by, hard by, Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 97:
prae manu or manibus,
at hand, in readiness, in hand, Plaut. Bacch. 4, 3, 10; App. M. 6, p. 180, 32; Ter. Ad. 5, 9, 23; Gell. 19, 8:
quem servum ille habuit ad manum,
Cic. de Or. 3, 60, 225:
servus a manu,
i. e. a scribe, secretary, Suet. Caes. 74:
de manu dare,
to give with one's own hand, Lampr. Alex. Sev. 37: de manu in manum quippiam tradere, to deliver from hand to hand, i. e. with great care, Cic. Fam. 7, 5, 2: manum ferulae subducere, to take the hand from the rod, i. e. to be too old for the rod, Juv. 1, 15: e manu (for eminus; opp. cominus), from a distance: quae mea cominus machaera atque hasta hostibit e manu, Enn. ap. Fest. s. v. redhostire, p. 270 Müll. (Trag. v. 212 Vahl.): plenā manu, with a full or plentiful hand, bountifully, liberally:
plenā manu dare,
abundantly, Sen. Ben. 1, 7, 2; id. Ep. 120, 10; id. ad Polyb. 9, 7;
so trop.: Hortalus, quam plenā manu nostras laudes in astra sustulit,
Cic. Att. 2, 25, 1; so,
plenis manibus pecuniam largiri,
Lact. 3, 16, 15; cf.:
quemquam vacuis a se manibus abire pati,
Sen. Brev. Vit. 14, 5: manibus pedibusque aliquid facere (Greek pux kai lax), with hands and feet, i. e. with all one's power, with might and main, Ter. And. 1, 1, 134:
per manus,
with the hands, Caes. B. G. 6, 37:
per manus servulae,
by her assistance, Cic. Att. 1, 12, 3: per manus tradere, to deliver from hand to hand, from mouth to mouth, to hand down from father to son:
traditae per manus religiones,
Liv. 5, 51: per manus, also, by force, by main force, forcibly:
per manus libertatem retinere,
Sall. J. 31, 22: inter manus, in one's hands, under one's hands:
agger inter manus proferebatur,
Caes. B. C. 2, 2:
villa crescit inter manus,
Sen. Ep. 12, 1:
nihil adhuc inter manus habui cui majorem sollicitudinem praestare deberem,
Plin. Ep. 2, 5, 2:
scripta quae inter manus habes,
are occupied with, id. ib. 5, 5, 7.— Trop., palpable, evident:
ante oculos interque manus sunt omnia vestras,
Verg. A. 11, 311; cf.:
manus inter parentum,
id. ib. 2, 681: inter manus, also, in one's hands, in one's arms:
abripite hunc intro actutum inter manus,
Plaut. Most. 2, 1, 38:
e convivio auferri,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28: sub manu and sub manum, at hand, near, readily, immediately, on the instant: Vocontii sub manu ut essent, Planc. ap. Cic. Fam. 10, 23, 2:
quo celerius, ac sub manum annuntiari cognoscique posset, quid in provincia quāque gereretur, etc.,
Suet. Aug. 49; Sen. Ep. 71, 1: sub manus succedere, according to one's wish, [p. 1112] Plaut. Mil. 3, 2, 59: alicujus manu esse, to be from or by one's hand:
epistulae quae quidem erant tua manu,
Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3; cf. id. ib. 8, 13, 1 (cf. II. C. infra): manu, with the hand, by hand, i. e. artificially, opp. to naturally, by nature: manu sata, i. e. by the hand of man, opp. to what grows wild. Caes. B. C. 3, 44:
urbs manu munitissima,
Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 2, § 4:
quaedam ingenia manu, quod aiunt, facienda sunt,
Sen. Ep. 52, 1:
quidam et liberos ejurent et orbitatem manu faciant,
id. ad Marc. 19, 2: morbi, quos manu fecimus, i. e. which we produce by our own fault (e. g. by intemperance), Sen. Brev. Vit. 3, 3: oratio manu facta, artificial, elaborate, opp. to natural, simple, id. Ep. 115, 2: manu mederi, to be a surgeon, Cels. praef. 1: manibus aequis or manu aequā, with equal advantage:
manibus aequis abscessum est,
Tac. A. 1, 63:
aequā manu discedere,
to come off with equal advantage, Sall. C. 39, 4: manus afferre, to lay hands on; trop., to destroy or weaken:
qui diutius torqueri patitur, quem protinus potest liberare, beneficio suo manus affert,
Sen. Ben. 2, 5, 3:
manum inicere alicui,
to lay the hand on one, to detain, arrest him, Cic. Rosc. Com. 16, 48: manum dare, to give or lend a hand, to help, assist, Quint. 2, 3, 7: manus dare or dedere, to give the hands to be bound; hence, in gen., to give up, yield, surrender:
perpende, et, si tibi vera videntur, Dede manus, aut, si falsum est, accingere contra,
Lucr. 2, 1043:
fateor, manus vobis do,
Plaut. Pers. 5, 2, 72:
donicum aut certe vicissent, aut victi manum dedissent,
Nep. Ham. 1; cf. Caes. B. G. 5, 31; Cic. Att. 2, 22, 2; Ov. H. 4, 14; 17, 260; Verg. A. 11, 568; Lact. 5, 1, 3:
brevi manu,
immediately, without delay, Dig. 23, 3, 43, § 1:
longā manu,
slowly, tediously, ib. 46, 3, 79: manum tollere, to raise the hand in token of an intention to yield, to yield, submit: cedo et tollo manum, Cic. Fragm. ap. Lact. 3, 28: manus tollere, to raise the hands in token of admiration or astonishment, Cic. Ac. 2, 19, 63: manus tendere ad aliquem, less freq. alicui, to stretch out the hands to one to implore assistance, Caes. B. G. 2, 13; Cic. Font. 17, 38:
quae Romanis manus tendebant,
Caes. B. G. 7, 48:
dextram Italiae,
Cic. Phil. 10, 4, 9:
manu sternere aliquem,
with the sword, Verg. A. 9, 702: utrāque manu, with both hands, i. e. willingly, readily, Mart. 1, 16, 9:
manus manum lavat,
one hand washes the other, one helps the other, Sen. Apoc. 9 fin.; Petr. c. 45, 13; Plin. 35, 10, 36, § 80: manum non vertere, not to turn the hand, prov. for to take no pains, make no effort:
qui se fatentur virtutis causā ne manum quidem versuros fuisse,
Cic. Fin. 5, 31, 93; cf. App. Mag. p. 311.
II.
Transf.
A.
The hand as the instrument used in fight; hence, personal valor, bravery:
ne usu manuque reliquorum opinionem fallent,
Caes. B. C. 3, 86:
manu fortissimus,
Liv. 39, 40:
manu fortis,
Nep. Dat. 1, 3:
manu vincere,
Ov. M. 1, 448:
manu capere urbes,
by force of arms, Sall. J. 5, 5:
manum committere Teucris,
to fight, Verg. A. 12, 60; so,
conserere manum,
Liv. 21, 39; 25, 11; 27, 33:
conferre manum,
Liv. 10, 43; Verg. A. 12, 345:
in proelia Ferre manum,
id. ib. 5, 403; cf.:
et vice teli saevit nuda manus,
Juv. 15, 54.—
2.
Force, violence, fighting, close combat:
res venit ad manus atque ad pugnam,
Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 11, § 28:
venire ad manum,
Liv. 2, 30:
accedere ad manum,
Nep. Eum. 5:
in manus venire,
to come to an engagement, come to close quarters, Sall. J. 89, 2:
pugna jam ad manus venerat,
Liv. 2, 46:
non manu, neque vi,
force, violence, Sall. J. 31, 18; so Tac. Agr. 9.—
B.
Of the hand of an artist:
manus extrema non accessit ejus operibus,
the last hand, the finishing touch, Cic. Brut. 33, 126: aptius a summā conspiciare manu, when you have given yourself the finishing touch, i. e. have completed your toilet, Ov. A. A. 3, 225:
carmen nondum recepit ultimam manum,
has not yet received the last polish, Petr. 118.—Hence, extremam bello Imponere manum, to put the finishing hand to the war, to bring it to a close, Verg. A. 7, 573.—Prov.: manum de tabula, lit., the hand from the picture, i. e. enough, Cic. Fam. 7, 25, 1.—
C.
A hand, handwriting; in gen., work, workmanship:
librarii manus,
Cic. Att. 8, 13, 1: Alexidis manum amabam, quod tam prope accedebat ad similitudinem tuae litterae, id. ib. 7, 2, 3:
manum suam cognovit,
id. Cat. 3, 5, 12:
propter emissam ab eis manum,
Dig. 22, 3, 15:
Praxitelis manus, Scopaeque,
Mart. 4, 39, 3:
artificum,
Verg. A. 1, 455.—
D.
For pars, a side:
est ad hanc manum sacellum,
Ter. Ad. 4, 2, 37:
a laeva conspicienda manu,
Ov. A. A. 3, 307. —
E.
In throwing dice, a stake: quas manus remisi, to throw up the stakes, Aug. ap. Suet. Aug. 71.—
F.
In fencing, a thrust, hit, blow:
rectae, aversae, tectaeque manus,
Quint. 9, 1, 20:
prima, secunda, tertia, quarta,
the prime, second, tierce, quart, id. 5, 13, 54.—
G.
The trunk of an elephant:
manus etiam data elephantis,
Cic. N. D. 2, 47, 120; Curt. 8, 14, 27; Sil. 9, 628.—
H.
The fore-paws of bears, Plin. 8, 36, 54, § 130.—
K.
The branches on a tree:
(platanus) cui lnnumerae manus,
Stat. S. 2, 3, 39:
fraxineae,
Pall. Insit. 60.—
L.
In milit. lang.: ferreae manus, iron hooks with which an enemy's ship was grappled, grappling-irons:
manus ferreas atque harpagones paraverant,
Caes. B. C. 1, 57:
in advenientes hostium naves ferreas manus inicere,
Liv. 36, 44 fin.:
manus ferreas excogitare,
Front. Strat. 2, 3, 24; Plin. 7, 56, 57, § 209; Curt. 4, 9, 2; Aur. Vict. Vir. Ill. 38; Luc. 3, 635.—
M.
Also milit., an armed force, corps of soldiers:
si nova manus cum veteribus copiis se conjunxisset,
Caes. B. G. 1, 37:
magnam manum conducere,
id. ib. 5, 27:
Hasdrubalem propediem affore cum manu haudquaquam contemnenda,
Liv. 30, 7 fin.; id. 44, 27.—
2.
Beyond the milit. sphere, in gen., a body, host, number, company, multitude:
Romam veniet cum magna manu,
Cic. Att. 16, 11, 6:
evocatorum,
id. Fam. 15, 4, 3:
manus ad Quirinalia paratur,
id. Q. Fr. 2, 3, 4; cf.:
manum facere, copias parare,
id. Caecin. 12, 33:
manus bonorum,
id. Q. Fr. 1, 2, 5, § 16:
Judaeorum,
id. Fl. 28, 66:
conjuratorum,
id. Cat. 1, 5, 12:
bicorpor,
i. e. the Centaurs, id. Tusc. 2, 9, 22:
purpuratorum et satellitum,
Liv. 42, 51:
magna clientium,
Suet. Tib. 1:
comitum,
Stat. S. 5, 3, 262:
juvenum,
Verg. A. 6, 5.—
N.
Labor, hands, i. e. workmen:
nos aera, manus, navalia demus,
Verg. A. 11, 329:
quale manus addunt ebori decus,
id. ib. 1, 592.—
O.
Power:
haec non sunt in nostra manu,
Cic. Fam. 14, 2, 3; cf.: in tua manu est, it rests with you, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 6, 1:
juxta deos in tua manu positum est,
Tac. H. 2, 76:
victoria in manu nobis est,
depends on, Sall. C. 20, 10:
in vostra manu situm,
id. J. 31; Plaut. Merc. 3, 4, 43:
in manu esse mihi,
id. Trin. 1, 2, 67. —
2.
In partic., in jurid. lang., the legal power of a husband over his wife, the manus:
in potestate quidem et masculi et feminae esse solent: in manum autem feminae tantum conveniunt. Olim itaque tribus modis in manum conveniebant: usu, farreo, coëmptione, etc.,
Gai. Inst. 1, 108 sq.; Cic. Fl. 34, 84 al.—
P.
Law t. t., manūs injectio, i. e. an arrest: per manus injectionem agebatur, Gai Inst. 4, 21: ob eam rem ego tibi sestertium X. milium judicati manus inicio, Vet. Form. ap. Gai. ib.
2.
mānus, i. q. bonus, Varr. L. L. 6, 2, 4; Macr. S. 1, 3, 13; Isid. 5, 30, 14; Serv. Verg. A. 1, 139; 2, 286; v. ‡ cerus manus.

Lewis & Short latin dictionary > manus
9 quarter

quarter ⇒ The clock, Currencies and money, Weight measurement

A n

1 ( one fourth) (of area, cake, litre, kilometre, tonne) quart m ; a quarter of a hectare/of the population un quart d'hectare/de la population ;

2 ( 15 minutes) quarter of an hour quart m d'heure ; in quarter of an hour dans un quart d'heure ;

3 gen, Fin ( three months) trimestre m ;

4 ( district) quartier m ; residential/poor/artists' quarter quartier résidentiel/pauvre/des artistes ;

5 ( group) milieu m ; there was criticism in some ou certain quarters il y a eu des critiques dans certains milieux ; don't expect help from that quarter n'attends aucune aide de ce côté-là ;

6 ( mercy) littér quartier m liter, pitié f ; to get no quarter from sb ne recevoir aucune pitié de la part de qn ; to give no quarter ne pas faire de quartier ;

7 US ( 25 cents) vingt-cinq cents mpl ;

8 GB Meas = 113,4 g ;

9 US Meas = 12,7 kg ;

10 Culin quartier m ; quarter of beef quartier de bœuf ;

11 Sport ( time period) quart m de temps ;

12 Astron quartier m ;

13 gen, Naut on the port/starboard quarter par la hanche de bâbord/tribord ; a wind from a southerly quarter un vent du sud ; from all quarters of the globe fig de tous les coins du monde ;

14 Herald quartier m.

B quarters npl Mil quartiers mpl, gen logement m ; to take up quarters se loger (in dans) ; to retire to one's quarters rentrer dans ses quartiers ; to be confined to quarters Mil être cantonné dans ses quartiers ; single/married quarters logements pour célibataires/familles ; servants' quarters quartiers des domestiques ; we're living in very cramped quarters nous vivons à l'étroit ; battle ou general quarters Mil poste m de combat.

C pron

1 (25%) quart m ; only a quarter passed seul le quart a réussi ; you can have a quarter now and the rest later tu peux en avoir le quart maintenant et le reste plus tard ;

2 ( in time phrases) at (a) quarter to 11 GB, at a quarter of 11 US à onze heures moins le quart ; an hour and a quarter une heure et quart ;

3 ( in age) she's ten and a quarter elle a dix ans et trois mois.

D adj she has a quarter share in the company elle a un quart des actions de l'entreprise ; a quarter century ( 25 years) un quart de siècle ; ( 25 runs at cricket) 25 points au cricket ; a quarter mile ≈ 500 m ; a quarter tonne ≈ 250 kg ; three and a quarter years trois ans et trois mois.

E adv a quarter full au quart plein ; a quarter as big quatre fois moins grand ; quarter the price/size quatre fois moins cher/grand.

F at close quarters adv phr de près ; I had never seen a zebra at close quarters je n'avais jamais vu un zèbre de près ; seen at close quarters, he's ugly vu de près il est laid ; to fight at close quarters lutter au corps à corps.

G vtr

1 ( divide into four) couper [qch] en quatre [cake, apple] ;

2 ( accommodate) cantonner [troops] ; loger [people] ; abriter [livestock] ;

3 Hist ( torture) écarteler [prisoner] ;

4 Hunt [dogs] quêter.

Big English-French dictionary > quarter
10 quarter

quarter [ˈkwɔ:tə^r]

1. noun

   a. ( = fourth part) quart m

• to divide sth into quarters diviser qch en quatre (parties égales)

• a quarter of a pound of cheese ≈ 120 grammes de fromage

• I bought it for a quarter of the price je l'ai acheté au quart du prix

   b. (in expressions of time) quart m (d'heure)

• a quarter of an hour un quart d'heure

• a quarter to seven

• a quarter of seven (US) sept heures moins le quart

• a quarter past six

• a quarter after six (US) six heures un quart

   c. ( = specific fourth part) [of year] trimestre m ; [of dollar] quart m de dollar, vingt-cinq cents mpl ; [of moon] quartier m

   d. ( = part of town) the Latin quarter le Quartier latin

2. plural noun

quarters ( = military lodgings) quartiers mpl

3. transitive verb

( = divide into four) diviser en quatre (parts égales)

4. adjective

quart de

• a quarter century un quart de siècle

5. compounds

► quarter final noun (Sport) quart m de finale

► quarter-finalist noun (Sport) quart de finaliste mf

► quarter-hour noun (period of time) quart m d'heure

► quarter note noun (US) noire f

► quarter pound noun quart m de livre

► quarter-pound adjective d'un quart de livre

► quarter-pounder noun hamburger contenant un steak haché d'environ 100 g

► quarter turn noun quart m de tour

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['kwɔːtə(r)] 1.
noun

1) ( one fourth) quart m

quarter of an hour — quart m d'heure

2) gen, Finance ( three months) trimestre m

3) ( district) quartier m

4) ( group) milieu m

don't expect help from that quarter — n'attends aucune aide de ce côté-là

5) ( mercy) littér

to get no quarter from somebody — ne recevoir aucune pitié de la part de quelqu'un

to give no quarter — ne pas faire de quartier

6) US ( 25 cents) vingt-cinq cents mpl

7) US ( measurement) = 12,7 kg
2.
quarters plural noun Military quartiers mpl, gen logement m

to take up quarters — se loger (in dans)
3.
pronoun

1) (25%) quart m

only a quarter passed — seul le quart a réussi

2) ( in time phrases)

at (a) quarter to 11 — GB

at a quarter of 11 — US à onze heures moins le quart

an hour and a quarter — une heure et quart

3) ( in age)

she's ten and a quarter — elle a dix ans et trois mois
4.
adjective

a quarter share in the company — un quart des actions de l'entreprise

a quarter century — un quart de siècle
5.
adverb

a quarter full — au quart plein

a quarter as big — quatre fois moins grand

quarter the price — quatre fois moins cher
6.
at close quarters adverbial phrase de près

to fight at close quarters — lutter au corps à corps
7.
transitive verb

1) ( divide into four) couper [quelque chose] en quatre [cake, apple]

2) ( accommodate) cantonner [troops]; loger [people]; abriter [livestock]

English-French dictionary > quarter
11 βιαιομαχούντα

βιαιομαχοῦντα

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc pl (attic epic doric)

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres part act masc acc sg (attic epic doric)

Morphologia Graeca > βιαιομαχούντα
12 βιαιομαχοῦντα

βιαιομαχοῦντα

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres part act neut nom /voc /acc pl (attic epic doric)

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres part act masc acc sg (attic epic doric)

Morphologia Graeca > βιαιομαχοῦντα
13 arma

f (pl -i) weapon

arma da fuoco firearm

armi pl convenzionali conventional weapons

armi pl nucleari nuclear weapons

armi pl atomiche, biologiche e chimiche atomic, biological and chemical weapons

chiamare alle armi call up

fig essere alle prime armi be a beginner, be just starting out

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arma s.f.

1 weapon, arm (anche fig.): arma a ripetizione, repeater; arma atomica, atomic weapon; armi bianche, sidearms, bayonets, cold steel; combattere all'arma bianca, to fight hand to hand (o to fight at close quarters); armi corte, portatili, small arms; armi da fuoco, fire-arms; armi subacquee, underwater weapons; fatto d'armi, action (o engagement o feat) of arms; galleria d'armi, armoury; gente d'arme, soldiers; maestro d'arme, fencing-master; piazza d'armi, parade ground; porto d'armi, firearm licence; uomo d'armi, man at arms // l' arma del delitto, the murder weapon // abbassare le armi, (fig.) to surrender; caricare un'arma da fuoco, to load; chiamare alle armi, to call to arms; correre alle armi, to rush to arms (o to prepare for battle); deporre le armi, to lay down one's arms (o to cease hostilities); essere sotto le armi, to serve in the army (o to be doing military service); levarsi in armi contro qlcu., to rise up in arms against s.o.; passare qlcu. per le armi, to shoot (o execute) s.o.; prendere le armi, to begin hostilities (o to take up arms); presentare le armi, to present arms; spianare l'arma contro qlcu., to level one's weapon at s.o. // all'armi!, to arms! // essere alle prime armi, (fig.) to be a novice

2 (mil.) force; arm, service: arma azzurra, air force; arma di fanteria, infantry // l'Arma ( dei carabinieri), the (carabineers) Service

3 (arald.) coat of arms.

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1.
pl. -i ['arma] sostantivo femminile

1) (oggetto) weapon (anche fig.)

arma chimica — chemical weapon

arma nucleare o atomica nuclear weapon, nuke colloq.; porto d'-i — gun licence BE o license AE

2) (corpo dell'esercito) arm, branch (of the army)
2.
sostantivo femminile plurale armi mil. (servizio militare)

chiamare alle -i — to call up

andare sotto le -i — to go into the army

arma bianca — cold steel

arma del delitto — murder weapon

arma da fuoco — firearm

arma impropria — dir. = an object which, though not conventionally a weapon, can be employed as one

••

arma a doppio taglio — double-edged o two-edged sword

all'-i! — to arms!

- i e bagagli — bag and baggage

ad -i pari — [ combattere] on equal terms

alle prime -i — [artista, avvocato] fledg(e)ling

levarsi in -i — to rise up in revolt

deporre le -i — to lay down one's arms

affilare le -i — = to get ready to fight

passare qcn. per le -i — to execute sb. by firing squad

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arma

pl. -i /'arma/

I sostantivo f.

1 (oggetto) weapon (anche fig.); arma chimica chemical weapon; arma nucleare o atomica nuclear weapon, nuke colloq.; porto d'-i gun licence BE o license AE

2 (corpo dell'esercito) arm, branch (of the army)

II armi f.pl.

mil. (servizio militare) chiamare alle -i to call up; andare sotto le -i to go into the army

IDIOMS

arma a doppio taglio double-edged o two-edged sword; all'-i! to arms! - i e bagagli bag and baggage; ad -i pari [ combattere] on equal terms; alle prime -i [ artista, avvocato] fledg(e)ling; levarsi in -i to rise up in revolt; deporre le -i to lay down one's arms; affilare le -i = to get ready to fight; passare qcn. per le -i to execute sb. by firing squad

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COMPOUNDS

arma bianca cold steel; arma del delitto murder weapon; arma da fuoco firearm; arma impropria dir. = an object which, though not conventionally a weapon, can be employed as one.

Dizionario Italiano-Inglese > arma
14 χρώς

χρώς, ὁ, gen. χρωτός, dat. χρωτί, acc. χρῶτα ([dialect] Att. χρώ only in Choerob.in Theod.1.248H.): [dialect] Ep. and [dialect] Ion.gen. χροός, dat. χροΐ, acc. χρόα (also in Lesbian, Sapph.Supp.10.6, al.), as always in Hom.and Hes., exc. gen. χρωτός in Il.10.575, acc.

A χρῶτα Od.18.172
, 179, Hes. Op. 556; Emp. uses χρωτός, 76.3 (but χροΐ 100.17
); Pi. uses χρωτί, χρῶτα, P.1.55, I.4(3).23(41); these forms are freq. in Trag., but [dialect] Ion. dat. χροΐ occurs in S.Tr. 605, and χροός, χροΐ, χρόα are freq. in E., Hec. 548, Med. 1175, Ph. 264, al.:—dat. χρῷ occurs in the phrase ἐν χρῷ v. infr.1.2 and in Sapph.2.10.—rare in Com.and [dialect] Att. Prose.

I of the human body, skin or flesh, οὔ σφι λίθος χρὼς οὐδὲ σίδηρος Il.4.510
; καὶ γάρ θην τούτῳ τρωτὸς χρώς 21.568
; χρῶτ' ἀπονιψαμένη Od.18.172
; ἀκρότατον δ' ἄρ' ὀϊστὸς ἐπέγραψε χρόα Il.4.139
; ταμέειν χρόα νηλέϊ χαλκῷ 13.501
; λιλαιοένη χροὸς ἆσαι, of a spear, 21.168; κακὰ χροΐ εἵματ' ἔχοντα Od.14.506
; χρῷ πῦρ ὐπαδεδρόμακεν Sapph.2.10
; μύροις χρῶτα λιπαίνων Anaxil.18.1
(anap.): esp. flesh, opp. bone, φθινύθει δ' ἀμφ' ὀστεόφι χρώς Od.16.145
; οὐδέ τί οἱ χρὼς σήπεται Il.24.414
, cf. 19.33 (which usage is said by Gal. to have been Ionic, 18(2).435, with reference to Hp.Fract.9); τὸ δέρμα τοῦ χρωτός LXX Le.13.11
, etc.; τοῦ χρωτὸς ἥδιστον ἀπέπνει Aristox.Fr.Hist.84
: generally, one's body, frame, Pi.P.1.55, A.Fr.192.6 (anap.); χριμφθῆναι χροΐ Id.Supp. 790
(lyr.); στεῖλαί νυν ἀμφὶ χρωτὶ.. πέπλους E. Ba. 821
, cf. S.Tr. 605: pl., διὰ τί.. οἱ χρῶτες ὄζουσι; Arist.Pr. 877b21
; also κατεδήσαντο.. τοὺς ὑγιεῖς χρῶτας, ὡς τραυματίαι D.H.9.50
.

2 ἐν χροΐ, or ἐν χρῷ, close to the skin, ἐν χροΐ κείρειν to shave close, Hdt.4.175; ἐν χρῷ κεκαρμένοι X.HG1.7.8
; ἐν χρῷ κουριῶντας Pherecr. 30
:—metaph., to the quick, ξυρεῖ γὰρ ἐν χρῷ τοῦτο S.Aj. 786
; ἐν χρῷ παραπλεῖν sail past so as to shave or graze, Th.2.84; τὴν μάχην συνάψαι ἐν χρῷ to fight at close quarters, Plu.Thes.27; ἡ ἐν χρῷ συνουσία close acquaintance, Luc.Ind.3: c. gen., ἐν χρῷ τινος close to, hard by a person or thing, τοῦ θώρακος (v.l. σώματος) Plu.2.345a; τῆς γῆς ib. 925b, Luc.Herm.5: abs.,
ἐν χρῷ
near at hand, Id.Hist.Conscr.24
, al.; cf. EM313.53, Hsch.

II the colour of the skin, complexion, μελαίνετο δὲ χρόα καλόν Il.5.354
; τρέπεται χ. his colour changes, i. e. he turns pale, 13.279, cf. 17.733; ὠχρήσαντα χρόα Od.11.529
; χρόα.. ἀμείβειν Parm.8.41
; μεθίστη χρωτὸς.. φύσιν E. Alc. 174
; μεταλλακτῆρα πουλύπουν χροός Ion Trag.36; τί χρὼς τέτραπται; (paratrag.) Ar.Lys. 127; φεῦγε δ' ἀπὸ χρώς Theocr.23.13; rare in [dialect] Att. Prose, ἐπὶ τῷ χρωτὶ μέγα φρονεῖν X.Smp.4.54
, cf. Oec.10.5: in [dialect] Ion. Prose, of the colour of a finger, χροΐ δῆλα Pherecyd.Syr.
ap.D.L.1.118 (v.l. χρωΐ, cf. Vorsokr.5i.44).

2 generally, colour, ἀμείβων χρῶτα πορφυρᾷ βαφῇ A.Pers. 317
; τὸν χρῶτα [μεταβάλλει] ὁ χαμαιλέων Arist.Mir. 832b14
; χρὼς αἵματος Orph.L. 660
.

Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > χρώς
15 pūgna

pūgna ae, f [PAC-], a hand-to-hand fight, fight at close quarters, battle, combat, action, engagement: eam pugnam laudibus tulit, i. e. the single combat, L.: res ad pugnam atque ad manūs vocabatur, came to blows: diuturnitate pugnae defessi, Cs.: magna, L.: equestris, a cavalry action: pedestris, V.: gladiatoria: navalis, N.: calamitosissima: mala, S.: Quinquennis Graia Elide pugna, i. e. the games, O.— Troops drawn up for battle, a line of battle: mediam pugnam tueri, the middle line, L.: segregat pugnam eorum, L.: pugnam mutare, Cu. — A battle, contest, dispute, quarrel: Dabit hic pugnam aliquam denuo, i. e. will make some new trouble, T.: doctissimorum hominum: Audiet pugnas iuventus, stories of battle, H.
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pugnae N F

battle, fight

Latin-English dictionary > pūgna
16 βιαιομαχείν

βιαιομαχεῖν

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres inf act (attic epic doric)

Morphologia Graeca > βιαιομαχείν
17 βιαιομαχεῖν

βιαιομαχεῖν

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres inf act (attic epic doric)

Morphologia Graeca > βιαιομαχεῖν
18 βιαιομαχώσι

βιαιομαχῶσι

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic doric)

Morphologia Graeca > βιαιομαχώσι
19 βιαιομαχῶσι

βιαιομαχῶσι

βιαιομαχέω

fight at close quarters: pres subj act 3rd pl (attic epic doric)

Morphologia Graeca > βιαιομαχῶσι
20 ukoštac

adv | uhvatiti se ukoštac (potući se) come/get to grips, grapple, (get into a) tangle, get each other by the throat, be at each other's throats, fight at close quarters; (s poteškoća-ma) come/get to grips with, grapple/tangle with, meet head-on, face, lock horn

Hrvatski-Engleski rječnik > ukoštac

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