English - Catalan
close 1
[kləʊs]
⬦ adjective 1 [near] proper -a; close to a prop de; close to tears / laughter a punt de plorar / riure; close up, close to de prop; close by, close at hand molt a prop; it was a close shave / thing / call ens va anar d'un pèl. 2 [relationship, friend] íntim -a; to be close to somebody sentir-se proper algú. 3 [relative, family] de prop; [resemblance] quasi total; [link, tie, cooperation] estret -a. 4 [questioning] minuciós -osa; [examination] intens -a; [look] de prop; [watch] atent -a. 5 [room, air] mal ventilat -ada; [weather] xafogós -osa. 6 [contest, race] quasi iguals; [result] amb poca diferència.
⬦ adverb a prop (de).
⬦ noun [in street names] carreró masculine .
⬥ close on , close to
preposition [almost] prop de.
close 2
[kləʊz]
⬦ transitive verb 1 [gen] tancar. 2 [meeting] clausurar; [discussion, speech] acabar, concloure.
⬦ intransitive verb tancar-se.
⬦ noun final masculine ; to bring something to a close acabar una cosa; to draw to a close estar a punt d'acabar.
close at / to hand a l?abast de la mà, a prop. keep a close eye / watch on vigilar de prop. close up de prop.
⬥ close down
⬦ separable transitive verb tancar per sempre.
⬦ intransitive verb 1 [factory etc.] tancar definitivament. 2 [meeting, day] acabar.
⬥ close in
intransitive verb acostar-se; to close in on something / somebody acostar-se envoltant alguna cosa / algú.
⬥ close off
fused transitive verb [road] tallar; [room] tancar.
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