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UK: /kləʊs/ US: /kloʊs/Translation
adj
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⇨ próximo,ma
⇨ cercano,na
He lives in a house close to the park Vive en una casa cercana al parque
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⇨ cercano,na
close relatives parientes cercanos
⇨ íntimo,ma
We're close friends Somos amigos íntimos
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⇨ minucioso,sa
After close investigation of the evidence, he found a vital clue Después de una minuciosa investigación de las pruebas, descubrió una pista vital
⇨ cuidadoso,sa
›It was close, but we escaped
Escapamos por los pelos
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⇨ reservado,da
He's very close about his private life Es muy reservado con su vida privada
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⇨ reñido,da
a close match un partido reñido
⇨ disputado,da
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⇨ bochornoso
a close day un día bochornoso
⇨ sofocante
to be close {on/to}
⇨ casi
⇨ cerca de
There are close on three hundred employees in this company Hay cerca de trescientos trabajadores en esta empresa
(Definition of close adj from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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