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1 close
adj. nära; stängd; hopträngd; trång--------adv. nära--------n. slut; tillslutning; inhägnad; gränd; stänga; slut, slutledning; gård; gränd; när en person avslutar en mening där vissa ord saknas--------v. stänga; stängas; avsluta* * *I 1. [kləus] adverb1) (near in time, place etc: He stood close to his mother; Follow close behind.) nära2) (tightly; neatly: a close-fitting dress.) åtsittande, snävt, tätt2. adjective1) (near in relationship: a close friend.) nära, förtrolig2) (having a narrow difference between winner and loser: a close contest; The result was close.) jämn3) (thorough: a close examination of the facts; Keep a close watch on him.) grundlig, noggrann4) (tight: a close fit.) åtsittande, snäv, trång5) (without fresh air: a close atmosphere; The weather was close and thundery.) kvav, tryckande6) (mean: He's very close (with his money).) snål, gnidig7) (secretive: They're keeping very close about the business.) hemlighetsfull, förtegen•- closely- closeness
- close call/shave
- close-set
- close-up
- close at hand
- close on
- close to II 1. [kləuz] verb1) (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.) stänga, slå igen2) (to finish; to come or bring to an end: The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.) avsluta3) (to complete or settle (a business deal).) avsluta, slutföra2. noun(a stop, end or finish: the close of day; towards the close of the nineteenth century.) slut- close up -
2 close to
nära* * *1) (near in time, place, relationship etc: close to 3 o'clock; close to the hospital; close to his mother.) nära2) (almost; nearly: close to fifty years of age.) nära, nästan, uppemot -
3 close down
1) ((of a business) to close permanently: High levels of taxation have caused many firms to close down.) lägga ner, slå igen2) ((of a TV or radio station etc) to stop broadcasting for the day (noun closedown).) avsluta sändningarna -
4 close at hand
strax i närheten, till hands, inom räckhåll; nära förestående, som står för dörren* * *(nearby; not far off: My mother lives close at hand.) strax i närheten, inom räckhåll -
5 close call/shave
(a narrow (often lucky) escape: That was a close shave - that car nearly ran you over.) nära ögat -
6 close on
(almost; nearly: She's close on sixty.) nära, nästan, uppemot -
7 close-up
noun (a photograph or film taken near the subject and thus big in scale: The close-up of the model showed her beautiful skin.) närbild -
8 close one's eyes to
(to ignore (especially something wrong): She closed her eyes to the children's misbehaviour.) -
9 close up
n. närbild; sluta till--------v. närbild; sluta till* * *1) (to come or bring closer together: He closed up the space between the lines of print.) minska avståndet2) (to shut completely: He closed up the house when he went on holiday.) bomma igen -
10 close-set
adjective ((of eyes etc) positioned very near each other.) tättsittande -
11 Close Air Support
CAS, att bomba fienden från luften för att stödja marktrupper -
12 close an account
stänga ett konto -
13 close attention
stor (spänd) uppmärksamhet -
14 close call
nära ögat, på vippen -
15 close circles
nära kretsar -
16 close combat
närstrid, handgemäng -
17 close cooperation
nära samarbete -
18 close friends
nära vänner -
19 close in
komma närmare, bryta in, falla [på] -
20 close on a person's tail
i svansen på någon, nära efter någon
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Close communion — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close corporation — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Close harmony — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Close time — Close Close (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o] s[ e]r); superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.] 1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box. [1913 Webster] From a close bower this dainty music flowed. Dryden … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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