close Significado & definición

Significado de close en español

• 0 If something closes, it moves so that it is not open. If you close something, you move it so that it is not open. -- cerrar

  • Jane closed the window.

  • Suddenly the door closed.

• 1 If a shop, restaurant, etc. closes, people cannot go in it. -- cerrar

  • The supermarket closes at 8 p.m.

• 2 If a business closes, it stops operating. -- cerrar

• 3 near in distance -- cercano

  • His house is close to the sea.

• 4 near in time -- cerca

  • It was close to lunchtime when we arrived.

• 5 If people are close, they know each other well and like each other -- íntimo

  • close friends

• 6 A close relative is someone who is directly related to you, for example your mother, father, or brother. -- cercano

  • There weren’t many people at the funeral – just close family.

• 7 A close competition is one in which people’s scores are very similar. -- igualado

• 8 looking at or listening to someone or something very carefully -- atento

  • Keep a close watch on the children (= watch them carefully).

• 9 near in distance -- cerca

  • They sat close together.

• 10 the end of something -- cierre

  • They finally reached an agreement at the close of a week of negotiations.

  • The year was drawing to a close.

• 11 to move or be moved into a position that is not open -- cerrar

  • to close the door/window/drawer cerrar la puerta/ventana/cajón

  • so sleepy her eyes began to close tan soñoliento que sus ojos comenzaron a cerrarse

• 12 to stop operating for a short period or at the end of the day -- cerrar

  • We close at 9. Cerramos a las 9.

  • to close the store for lunch cerrar la tienda a la hora de la comida

• 13 (of business) to stop doing business forever -- cerrar

  • stores that were forced to close tiendas que fueron obligadas a cerrar

• 14 to end -- clausurar

  • to close the meeting with a short presentation clausurar la reunión con una breve presentación

• 15 to prevent people from entering a place -- impedir el acceso

  • They’ve closed all entrances to the building. Han impedido el acceso a todas las entradas al edificio.

  • roads closed to traffic carreteras cerradas al tráfico

• 16 to stop operating -- cerrar

  • Close all windows and restart. Cierre todas las ventanas y reinicie.

  • It should close down automatically. Debería cerrarse automáticamente.

• 17 not far -- cercano/na [ masculine-feminine ]

  • a park close to our house un parque cerca de nuestra casa

• 18 not far in time, or with little time between -- próximo/ma [ masculine-feminine ]

  • close to my birthday próximo a mi cumpleaños

  • There were two explosions close together. Hubo dos explosiones muy próximas.

• 19 likely to happen soon -- cercano/na [ masculine-feminine ]

  • closer to doing a deal más cerca de hacer un trato

• 20 almost correct -- acertado/da [ masculine-feminine ]

  • Mary’s answer was closest. La respuesta de María fue la más acertada.

• 21 almost the same -- parecido/da [ masculine-feminine ]

  • a close match with her blood muy similar a su sangre

  • close to 12,000 people casi 12,000 personas

• 22 (of people) very fond of each other -- íntimo/ma [ masculine-feminine ]

  • close friends amigos íntimos

  • Our families were very close. Nuestras familias tenían una relación estrecha.

• 23 being a near family relation -- pariente cercano/na [ masculine-feminine ]

  • a close relative un pariente cercano

  • a funeral for close family only un funeral solo para parientes cercanos

• 24 having almost the same number of points -- reñído/da [ masculine-feminine ]

  • We won, but it was close. Ganamos, pero estuvo reñido.

  • a close contest between the two candidates un concurso reñido entre los dos candidatos

• 25 careful and thorough -- minucioso/sa [ masculine-feminine ]

  • a close examination un examen riguroso

• 26 likely to cause offense -- subido/da de tono

  • That last joke was a little too close to the bone. Esa última broma estaba demasiado subida de tono.

• 27 near -- cerca

  • Sit close to me. Siéntate cerca de mi

  • to move a little closer acercarse un poco

  • a car following close behind un coche siguiendo de cerca

  • There were several small shops close by. Había varias tiendas pequeñas muy cerca.

  • Up close he looked much younger. De cerca parecía mucho más joven.

• 28 near in time -- a punto

  • It was getting close to the wedding. La boda se estaba acercando

• 29 the end of a period or activity -- cierre [ masculine ]

  • at the close of business al cierre del negocio