English - Catalan
near
[nɪə r ]
⬦ adjective 1 [close in distance, time] proper -a; in the near future aviat. 2 [related] pròxim -a, proper -a; the nearest thing to ? el que s'assembla més a? 3 [almost happened] : it was near chaos va ser gairebé un caos; it was a near thing li va anar de poc.
⬦ adverb 1 [close in distance, time] prop; nowhere near ni de bon tros; to draw / come near apropar-se; to come near to doing something faltar-li un pèl per fer alguna cosa. 2 [almost] gairebé.
⬦ preposition 1 prop de; [close in position] near (to) prop (de). 2 [close in time] : near (to) cap (a); near the end cap al final; nearer the time quan hi siguem més a prop. 3 [on the point of] : near (to) al caire (de). 4 [similar to] : near (to) prop (de); it's near (to) the truth s'acosta a la veritat.
⬦ transitive verb apropar-se a, aproximar-se a.
⬦ intransitive verb apropar-se, aproximar-se.
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