I. close1 <closer, closest> [ingl. am. kloʊs, ingl. brit. kləʊs] ADJ.
1.1. close (near):
- close
- próximo
- close
- cercano
- the closest bank is in Front Street
- el banco más próximo or cercano está en Front Street
- at close range or quarters
- de cerca
- close to sth/sb
- próximo or cercano a algo/alguien
- close to sth/sb
- cerca de algo/alguien
- the closest city to Cambridge
- la ciudad más próxima or cercana a Cambridge
- the closest city to Cambridge
- la ciudad que está más cerca de Cambridge
1.2. close shave:
- close
- al ras
- close
- apurado
- that was a close shave or call coloq.
- se salvó (or me salvé etc.) por un pelo or por los pelos coloq.
2. close:
- close link/connection
- estrecho
- close contact
- directo
- a close relative
- un pariente cercano
- they are close friends
- son muy amigos
- they are close friends
- son amigos íntimos
- his closeest friends and family
- sus amigos y familiares más allegados
- they've always been very close
- siempre han sido muy unidos
- they've always been very close
- siempre han estado muy unidos Esp.
- a source close to the government
- fuentes allegadas or cercanas al gobierno
- they were close collaborators
- mantenían una estrecha colaboración
3. close (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
- he bears a close resemblance to his brother
- 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
4.1. close:
- close weave
- tupido
- close weave
- cerrado
- close print
- apretado
- in close order MILIT.
- en formación cerrada
4.2. close:
- close argument/reasoning
- riguroso
- close translation
- fiel
4.3. close ingl. brit. DEP.:
- close
- de pases cortos
4.4. close fit:
- close
- ajustado
- close
- ceñido
5. close (strictly guarded):
- it was kept a close secret
- se mantuvo en el más absoluto or riguroso secreto
6. close (careful):
- close study/examination
- detenido
- close study/examination
- detallado
- to pay close attention to sth
- prestar mucha atención a algo
- to keep a close watch on sth/sb
- vigilar algo/a alguien de cerca
- on closer inspection, I found that …
- al mirarlo mejor or más de cerca vi que …
7. close contest/finish:
- close
- reñido
- it's going to be close
- va a estar muy reñido
- he finished a close second
- llegó en segundo lugar, muy cerca del ganador
8. close (of weather, atmosphere):
- close
- pesado
- close
- bochornoso
9.1. close (mean, stingy):
- close
- tacaño
9.2. close (secretive):
- close
- reservado
- to be close about sth she's very close about what she did during the war
- es muy reacia a hablar de lo que hizo durante la guerra
10. close LING.:
- close vowel
- cerrado
II. close1 <closer, closest> [ingl. am. kloʊs, ingl. brit. kləʊs] ADV.
1.1. close (in position):
- close
- cerca
- we must be close by now
- ya debemos (de) estar cerca
- we must be close by now
- ya debe faltar poco
- the car behind is very close
- el coche de atrás viene muy pegado
- stay close or you'll get lost
- no te separes o te perderás
- to draw/get/come close
- acercarse
- don't come any closer or I'll scream
- no te me acerques más o me pongo a gritar
- close to sth/sb
- cerca de algo/alguien
- we are closer to London than to Brighton
- estamos más cerca de Londres que de Brighton
- come closer to the window
- acércate más a la ventana
- to hold sb 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!
1.2. close (in time):
- it must be close to suppertime
- ya casi debe ser la hora de la cena
- our birthdays are very close
- nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca
- it's getting close to Christmas
- se acerca la Navidad
2. close (in intimacy):
- the tragedy brought them closer together or to each other
- la tragedia los acercó or unió más
3. close (in approximation):
- it's not my favorite, but it comes pretty close
- no es mi favorito pero casi
- close to sth the temperature is close to …
- la temperatura es de cerca de or de casi …
- he must be close to 50
- debe tener cerca de or casi 50 años
- he must be close to 50
- debe andar frisando (en) los 50
- this production is close to the original
- esta producción es fiel al original
- that's the closest to an apology you'll get
- eso es lo más parecido a una disculpa que vas a recibir
- the industry is close to collapse
- la industria está al borde de la ruina
- he was close to tears
- estaba a punto de llorar
4. close (carefully):
- on looking closer, I found …
- al mirar más de cerca or al fijarme mejor vi que …
5. close (short):
- he had his hair cut very close
- se cortó el pelo muy corto
6.1. close in phrases:
- close by
- cerca
- we live close by
- vivimos cerca
- we'll pass close by our house
- vamos a pasar cerca de nuestra casa
6.2. close in phrases:
- close on it must be close on suppertime
- ya casi debe ser la hora de la cena
- there were close on 10, 000 present
- había cerca de or casi 10.000 asistentes
6.3. close in phrases:
- close to I've never seen him close to
- nunca lo he visto de cerca
- close to 60, 000 attended
- asistieron cerca de 60.000 personas
6.4. close in phrases:
- close together
- junto
- his eyes are too close together
- tiene los ojos demasiado juntos
- our birthdays are close together
- nuestros cumpleaños caen por las mismas fechas or muy cerca
6.5. close in phrases:
- close up
- de cerca
- to look at sth close up
- mirar algo de cerca
I. close2 [ingl. am. kloʊz, ingl. brit. kləʊz] SUST.
1. close (conclusion, end):
- close
- fin m
- to come/draw to a close
- llegar/acercarse a su fin
- to bring sth to a close
- poner or dar fin a algo
- he was born around the close of the 19th century
- nació a or hacia finales or fines del siglo XIX
- at the close of day liter.
- al caer el día liter.
- at the close of trading
- al cierre
2.1. close (in residential area):
- close ingl. brit.
- calle f (sin salida)
- close ingl. brit.
- ≈ quinta f (en Per)
2.2. close (of cathedral):
- close
- recinto m
II. close2 [ingl. am. kloʊz, ingl. brit. kləʊz] V. trans.
1.1. close window/book/valve:
- close
- cerrar
- he closed his mouth/eyes
- cerró la boca/los ojos
1.2. close pores/gash/gap:
- close
- cerrar
1.3. close ELECTR.:
- close circuit
- cerrar
2. close (block, deny access to):
- close road/channel/checkpoint
- cerrar
- the square is to be closed to traffic
- van a cerrar la plaza al tráfico
- to close one's ears to sth
- hacer oídos sordos a algo
- you shouldn't close your mind to the idea
- no deberías cerrarte en banda a la idea or rechazar completamente la idea
3.1. close (halt operations):
- close
- cerrar
- the airport has been closed because of bad weather
- han cerrado el aeropuerto debido al mal tiempo
3.2. close (terminate, wind up):
- close shop/branch/file/account
- cerrar
4. close (conclude):
- close deal
- cerrar
- close debate/meeting
- cerrar
- close debate/meeting
- poner fin a
- they closed the concert with …
- el concierto se cerró con …
III. close2 [ingl. am. kloʊz, ingl. brit. kləʊz] V. intr.
1.1. close door/window:
- close
- cerrar(se)
- the door closed
- la puerta se cerró
- the door doesn't close properly
- la puerta no cierra bien
- her eyes closed and she fell asleep
- se le cerraron los ojos y se quedó dormida
1.2. close gap/crack/wound:
- close
- cerrarse
- the darkness closed around him
- la oscuridad lo envolvió
1.3. close (fold shut):
- close flower:
- cerrarse
- his hands closed around my throat
- me rodeó el cuello con las manos
2.1. close (stop service, trading):
- close shop/library/museum:
- cerrar
- at what time do you close?
- ¿a qué hora cierran?
2.2. close (cease operations):
- close factory/shipyard/shop:
- cerrar
3.1. close (finish, end):
- close lecture/book:
- terminar
- close lecture/book:
- concluir
3.2. close FIN.:
- close prices/shares:
- cerrar
3.3. close <closing, part. pres.
> years/remarks/words:
- close
- último
- in the closing minutes of the game
- en los últimos minutos or en los minutos finales del partido
- closing price FIN.
- precio m al cierre
4. close (approach):
- close
- acercarse
- to close on sth/sb
- acercarse a algo/alguien
- defenders were closing on him from all sides
- los defensas lo estaban cercando
close-down [ˈkləʊzdaʊn] SUST.
1. close-down (of factory):
- close-down
- cierre m
2. close-down:
- close-down RADIO, TV ingl. brit.
- cierre m (de la programación)
close in V. [ingl. am. kloʊz -, ingl. brit. kləʊz -] (v + adv)
1. close in pursuers/enemy:
- close in
- acercarse
- close in
- aproximarse
- to close in on sth/sb
- cercar algo/a alguien
- the police began to close in on them
- la policía los empezó a cercar
2. close in winter:
- close in
- acercarse
- night was closing in
- estaba oscureciendo or anocheciendo
- night was closing in
- caía la noche liter.
- to close in on/upon sb darkness was closing in on them
- la noche se cernía sobre ellos liter.
3. close in (get shorter):
- close in
- acortarse
- the days were beginning to close in
- los días estaban empezando a acortarse
close with V. [ingl. am. kloʊz -, ingl. brit. kləʊz -] (v + prep + o)
1. close with (engage):
- close with enemy
- enfrentarse a
2. close with (conclude deal):
- close with
- cerrar trato con
close season SUST. ingl. brit.
close season → closed season
closed season, ingl. am.esp
close season ingl. brit. SUST.
- closed season
- veda f
close-cropped [ingl. am. kloʊsˈkrɑpt, ingl. brit. kləʊsˈkrɒpt] ADJ.
close-cropped grass:
- close-cropped
- muy corto
- he was close-cropped like a convict
- llevaba el pelo (cortado) al rape como un presidiario
I. close up V. [ingl. am. kloʊz -, ingl. brit. kləʊz -] (v + adv)
1. close up shop/museum:
- close up
- cerrar
2. close up:
- close up wound/gash:
- cerrarse
- close up wound/gash:
- cicatrizar
- close up flower:
- cerrarse
- come on, everybody, close up a bit!
- ¡vamos, pónganse un poco más juntos!
II. close up V. [ingl. am. kloʊz -, ingl. brit. kləʊz -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
1. close up shop/museum:
- close up
- cerrar
2. close up TIPOGR.:
- close up characters/words
- juntar
I. close down V. [ingl. am. kloʊz -, ingl. brit. kləʊz -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
close down shop/factory:
- close down
- cerrar
II. close down V. [ingl. am. kloʊz -, ingl. brit. kləʊz -] (v + adv)
1. close down (cease operations):
- close down shop/factory:
- cerrar
2. close down (cease broadcasting):
- close down ingl. brit.
- terminar la emisión
close off V. [ingl. am. kloʊz -, ingl. brit. kləʊz -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)
close off street/entrance:
- close off
- clausurar
- close off
- cerrar
I. close1 [kləʊs, ingl. am. kloʊs] ADJ.
1. close (near in location):
- close
- cercano, -a
- close combat
- combate m cuerpo a cuerpo
2. close (intimate):
- close
- íntimo, -a
- close relatives
- parientes m pl. cercanos
3. close (almost even):
- close
- exacto, -a
4. close (similar):
- close
- parecido, -a
5. close (unwilling to be frank):
- close
- reservado, -a
6. close:
- close (airless)
- sofocado, -a
- close (stuffy)
- cargado, -a
locuciones, giros idiomáticos:
- get close (to sth)
- acercarse (a algo)
- get close to sb
- hacerse amigo [o amiga] de alguien
II. close1 [kləʊs, ingl. am. kloʊs] ADV.
1. close (near in location):
- close
- cerca
- to move close
- acercarse
2. close (near in time):
- close
- casi
I. close2 [kləʊz, ingl. am. kloʊz] SUST.
1. close sin pl.:
- close (end)
- fin m
- close (finish)
- final m
- to bring sth to a close
- terminar algo
2. close ingl. brit. (cul-de-sac road):
- close
- callejón m sin salida
II. close2 [kləʊz, ingl. am. kloʊz] V. trans.
1. close (shut):
- close
- cerrar
- to close ranks
- cerrar filas
2. close:
- close (end)
- terminar
- close (bring to an end)
- concluir
- to close a deal
- cerrar un trato
III. close2 [kləʊz, ingl. am. kloʊz] V. intr.
1. close (shut):
- close
- cerrarse
2. close (end):
- close
- terminarse
close in V. intr.
1. close in (surround):
- close in
- rodear
2. close in (get shorter):
- close in
- acortarse
close-knit ADJ.
- close-knit
- unido, -a
close off V. trans.
- close off
- cerrar
close-down SUST.
- close-down
- cierre m
close season SUST. ingl. am.
- close season
- veda f
I. close to PREP.
1. close to (near):
- close to
- cerca de
- to be close to the beginning/end of sth
- estar cerca del comienzo/final de algo
- to live close to the airport
- vivir cerca del aeropuerto
2. close to (almost):
- close to tears/death
- a punto de llorar/morir
- close to doing sth
- cerca de hacer algo
- close to three metres
- cerca de tres metros
3. close to (in friendship with):
- to be close to sb
- estar unido a alguien
II. close to ADV. (almost)
- close to finished/complete
- casi terminado/completo
I. close down V. intr.
- close down
- cerrarse (definitivamente)
II. close down V. trans.
- close down
- cerrar (definitivamente)
inglés
español
I. close1 [kloʊs] ADJ.
1. close (near in location):
- close
- cercano, -a
- close combat
- combate m cuerpo a cuerpo
2. close (intimate):
- close
- íntimo, -a
- close relatives
- parientes m pl. cercanos
3. close (almost even):
- close
- exacto, -a
4. close (similar):
- close
- parecido, -a
5. close (unwilling to be frank):
- close
- reservado, -a
6. close:
- close (airless)
- sofocado, -a
- close (stuffy)
- cargado, -a
II. close1 [kloʊs] ADV.
1. close (near in location):
- close
- cerca
- to move close
- acercarse
2. close (near in time):
- close
- casi
I. close2 [kloʊz] SUST.
- close (end)
- fin m
- close (finish)
- final m
- to bring sth to a close
- terminar algo
II. close2 [kloʊz] V. trans.
1. close (shut):
- close
- cerrar
- to close ranks
- cerrar filas
2. close:
- close (end)
- terminar
- close (bring to an end)
- concluir
- to close a deal
- cerrar un trato
III. close2 [kloʊz] V. intr.
1. close (shut):
- close
- cerrarse
2. close (end):
- close
- terminarse
I. close down V. intr.
- close down
- cerrarse (definitivamente)
II. close down V. trans.
- close down
- cerrar (definitivamente)
I. close up V. intr.
1. close up people:
- close up
- arrimarse coloq.
2. close up wound:
- close up
- cicatrizar
II. close up V. trans.
- close up
- cerrar del todo
close off V. trans.
- close off
- cerrar
close in V. intr.
1. close in (surround):
- close in
- rodear
2. close in (get shorter):
- close in
- acortarse
I. close to PREP.
1. close to (near):
- close to
- cerca de
- to be close to the beginning/end of sth
- estar cerca del comienzo/final de algo
- to live close to the airport
- vivir cerca del aeropuerto
2. close to (almost):
- close to tears/death
- a punto de llorar/morir
- close to doing sth
- cerca de hacer algo
- close to three feet
- cerca de tres pies
3. close to (in friendship with):
- to be close to sb
- estar unido a alguien
II. close to ADV. (almost)
- close to finished/complete
- casi terminado/completo
close-knit ADJ.
- close-knit
- unido, -a
close-up [ˈkloʊs·ʌp] SUST. CINE
- close-up
- primer plano m
español
inglés
- la puerta se cierra de modo automático (en un metro)
- the door closes automatically
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