| Principales traductions |
| closely adv | (physically close) (suivre) | de près loc adv |
| | (lié) | étroitement adv |
| | (travailler) | en étroite collaboration (avec [qqn]) loc adv |
| | | proche adj |
| | The two danced closely all night. |
| | Les deux partenaires dansèrent toute la nuit, proches l'un de l'autre. |
| closely adv | (in time) | d'ici peu loc adv |
| | | peu de temps après loc adv |
| | Christmas is closely followed by New Year. |
| closely adv | (attentively) | de près loc adv |
| | | attentivement adv |
| | If you look closely at the painting, you can see the direction of the brush strokes. |
| | Si l'on regarde ce tableau de près, on peut voir dans quel sens ont été donnés les coups de pinceau. |
| | Si l'on regarde attentivement ce tableau, on peut voir dans quel sens ont été donnés les coups de pinceau. |
Formes composées
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closely knit,
closely-knit adj | (family: close) (figuré : famille) | soudé adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective is used before the noun it modifies. |
| | The Smiths are a closely-knit group, and always spend the holidays together. |
| | Les Smith forment un groupe très soudé et passent toujours les vacances ensemble. |
closely related,
closely-related adj | (relative: in immediate family) | proche adj |
| | Closely-related languages can often be traced to a single source language. |
closely related,
closely-related adj | (linked or associated) | intimement lié loc adj |
| | | directement associé adj |
| | Smoking is closely related to mouth, throat and lung cancer. |
| | Le tabagisme est intimement lié aux cancers de la bouche, de la gorge et du poumon. |
closely related,
closely-related adj | (relative: in immediate family) | parent adj |
| | Closely-related languages can often be traced to a single source language. |
closely related,
closely-related adj | (animal: of similar species) | très proche, étroitement lié loc adj |
| | Molecular genetics tells us that humans are more closely related to chimpanzees than to any of the other primates. |
closely related,
closely-related adj | (idea, etc.: connected) | étroitement lié loc adj |
| | Freedom is closely related to responsibility. |
| | La liberté est étroitement liée à la responsabilité. |
| examine [sth/sb] closely vtr + adv | (inspect) | inspecter attentivement vtr + adv |
| | The agent examined the evidence very closely. |
| | Le policier a inspecté les preuves attentivement. |
| | | examiner attentivement, examiner sous toutes le coutures vtr + loc adv |
| | L'inspecteur a examiné les preuves sous toutes les coutures. |
| listen closely vi + adv | (be attentive) | écouter attentivement vi + adv |
| | If you listen closely you can distinguish many birds by their different songs. |
| | Si tu écoutes attentivement, tu peux reconnaître les oiseaux par leur chant. |
listen closely to [sth/sb],
listen to [sth/sb] closely v expr | (be attentive) | écouter attentivement vtr + adv |
| | The children listened closely to their grandfather's story. |
| | Les enfants écoutaient attentivement l'histoire de leur grand-père. |
| look closely vi + adv | (examine [sth]) | regarder de près, regarder attentivement vi + adv |
| | If you look closely, you will see the beautiful patterns on the butterfly's wings. |
| | Si tu regardes de près, tu verras que les ailes du papillon sont couvertes de motifs délicats. |
| look closely at [sth] v expr | (examine [sth]) | regarder de près, regarder attentivement, observer de près vtr + adv |
| | She looked closely at the gravestone and could just make out the faded inscription. |
| watch closely vi | (observe) | observer attentivement vi + adv |
| | Observe attentivement petit, ton vieil oncle Pierre va t'apprendre comment séduire une demoiselle. |