Signification de close En anglais

• 0 to move or be moved into a position that is not open

  • to close the door/window/drawer fermer la porte/fenêtre / le tiroir

  • so sleepy her eyes began to close tellement fatiguée que ses yeux commençaient à se fermer

• 1 to stop operating for a short period or at the end of the day

  • We close at 9. Nous fermons à 21h.

  • to close the store for lunch fermer le magasin à l’heure du déjeuner

• 2 (of business) to stop doing business forever

  • stores that were forced to close des magasins qui ont été obligés de fermer

• 3 to end

  • to close the meeting with a short presentation terminer la réunion par une courte présentation

• 4 to prevent people from entering a place

  • They’ve closed all entrances to the building. Ils ont condamné toutes les entrées du bâtiment.

  • roads closed to traffic des routes fermées à la circulation

• 5 to stop operating

  • Close all windows and restart. Ferme toutes les fenêtres et redémarre.

  • It should close down automatically. Il devrait s’arrêter automatiquement.

• 6 not far

  • a park close to our house un jardin public proche de notre maison

• 7 not far in time, or with little time between

  • close to my birthday proche de mon anniversaire

  • There were two explosions close together. Il y eut deux explosions rapprochées l’une de l’autre.

• 8 likely to happen soon

  • closer to doing a deal à deux doigts de conclure un marché

• 9 almost correct

  • Mary’s answer was closest. La réponse de Marie était la plus proche.

• 10 almost the same

  • a close match with her blood un de ses parents proches

  • close to 12,000 people près de 12 000 personnes

• 11 (of people) very fond of each other

  • close friends des amis proches/intimes

  • Our families were very close. Nos familles sont très proches/intimes.

• 12 being a near family relation

  • a close relative un parent proche

  • a funeral for close family only un enterrement dans la plus stricte intimité familiale

• 13 having almost the same number of points

  • We won, but it was close. Nous avons gagné mais c’était serré.

  • a close contest between the two candidates une lutte serrée entre les deux candidats

• 14 careful and thorough

  • a close examination un examen minutieux

• 15 likely to cause offense

  • That last joke was a little too close to the bone. Cette dernière plaisanterie était un peu trop limite.

• 16 near

  • Sit close to me. Assieds-toi près de moi.

  • to move a little closer se rapprocher un peu

  • a car following close behind une voiture suivant de près

  • There were several small shops close by. Il y avait plusieurs petites boutiques aux alentours.

  • Up close he looked much younger. De près, il a l’air beaucoup plus jeune.

• 17 near in time

  • It was getting close to the wedding. On se rapprochait du mariage.

• 18 the end of a period or activity

  • at the close of business à la fermeture de l’entreprise

• 19 near in time, place etc

  • He stood close to his mother

  • Follow close behind.

• 20 tightly; neatly

  • a close-fitting dress.

• 21 near in relationship

  • a close friend.

• 22 having a narrow difference between winner and loser

  • a close contest

  • The result was close.

• 23 thorough

  • a close examination of the facts

  • Keep a close watch on him.

• 24 tight

  • a close fit.

• 25 without fresh air

  • a close atmosphere

  • The weather was close and thundery.

• 26 mean

  • He’s very close (with his money).

• 27 secretive

  • They’re keeping very close about the business.

• 28 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.

• 29 to finish; to come or bring to an end

  • The meeting closed with everyone in agreement.

• 30 to complete or settle (a business deal)

  • We’re hoping to close the deal later today.

• 31 a stop, end or finish

  • the close of day

  • towards the close of the nineteenth century.