Compound Forms:
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| anywhere near adv + prep | (in the vicinity) (coloquial) | ni cerca loc adv |
| | | cerca adv |
| | I'm not sure where the swimming pool is. Is it anywhere near the sports hall? |
| | No creo que estemos ni cerca de la capital. |
close to your heart,
near your heart expr | (cherished, important) | en el corazón expr |
| | It's a subject that's close to my heart. |
| | Es un tema que lo llevo en el corazón. |
| | (formal) | preciado/a, caro/a adj |
| | Es un tema preciado para mí. |
come near,
come close vi + adv | (approach) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | aproximarse⇒ v prnl |
| | She warned him not to come near, as she was still contagious. |
come near [sth/sb],
come near to [sth/sb],
come close v expr | (get closer) | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | arrimarse a v prnl + prep |
| | Don't come near me or I'll shoot! |
| | ¡No te acerques a mí o disparo! |
come near to [sth],
come close to [sth] v expr | figurative (nearly experience [sth]) | estar al borde de loc verb |
| | | estar cerca de loc verb |
| | | casi llegar loc verb |
| | Lauren came close to death after contracting measles. |
| | Lauren estuvo al borde de la muerte cuando tuvo sarampión. |
come near to doing [sth],
come close to doing [sth] v expr | figurative (nearly do [sth]) | estar cerca de loc verb |
| | After I lost my job and my son died, I came near to having a breakdown. |
| damn near do [sth] expr | potentially offensive, informal (almost) | casi adv |
| | | estar a punto de loc verb |
| | Be careful with that cane! You damn near took my eye out! |
| | Ten cuidado con ese bastón. ¡Casi me sacas un ojo! |
| draw near vi + adv | figurative (be imminent) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | avecinarse⇒ v prnl |
| | (CL, AR) | venirse⇒ v prnl |
| | New Year's Day is drawing near. |
| | El Año Nuevo se acerca. |
| | | llegar ya vi + adv |
| | | ya llegar adv + vi |
| | El Año Nuevo llega ya. |
| | | ser inminente v cop + adj |
| draw near vi + adv | (approach) | acercarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | aproximarse⇒ v prnl |
| | | llegar⇒ vi |
| | As we drew near, the air became thick with smoke. |
| draw near [sth] vi + prep | (approach) | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | aproximarse a v prnl + prep |
| | | ir acercándose a loc verb |
| | As we drew near the gates, they opened automatically. |
| | A medida que nos acercamos a los portones, estos se abrieron automáticamente. |
| go near [sth/sb] vi + prep | (approach, get close to) | acercarse a v prnl + prep |
| | The noise from the crowd increased every time the ball went near the penalty box. |
| | El sonido se la multitud se acrecentaba cada vez que la pelota se acercaba al arco. |
| in the near future expr | (soon) | pronto adv |
| | | próximamente adv |
| | (coloquial) | de acá a poco loc adv |
| | The exam results will be announced in the near future, but we don't know the exact date. |
| | Los resultados del examen se anunciarán pronto, pero no sabemos la fecha exacta. |
| near and far adj | (close and distant) | cerca y lejos loc adv |
| | Focusing the camera can be a problem in shots where objects are near and far. |
| | Enfocar la cámara puede ser un problema en tomas donde hay objetos cerca y lejos. |
near and far,
far and near adv | (everywhere) | por todas partes loc adv |
| | | por todos lados |
| | We hunted near and far for that missing shoe. |
| | People came from near and far to see the boy wonder play the piano. |
| | Buscamos el zapato perdido por todas partes. |
| | | por cielo, mar y tierra loc adv |
| | | a lo largo y a lo ancho loc adv |
| | Buscamos el zapato perdido por cielo, mar y tierra. |
| near at hand adj | figurative (close, approaching) | a la vuelta de la esquina loc adv |
| | | próximo/a adj |
| | | cerca adv |
| | The grapes are ripening; harvest time is near at hand. |
| | Las uvas están madurando: la cosecha está a la vuelta de la esquina. |
| near at hand adj | (very near) | a mano loc adv |
| | | cerca adv |
| | He always keeps a pipe and tobacco near at hand. |
| | Siempre tiene la pipa y el tabaco a mano. |
be near death,
be close to death v expr | (be about to die) | estar por morir loc verb |
| Near East n | dated (Middle Eastern region) | Cercano Oriente n propio m |
| | | Oriente Medio n propio m |
| | Oriente Medio es una de las regiones más inestables del planeta, desde el punto de vista político. |
| | | Medio Oriente n propio m |
| | En el conflictivo Medio Oriente la violencia y las alianzas cambiantes parecen ser la norma y no la excepción. |
| near enough to adj | (sufficiently close in relation to) | suficientemente cercano loc adj |
| | Los objetivos acromáticos enfocan en el mismo punto dos de los tres componentes primarios de la luz blanca (rojo-verde-azul), y el restante en un punto suficientemente cercano como para que parezca el mismo. |
| | | suficientemente próximo a loc adj |
| | La distribución es suficientemente próxima a la normal, para estudiarla podemos considerarla como tal. |
| | | suficientemente cerca de loc adv |
| | En el recital estaba lo suficientemente cerca para observar todos los movimientos del cantante. |
| near enough to adj | (sufficiently close so as to) | lo bastante cerca como para loc adv |
| | I was near enough to touch him! |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Estuve lo bastante cerca como para caerme. |
| | | casi al lado loc adv |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Llegué a estar casi al lado de mi artista favorito. |
| near miss n | (almost a collision) | casi un choque expr |
| | (formal) | casi una colisión expr |
| | | estar cerca de chocar, estar a punto de chocar vi + loc adv |
| | (choque, colisión) | estar cerca de suceder vi + loc adv |
| | That was a near miss; those two cars almost collided. |
| | Fue casi un choque: esos dos coches estuvieron a punto de darse un golpe. |
| near miss n | (health and safety: almost an accident) (accidente) | estar cerca de suceder vi + loc adv |
| | (persona) | estar cerca de sufrir un accidente, estar a punto de sufrir un accidente vi + loc adv |
| | There haven't been any accidents on the building site this year, but there have been several near misses. |
| | No ha habido accidentes este año en el lugar de la obra, pero algunos han estado cerca de suceder. |
| near miss n | (shot that almost hit its target) | tiro que casi pega en el blanco nm + loc adj |
| | Darren's first shot was a near miss, but he hit the target on his second attempt. |
| near money n | (law: easily converted to cash) | activo realizable loc nom m |
| | | colocaciones a corto plazo loc nom fpl |
| near point n | (of eye's focus) | distancia mínima de enfoque nf + loc ad |
| | The near point for someone with normal vision is 25 cm. |
| | La distancia mínima de enfoque para alguien con vista normal es 25cm. |
| near relation n | (close family member) | familiar cercano grupo nom |
| near side n | (side which is closest) | lado proximal nm + adj mf |
| | El instrumento tiene una manija en el lado proximal que permite sostenerlo con comodidad. |
| | | el lado de acá loc nom m |
| | En el lado de acá del río hay playas del otro lado hay barrancas. |
| near the ground adv | (close to the earth) | a ras del suelo loc adv |
| | The helicopter hovered near the ground for a few minutes before finally taking off. |
| | El helicóptero voló a ras del suelo por unos minutos antes de despegar. |
| | | a nivel del suelo loc adv |
| | El helicóptero voló a nivel del suelo por unos minutos antes de despegar. |
| near the knuckle adj | figurative, informal (risqué) | un tanto atrevido loc adj |
| near-death experience n | (coming close to death) | experiencia cercana a la muerte nf + loc adj |
| near-miss n as adj | (almost colliding) | que casi choca loc adj |
| near-miss n as adj | (health and safety: almost an accident) | casi un accidente expr |
| near-miss n as adj | (almost hitting the target) | que casi pega en el blanco loc adj |
nowhere near,
not anywhere near prep | (not close to) | bien lejos de loc adv |
| | The bank is nowhere near the library. |
| | El banco está bien lejos de la biblioteca. |
| | | nada cerca de loc adv |
| | El banco no está nada cerca de la biblioteca. |
| | | lejos de loc adv |
| | El banco está lejos de la biblioteca. |
| | | para nada cerca de loc adv |
| | El banco no está en los alrededores de la biblioteca. |
| | | en absoluto cerca de loc adv |
| | El banco no está en absoluto cerca de la biblioteca. |
nowhere near,
not anywhere near prep | figurative, informal (not at all) | de ningún modo cerca loc adv |
| | Your description is nowhere near accurate. |
| | Tu descripción no es de ningún modo acertada. |
| | (formal) | en forma alguna cerca loc adv |
| | Tu descripción no es acertada en forma alguna. |
| | (formal) | en absoluto cerca loc adv |
| | Tu descripción no es en absoluto acertada. |
| | (ES, coloquial) | ni por el forro cerca loc adv |
| | Tu descripción no es correcta ni por el forro. |
| pretty near adj | informal (quite close) | bastante cerca, muy cerca loc adv |
| | (familiar) | justito adv |
| | | cerquita adv |
| | (familiar) | pegadito adv |
| pretty near adv | US, informal (quite close) | casi adv |
| | They pretty near demolished the other team. |
| | Casi machacaron al equipo contrario. |
| | | por poco loc adv |
| | Por poco machacaron al equipo contrario. |
slant rhyme,
half rhyme,
imperfect rhyme,
near rhyme n | (poetry) | media rima loc nom f |
| somewhere near adv | (in the vicinity) | en los alrededores loc adv |
| | | en algún lugar cercano loc verb |