| Traduções complementares |
| close adj | (united) | próximo adj |
| | Their views about history are extremely close. |
| | Seus pontos de vista sobre a história são extremamente próximos. |
| close adj | (similar) | similar, parecido adj |
| | The twins are close in appearance. |
| | Os gêmeos são parecidos. |
| close adj | (relationship: intimate) | íntimo adj |
| | They have a close, romantic relationship. |
| | Eles têm uma relação íntima e romântica. |
| close adj | (compact, tight) | apertado, justo adj |
| | My sweater has a close weave. |
| | Meu suéter é apertado. |
| close adj | (fitting tightly) | justo, apertado adj |
| | This key is a close fit to the lock. |
| | Essa chave está apertada para a fechadura. |
| close adj | (cut near to the base) | rente, cérceo adj |
| | I prefer a straight razor because it gives me a close shave. |
| | Eu prefiro a navalha porque me faz um barbear rente. |
| close adj | (on topic) (no tópico) | restrito, limitado adj |
| | Please stay close to the question under discussion. |
| | Por favor, restrinja-se à questão em discussão. |
| close adj | (rigorous) | rigoroso, cuidadoso adj |
| | A close examination will reveal that the theory is correct. |
| | Um exame cuidadoso revelará que a teoria está correta. |
| close adj | informal (atmosphere: stuffy) | abafado, pesado adj |
| | The atmosphere in the room was close. |
| | A atmosfera na sala estava pesada. |
| close adj | (contest: almost even) | apertado, difícil adj |
| | Alan won a close race. |
| | Alan venceu uma corrida apertada. |
| close adj | (secret: well guarded) | fechado, secreto, oculto adj |
| | The information was a close secret. |
| | A informação era secreta. |
| close adj | (confined) | confinado, fechado adj |
| | The guards kept the prisoner at close quarters. |
| | Os guardas mantiveram o prisioneiro confinado. |
| close to [sth] adj + prep | (nearly equal, almost) | quase adv |
| | You and I are close to the same height. |
| | Você e eu estamos quase da mesma altura. |
| close n | (act of closing) | fechamento sm |
| | | encerramento sm |
| | You have to finish by close of business today. |
| | Você precisa concluir o fechamento dos negócios hoje. |
| close n | (conclusion) | conclusão sf |
| | The conference came to a close. |
| | A conferência chegou a uma conclusão. |
| close n | UK (cul-de-sac) | recinto sm |
| | | terreno cercado sm |
| | We live on a lovely close near the edge of town. |
| | Vivemos em um lindo recinto perto da periferia da cidade. |
| close vi | (unite) | unir vt |
| | Her hands closed in prayer as she bowed her head. |
| | As mãos dela se uniram em oração quando ela curvou a cabeça. |
| close vi | (end) (terminar) | fechar v int |
| | The proceedings closed on time. |
| | O processo foi fechado a tempo. |
| close vi | (cease to operate) (encerrar atividades) | fechar v int |
| | My favourite restaurant closed. |
| | Meu restaurante preferido fechou. |
| close vi | (store: cease trading) | fechar v int |
| | The store closed at nine pm. |
| | A loja fechava às nove horas. |
| close vi | (end performances) | fechar, terminar v int |
| | The play closes on Monday. |
| | A peça termina na segunda-feira. |
| close vi | (financial: market day end) (mercado financeiro) | fechar v int |
| | The market closed on a high today. |
| | O mercado fechou em alta hoje. |
| close [sth]⇒ vtr | (fill in) | fechar, firmar vt |
| | The builders closed the wall with the last brick. |
| | Os construtores fecharam a parede com o último tijolo. |
| close [sth] vtr | (conclude) | encerrar vt |
| | The final speaker closed the session. |
| | O orador final encerrou a sessão. |
| close [sth] vtr | (block) | fechar, bloquear vt |
| | Workers have closed the road. |
| | Os trabalhadores fecharam a estrada. |
| close [sth] vtr | (join, unite) | fechar vt |
| | The people closed the circle by joining hands. |
| | As pessoas fecharam o círculo dando as mãos. |
| close [sth] vtr | (finalize) | encerrar, fechar vt |
| | Let's close the negotiations now. |
| | Vamos encerrar as negociações aqui. |
| close [sth] vtr | informal (make a sale) | fechar vt |
| | The salesman hopes to close the deal today. |
| | O vendedor quer fechar o negócio hoje. |
| close [sth] vtr | (cease operations) | fechar vt |
| | The company closed the factory on Christmas day. |
| | A empresa fechou a fábrica no dia de Natal. |
| close [sth] vtr | (nautical: approach) | aproximar-se vp |
| | The ship closed land that morning. |
| | O navio aproximou-se da terra naquela manhã. |
Formas compostas:
close | closest |
| at close quarters adv | (near together) (contato direto) | cara a cara loc adv |
| | People who work on submarines learn to live at close quarters with others. |
| | Pessoas que trabalham em submarinos aprendem a viver cara a cara um com o outro. |
at close range,
from close range adv | (from near the target) | à queima-roupa adv |
| | Despite security checks, the assassin managed to smuggle a pistol into the press conference, and shot the President from close range. |
| bring [sth] to a close v expr | (end or complete [sth]) | encerrar vt |
| | | concluir vt |
| | Everyone at the meeting was tired and cranky, so we brought it to a close. |
close at hand,
close to hand adj | (convenient, nearby) | próximo, pertinho adj |
| | | à mão loc adv |
| | In flu season, keep a box of tissues close at hand. |
| | Durante a época de gripe, mantenha uma caixa de lenços próxima. |
| | Durante a época de gripe, mantenha uma caixa de lenços à mão. |
| close at hand adj | figurative (imminent) | próximo adj |
| | "Nuclear war is close at hand!" was emblazoned on the black and yellow leaflets. |
| | "A guerra nuclear está próxima!" estava escrito nos folhetos. |
close but no cigar,
close,
but no cigar expr | informal (nearly, but not quite) | passou perto expres |
| close by adv | (near, in close proximity) | perto adv |
| | | próximo adv |
| | Gerald's sister lives close by so it's easy for him to visit her. |
close by,
close-by adj | (near) | próximo adj |
| | | perto adv |
| | Is there a close-by store where we could buy eggs? |
| close call n | informal, figurative (narrow escape) (informal) | escapar por um triz expres |
| | Phew! That was a close call. I thought he was going to ask to see my ID. |
| close call n | informal, figurative ([sth] hard to decide) (informal: difícil decidir) | difícil adj |
| | | desafio sm |
| | | decisão difícil sf |
| | It was a close call, but they declared him the winner. |
| close combat n | (fighting at short range) | luta corpo a corpo sf + loc adj |
| close friend n | (intimate acquaintance) | amigo próximo sm + adj |
| | Tom is a close friend of mine. |
| | Tom é um amigo próximo. |
| close match n | (pairing of two similar things) | parelha sf |
| | | par quase semelhante loc sm |
| | | combinação quase semelhante loc sf |
| | Mom's handbag and shoes are not exactly the same color, but they are a very close match. |
| close match n | (sports: very close scores) (esportes) | partida apertada loc sf |
| | It was a close match but the Seagulls won on penalties. |
close of business,
end of business n | (end of the working day) | fim do expediente sm |
| close of day n | (end of the day, evening) (literal - anoitecer) | fim do dia loc sm |
| close of day adj | (at end of the day) | de fechamento loc adj |
| | | fim do dia loc adv |
| | Close-of-day equity prices for domestic and foreign stock exchanges are available from many on-line sources. |
| close of day n | euphemism (death) (eufemismo - morte) | fim do dia sm |
| | In his famous poem, Dylan Thomas urges that approaching death is to be resisted, that "old age should burn and rave at close of day". |
| close quarters npl | (cramped space) | espaço estreito, espaço apertado loc sm |
| | | cômodos apertados loc sm pl |
| | Considering its close quarters, the rent on the apartment was outrageous. |
| close relation n | (member of immediate family) | parente próximo loc sm |
| | Only her close relations were invited to the wedding ceremony. |
| close shave n | figurative (narrow escape) (figurativo) | escape por pouco, escape por um triz loc sm |
| | He walked away from the accident knowing he had just had a close shave with death. |
| close shave n | (facial hair: trim) | cara raspada, cara limpa loc sf |
| | I can't seem to get a close shave with my electric razor. |
| close the door on [sth] v expr | figurative (rule out, exclude) (figurado) | fechar a porta para loc v |
| | The politician's latest comments, unfortunately, closed the door on a peace agreement between the two countries. |
| close the door on [sb] vtr | (on [sb]: shut door to exclude) | fechar a porta para loc v |
| close the gap v expr | figurative (equalize [sth]) (figurado) | eliminar a lacuna expres v |
| close the gap between [sth] and [sth] v expr | figurative (equalize [sth]) | eliminar a lacuna entre expres v |
| close to home expr | figurative (affecting [sb] personally) (figurado) | familiar adj |
| | I was upset by the film; the issues raised in it were very close to home. |
| close to home expr | (locally) | perto de casa loc adv |
| | | na vizinhança loc adv |
| | I like to shop close to home to support local businesses. |
| close to the bone adj | figurative, informal (uncomfortably close to the truth) (figurado:muito perto da verdade) | no fundo loc adv |
| | | no íntimo loc adv |
| close to the knuckle expr | UK, figurative (potentially offensive) (potencialmente ofensivo) | no limite do decente loc adv |
| | | quase obsceno loc adj |
close to your heart,
near your heart expr | (cherished, important) (adorado) | querido adj |
| | It's a subject that's close to my heart. |
| close together adj | (near to one another,) | pertinho adj |
| | If his eyes weren't so close together, he'd be almost handsome. |
close-up,
also US: closeup n | (film shot: up close) (anglicismo:filme, fotografia) | close-up sm |
| | (anglicismo:filme, fotografia) | close sm |
| | The actress said that she was ready for her close-up. |
| | A atriz disse que nunca estava pronta para um close-up. |
close-up,
close shot,
also US: closeup n | (photo: taken up close) (anglicismo) | close-up sm |
| | (anglicismo, informal) | close sm |
| | In the closeup, she is smiling self-consciously at the photographer. |
| | No close-up, ela está sorrindo insegura para o fotógrafo. |
close-up,
also US: closeup adj | (intimate, detailed) | íntimo adj |
| | | de perto loc adv |
| | The book provides a close-up insight into the film star's life. |
| | O livro oferece um conhecimento íntimo da vida do astro de cinema. |
close-up,
also US: closeup adj | (very near) | de perto loc adv |
| | (anglicismo:filme, fotografia) | close sm |
| | The photographer is taking some close-up shots of the fashion model. |
| | O fotógrafo está tirando algumas fotos de perto da modelo. |
close up,
close-up,
up close adv | (from very near) | para perto loc adv |
| | Matt moved close up so he could get a better view of the painting. |
| | Matt foi para perto para ver melhor o quadro. |
| close your ears to [sth] v expr | figurative (refuse to listen to [sth]) | tapar os ouvidos loc v |
| close your eyes v expr | (shut your eyelids) | fechar os olhos expres v |
| | When you feel stressed, just relax, close your eyes and take deep breaths. |
| close your eyes to [sth] v expr | figurative (ignore [sth]) (figurado) | fechar os olhos expres v |
| | | ignorar vt |
| | Most families close their eyes to the fact that they're responsible for their children's failure. |
| close-cropped adj | (hair, grass: cut short) (cabelo) | curto adj |
| | | curtíssimo adj |
| close-fitting adj | (clothing: tight) (roupa) | apertado adj |
| | Her close-fitting dress emphasised her slim figure. |
| close-knit adj | (family, community: close) (família, comunidade) | solidário, coeso adj |
| | Welsh mining villages formed close-knit communities bonded together by Religion and Rugby. |
close-minded,
closed-minded adj | (blinkered, intolerant) | de mente fechada loc adj |
| | He's so close-minded I can't discuss politics with him at all. |
| close-range adj | figurative (position: close-up) (figurativo) | à queima-roupa loc adj |
| | It was a close-range shot and there was no way the police officer could miss. |
| close-set adj | (near each other) | junto, próximo adj |
| | Justin has close-set eyebrows. |
closedown,
close-down n | (cessation of work or business) | encerramento, fechamento sm |
| | The health and safety inspector ordered a complete closedown until the factory could be made safe. |
closefisted (US),
close-fisted (UK) adj | (miserly, stingy) | sovina, mesquinho adj |
closemouthed (US),
close-mouthed (UK) adj | figurative (reluctant to divulge information) | calado, fechado, circunspecto adj |
| | | de boca fechada loc adj |
come near,
come close vi + adv | (approach) | chegar perto expres v |
| | | aproximar-se vp |
| | 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) | aproximar-se vp |
| | Don't come near me or I'll shoot! |
come near to [sth],
come close to [sth] v expr | figurative (nearly experience [sth]) | quase experimentar loc v |
| | Lauren came close to death after contracting measles. |
come near to doing [sth],
come close to doing [sth] v expr | figurative (nearly do [sth]) | estar prestes a expres v |
| | After I lost my job and my son died, I came near to having a breakdown. |
cutting it close,
cutting it fine n | informal, figurative (finishing just in time) | terminando no último segundo loc sm |
| | | término em cima do prazo loc sm |
draw to a close,
draw to an end v expr | (finish) | chegar perto do fim expres v |
| | As the evening drew to a close, the orchestra played a final waltz. |
| draw [sth] to a close v expr | (bring to an end) | terminar, acabar vt |
| | After an hour on the phone, she drew the conversation to a close. |
| get close vi | (time: approach) (tempo: aproximação) | aproximar, chegar v int |
| | Christmas is getting close again. |
| get close vi | (move very near) (mover para mais perto) | aproximar vt |
| | | achegar-se vp |
| | He got so close I could see every blackhead on his face. |
| get close to nature v expr | (spend time outdoors) (passar o tempo fora de casa) | viver perto da natureza expres v |
| | | viver ao ar livre expres v |
| | Mary loves plants and her job as a botanist allows her to get close to Nature. |
| grow close vi + adj | (become intimate or friendly) (tornar-se íntimo ou amigável) | aproximar-se vp |
| | | ficar íntimo de loc v |
| | My best friend and I grew close during several classes we took together in our final year of college. |
| hit close to home v expr | figurative (affect [sb] personally) (figurado: afetar pessoalmente) | afetar, atingir vt |
| | Even though he wasn't talking about me, the speaker's comments about being sympathetic to your children hit close to home. |
| | Mesmo que não estivesse falando de mim, os comentários do orador sobre como ser compreensivo com seus filhos me atingiram. |
| keep a close watch on [sb/sth] v expr | (monitor [sth], [sb] attentively) | vigiar de perto expres |
| | | marcação em cima loc sf |
| | Parents of teenagers have to keep a close watch on everything they do. |
| keep [sb/sth] close vtr + adj | (keep nearby) | manter perto |
| | Claire decided to work from home so that she could keep her children close. |
| keep close vi + adj | (stay near) | ficar perto |
| | Tina told the twins to keep close as they crossed the busy road. |
| keep close to [sb/sth] v expr | (stay near) | ficar perto de expres |
| | Keep close to me when we're at the concert; I don't want you to get lost. |
| keep [sb/sth] under close watch v expr | (monitor [sth], [sb] constantly) | manter sob constante vigilância expres |
| pay close attention v expr | (take notice) | observar vt |
| | | prestar muita atenção expres v |
| | I was paying close attention but I still have no idea how the magician lifted your watch! |
| pay close attention to [sth] v expr | (take notice of [sth]) | preste muita atenção expres |
| | Pay close attention to what I say because I won't repeat it. |
shut your eyes,
close your eyes v expr | (close your eyelids) | fechar os olhos expres v |
| | I have a big surprise for you, so shut your eyes and I'll bring it in. |
shut your eyes,
shut your eyes to [sth],
close your eyes to [sth] v expr | figurative (ignore [sth]) (ignorar algo) | fechar os olhos para expres v |
| | She shut her eyes to her husband's activities. |
take a close look,
take a careful look v expr | (examine, inspect [sth]) (examinar criteriosamente) | dar uma boa olhada expres |
| | | olhar bem de perto expres |
| | If you take a close look, you'll see that this banknote has no watermark - it's a forgery. |
| | Se você der uma boa olhada, verá que essa nota não tem marca d'água. É uma fraude. |
take a close look at [sth/sb],
take a careful look at [sth/sb] v expr | (examine, inspect [sth]) | dar uma boa olhada expres |
| | | olhar bem de perto expres |
| | Before buying a used car, I take a careful look at the engine. |
| too close for comfort adj | (dangerously near to [sth/sb]) | perto demais loc adv |
| | The suspicious-looking man was too close for comfort, so we crossed the street. |
| under close surveillance adv | (being watched intently) (sendo vigiado atentamente) | sob constante vigilância loc adv |
| | The government kept the official under close surveillance. |
| under close surveillance adj | (watched intently) (vigiado atentamente) | sob vigilância constante loc adj |
| | | vigiado atentamente loc adj |
| up close adv | (at close range) (em alcance próximo) | perto adv |
| | | próximo adv |
| | Visitors to the wildlife park can see animals such as snakes and badgers up close. |
| up close and personal adv | (face to face, intimately) (face a face, intimamente) | cara a cara loc adv |
| | | face a face loc adv |
| | | intimamente adv |
| up-close adj | (intimate, close-up) | íntimo adj |